Hello. With the growing presence of ICE in our communities, I am extremely concerned for the safety of my neighbors and loved ones—not because they do not have citizenship, but because it doesn't seem to matter to ICE whether somebody is a citizen or not. There seems to be no protocol for arrests being made, agents do not identify themselves, people drive around in unmarked vehicles and prey on people for information. There is no reason to believe somebody when they say they are Immigration Enforcement. I am writing to ask: what can we do as citizens to prevent the chaos that is happening in Chicago right now? Will local law enforcement be of assistance to us if we see unlawful arrests being made? Will local police be involved with ICE? If somebody knocks on your door claiming to be ICE with no warrant and no identifying information, what do you do? Thank you for reading. I hope our lawmakers can speak to the public on how to handle these situations.

I know this is getting repetitious, but it needs to be said over and over again: I fervently urge you to continue to oppose any federal budget deal that does not extend the ACA tax credits and block Trump’s illegal budget cuts and mass layoffs of federal workers. Congress must hold firm during this shut down and refuse to give yet another blank check to an authoritarian.

I oppose H.R. 5125, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, and H.R. 4922. These bills aren’t about safety — they’re about denying DC residents the ability to govern their own communities. Please reject all bills that take power from DC residents and their elected leaders. Thank you for your time.

A flyer with the words “journalism is not a crime” appeared Tuesday on the wall outside the “Correspondents’ Corridor” where journalists operate at the Pentagon.