Letter to Congressman Hurd about ICE, in case it inspires anyone

If you are feeling angry about what's happening in our community this week, I encourage you to send an email to Congressman Hurd: https://hurd.house.gov/contact/email-me

Here is what a friend just sent, in case it inspires you.

Note that I will not be responding to any comments from trolls or anyone who calls another human being "an illegal."

Dear Congressman Hurd,

This week in our community, atrocious and inhumane acts of violence were committed by the US federal government. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers kidnapped two children and their father as they were on their way to school. This family, our community members, were treated like sub-human animals as they were handcuffed and detained. ICE then removed the children and their father from our community and moved them to a different state, ripping them from their mother who is still here with us.

Can you imagine your children in handcuffs? Can you imagine your children being kidnapped and removed from their mother? I cannot fathom the pain that family is going through. I cannot fathom the horror that Jesus Christ would feel if he were here today to witness this.

This family has a pending asylum case and no criminal record history. Even if they were here without going through the approved bureaucracy, no human being deserves to be treated like that. Ever. No family deserves to be treated like that. Ever.

On top of that, federal agents beat and pepper sprayed peaceful protestors. Are we supposed to just accept that the federal government is turning on its own citizens now?

This behavior by our federal government is absolutely unacceptable and must stop now. What are you doing to rein in the atrocities committed by these federal agents in our community?

Sincerely,

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