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Zuniga, Diana From: Perez, Cassandra <Cassandra.Perez@mail.house.gov> Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2025 10:48 AM To: eComment Cc: Nguyen, Ngoc Subject: Rep. Correa: City of Santa Ana Council Meeting (07.01.25) Public Comment - Item 27 Attachments: Correa letter of support Santa Ana reso FINAL.pdf, Documents Summaries.docx; Merged Document.pdf Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Below is the language from Congressman Correa's Public Comment and attached is the letter. Also attached is supporting documents and a summary of the documents. Dear Madam Mayor and Santa Ana City Councilmembers, I write to express my support for Item 427, a resolution making a call to action regarding ICE immigration enforcement. As the proud Representative of the City of Santa Ana, I stand with our immigrant community and have heard their concerns and fear over the escalation of force and rhetoric by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. This resolution sends a clear and reassuring message to our neighbors: that we value their contributions to Santa Ana and to this great nation. The City of Santa Ana is a tranquil and peaceful community. It is the home of hard-working, law-abiding, tax- paying families. One month ago, masked individuals began to appear in our communities and started apprehending members of our community for deportation. These individuals claimed to be federal agents. Many people who were forcefully detained and abducted from our streets are lawful permanent residents, U.S. citizens, or mistaken identities. These individuals were grabbed and were denied the due process rights guaranteed to them by the United States Constitution. The violent and brutal methods employed by these masked and unidentified federal agents have no precedent in Santa Ana. Santa Ana residents were rightfully concerned about immigration enforcement raids in our community by unidentified and masked individuals indiscriminately and violently targeting neighbors. Just recently, Narciso Barranco was working at his job when masked agents brutally beat and detained him in Santa Ana. Narciso has no criminal record, and he is the proud father of three U.S. Marines. He's a hard worker who was snatched away from his job and beaten on the ground. We honor people like Narciso, who raised their children to love our great nation. This is why Santa Ana residents are exercising their First Amendment right to protest peacefully. At the same time, the White House ordered the National Guard into Santa Ana. Traditionally, the National Guard is activated upon a state governor, local police chief, or local sheriff's call for aid to quell civil unrest or to respond to natural disaster. i