Re: Will you sign the petition to unmask ICE?

Without visible badges and names, people have no way to confirm if they are interacting with legitimate government officials.

More than 67,000 MoveOn members have signed the petition demanding that ICE agents be required to show their face and identification. Add your name NOW! Dear MoveOn member, The Trump administration's brutal approach to immigration is ripping families apart and sending waves of fear and instability throughout communities. And senior aide Stephen Miller has set an unprecedented goal of 3,000 arrests per day—meaning that Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is diverting local authorities away to support the administration's cruel crusade.1 And even more terrifying: The people making these arrests are often in plain clothes, with face-covering masks and no identification. This isn't right. Immigration officers should not be permitted to hide behind masks and conceal their names, badge numbers, and agencies. Add your name to demand that Congress act immediately to unmask ICE! This pursuit of anonymity doesn't end with the people making arrests—even ICE lawyers are being allowed to keep their identities secret in the courtroom.2 Congress members Robert Garcia and Summer Lee sent a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem calling this pattern "a dangerous erosion of public trust, due process, and transparency in law enforcement."3 Just last week, reports of a former Afghan interpreter—here through a program meant to protect individuals who risked their lives and safety to help the U.S. military—was suddenly taken by masked agents, shoved in a van, and taken across state lines.4 And this isn't a solitary case. Horrifying stories emerge every day of people being swept off the streets by masked ICE agents in unmarked vehicles that linger outside of our schools, houses of worship, and workplaces. We need every Democrat in Congress to sound the alarm and pass legislation that unmasks ICE. Will you sign the petition now in support of legislation to mandate that ICE agents show their face and identification? Thanks for all you do. –Aliya, Mona, Mia, Amanda R., and the rest of the team P.S. See our recent email below to learn more about the dangers of allowing ICE agents to remain masked. Sources: 1. "The White House aide driving Trump's aggressive immigration agenda," Reuters, July 11, 2025 https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/white-house-aide-driving-trumps-aggressive-immigration-agenda-2025-07-11/ 2. "ICE Lawyers Are Hiding Their Names in Immigration Court," The Intercept, July 15, 2025 https://theintercept.com/2025/07/15/ice-lawyers-hiding-names-court/ 3. "Democratic lawmakers seek answers from homeland security head about masked Ice agents," The Guardian, July 25, 2025 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/25/democrats-dhs-noem-ice-masks 4. "Masked ICE agents detain former Afghan interpreter who helped U.S. military," NBC, July 23, 2025 https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/masked-ice-agents-detain-former-afghan-interpreter-helped-us-military-rcna220443 Will you sign the petition demanding ICE agents be mandated to show their face and identification? Dear MoveOn member, Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) agents are abducting people from the street, forcing their way into schools, churches, and hospitals, and terrorizing communities. And they are doing it in plain clothes and without identification. These are not lawful arrests. This is state-sanctioned abduction. Period. Will you sign the petition demanding members of Congress pass legislation NOW to require all immigration enforcement officers to show their identification? Without visible badges and names, people have no way to confirm if they are interacting with legitimate government officials—leaving everyone vulnerable to chaos, confusion, and danger caused by bad actors impersonating law enforcement. It raises the already fraught political temperature even more by stoking uncertainty and fear in the individuals being questioned and detained, as well as in bystanders. And it creates dangerous conditions that leave communities vulnerable. When ICE agents operate in plain clothes and without visible ID, it creates the perfect cover for abuse. Multiple alarming news reports have already surfaced of bad actors impersonating ICE across the country—kidnapping, robbing, assaulting, and scamming people.5 These accounts are horrific. The increased anonymity of ICE agents increases the likelihood of these kind of incidents and recklessly endangers everyone. Immigration enforcement should not be allowed to hide behind masks and omit pertinent information such as their names, badge numbers, and agencies. Tell Congress to pass legislation now to keep ICE in check! Demand members of Congress make it a priority to protect our communities and mandate that ICE show their face and identification. When ICE agents hide their identity, it makes it impossible for individuals to hold officials accountable for their actions. It opens the floodgates for abuses of power and unchecked violations of our civil and human rights. As Trump ramps up his mass deportation plans—allocating billions of dollars to more ICE agents and detention centers6—it becomes even more urgent that communities have visibility and transparency into who is carrying out these inhumane raids. Elected officials in California and New York are working to pass legislation to stop ICE officials from covering their faces.7 But people across the country need to have the same transparency and protection. That's why members of Congress have introduced legislation, the VISIBLE Act, requiring immigration enforcement officers to display clearly legible identification, prohibiting nonmedical face coverings, and establishing disciplinary procedures for violations.8 We're going to need every single Democrat in Congress to use their position to sound the alarm, speak out about the consequences of ICE's cowardly actions, and expose ICE's abuse. The Trump administration is giving ICE permission to terrorize communities, violating our fundamental rights and putting the entire country at risk. We need Congress to fight back. Add your name to the petition, then share with three friends to help spread the word. Thanks for all you do. –Aliya, Mona, Mia, Amanda R., and the rest of the team Sources: 5. "ICE Impersonations Proliferate Amid the Agency's Undercover Tactics," The American Prospect, June 24, 2025 https://prospect.org/justice/2025-06-24-ice-impersonations-proliferate-agencys-undercover-tactics/ 6. "Lawmakers in Liberal States Want ICE Agents to Show Their Faces," The New York Times, July 9, 2025 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/nyregion/ice-agents-masks-lawmakers-ban.html 7. Ibid. 8. "Padilla, Booker Unveil New Bill to Require Immigration Officers to Display Clear Identification," Alex Padilla, July 8, 2025 https://www.padilla.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/padilla-booker-unveil-new-bill-to-require-immigration-officers-to-display-clear-identification You're receiving this petition because we thought it might interest you. It was created on MoveOn.org, where anyone can start their own online petitions. You can start your own petition here. Want to support MoveOn's work? 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