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WAS14INGTON ORRIGE L L!I Fi'F'i E A HOUSE©EMOCRAT,G CAUGLIS <br /> 2082 PAY13URN HOUSE OFFICE B yJUILDING D€RLIT'Y WHIP FOR POLICY <br /> WASHINGTON,DC 29515 <br /> (202y225-2965 46TH DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA HousECOMMRTEEONHDMELANGSECURITY <br /> RANKING MEMBEw SUE:OMMITTEE ON BORDER <br /> p� T * {� /� SECIIRIW,AND ENFOR EMENT <br /> .323 N.BIM DISTRICT C Tr 31 o 1{gr ez� of 1 b e 1110 1 a t C5 SUBCOMMITTEE ON COUNTERiEPMRI5M, <br /> 2323 N.BRL ADNYAY,Su Tr�� ` 4 ` a 1146♦ ` a F LpW ENFORCEMENT,ANO INTELLIGENCE <br /> S.AwA.Am,CA 92706 �}y (�p 1y [f �+ Iy}y #}' �i�f�y <br /> (714)559-T19L1 L14'�L14 of tvrvf rntatlbt5 HOUSECoIUTIUTTEEONTHE.IuDIpARY <br /> SUBCOMMITTEE ON TN ADMINIiTAATNE STATE, <br /> 'l tJlnt LV/4f TX \rl IIEGUuTORY REFORM,ANDAANTITRIIST <br /> k1 ` J ll>I L n 05 SUBCOMMITTEE ON IMMIGRATION INTEGRR ,SECIIRIW, <br /> AND ENFOFY.EMENT <br /> July 1, 2025 <br /> Dear Madam Mayor and Santa Ana City Councilmembers, <br /> I write to express my support for Item 927, a resolution making a call to action regarding ICE <br /> immigration enforcement. <br /> As the proud Representative of the City of Santa Ana, I stand with our immigrant community <br /> and have heard their concerns and fear over the escalation of force and rhetoric by the U.S. <br /> Department of Homeland Security. This resolution sends a clear and reassuring message to <br /> our neighbors: that we value their contributions to Santa Ana and to this great nation. <br /> The City of Santa Ana is a tranquil and peaceful community. It is the home of hard-working, <br /> law-abiding, tax-paying families. One month ago, masked individuals began to appear in our <br /> communities and started apprehending members of our community for deportation. These <br /> individuals claimed to be federal agents. <br /> Many people who were forcefully detained and abducted from our streets are lawful <br /> permanent residents, U.S. citizens, or mistaken identities. These individuals were grabbed <br /> and were denied the due process rights guaranteed to them by the United States Constitution. <br /> The violent and brutal methods employed by these masked and unidentified federal agents <br /> have no precedent in Santa Ana. <br /> Santa Ana residents were rightfully concerned about immigration enforcement raids in our <br /> community by unidentified and masked individuals indiscriminately and violently targeting <br /> neighbors. Just recently, Narciso Barranco was working at his job when masked agents <br /> brutally beat and detained him in Santa Ana. Narciso has no criminal record, and he is the <br /> proud father of three U.S. Marines. He's a hard worker who was snatched away from his job <br /> and beaten on the ground. We honor people like Narciso, who raised their children to love <br /> our great nation. <br /> This is why Santa Ana residents are exercising their First Amendment right to protest <br /> peacefully. <br />