CALL TO ACTION - CONSTITUENT EMAIL
From UM Intelligence Brief: Digital Dragnet: How ICE Created a Warrantless Surveillance State
SUBJECT LINE: Constituent Request: Immediate Action on ICE's Warrantless Surveillance — [Your City/State]
Dear [Recipient Name],
My name is [Your Name], a resident of [City/State]. I am writing about a verified, ongoing pattern of abuse: ICE's construction of a warrantless mass surveillance system affecting ordinary Americans.
The documented facts are alarming:
- According to 404 Media and Wired, ICE is purchasing phone location data from private brokers to track entire neighborhoods simultaneously — no warrant, no judge.
- A leaked memo documented authorizes ICE agents to force entry into private homes without judicial approval.
- The Kaiser Family Foundation and FedScoop confirm ICE now accesses IRS and Medicaid records of millions — turning healthcare enrollment and tax filing into enforcement tools. A federal court has already moved to block the IRS agreement.
- NPR reports ICE is collecting DNA from protesters and legal observers, permanently entering it into the FBI's national database. Watching a demonstration is now enough to be tracked for life.
The U.S. Senate's Church Committee documented how similar domestic surveillance under COINTELPRO went unchecked for years. Peer-reviewed research shows East Germany's Stasi surveillance caused lasting economic and social harm long after the regime fell. History is clear about where this leads. It's not good, and we need you to stop it.
As [Recipient Title], you have the authority to respond.
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Mayor I am asking you to audit all city data-sharing agreements with ICE and issue a directive prohibiting city resources from supporting warrantless surveillance operations. My community is counting on you to act.
City Council Member I am asking this council to pass a surveillance transparency ordinance requiring federal agencies to disclose any surveillance technology operating within city limits, and barring city departments from sharing resident data without a judicial warrant. My community is counting on you to act.
School Board Member I am asking this board to audit student data-sharing with federal agencies and adopt a formal policy prohibiting the transfer of student records for immigration enforcement. Families must be able to enroll their children without fear. My community is counting on you to act.
State Legislator I am asking you to introduce legislation requiring judicial warrants before any state agency or vendor may share location, health, or student data with federal enforcement, and to call for an investigation into existing ICE data-sharing agreements. My community is counting on you to act.
City Manager I am asking you to audit all city data-sharing agreements with ICE and establish a written policy requiring judicial warrants before any resident data is shared. Administrative action can create real protection while elected bodies deliberate. My community is counting on you to act.
State Attorney General I am asking you to investigate whether ICE's data purchases and agency agreements violate state privacy law, and to pursue litigation where they do. Your office has standing to act as a direct check on this overreach. My community is counting on you.
U.S. Congressional Representative or U.S. Senator I am asking you to co-sponsor legislation closing the commercial data-broker loophole and to call for a congressional investigation into ICE's agreements with the IRS, SSA, and CMS. These are documented abuses happening now. My community is counting on you to act.
Local Newspaper Editor I am asking your publication to investigate the local impact of ICE's warrantless surveillance program. Residents deserve to know whether their data and their children's records are being accessed without a warrant. My community is counting on you.
Respectfully, [Your Full Name] [Your Address] [Your Phone Number or Email] [Date]
ACTION PLAYBOOK TACTICS TO HELP:
Sources
- 404 Media — https://www.404media.co/inside-ices-tool-to-monitor-phones-in-entire-neighborhoods/
- Wired — https://www.wired.com/story/security-news-this-week-ice-can-now-spy-on-every-phone-in-your-neighborhood/
- JDSupra — https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/leaked-ice-memo-claims-authority-to-2520153/
- National Immigration Project — https://nipnlg.org/sites/default/files/2026-01/Administrative-Warrant-Community-FAQ.pdf
- Kaiser Family Foundation — https://www.kff.org/immigrant-health/potential-implications-of-the-new-medicaid-data-sharing-agreement-between-cms-and-ice/
- FedScoop — https://fedscoop.com/dhs-ice-data-sharing-gathering-warrantless-purchase/
- Asian Law Caucus — https://www.asianlawcaucus.org/news-resources/news/federal-court-blocks-ice-irs-data-use
- NPR — https://www.wfdd.org/2026-03-19/ice-officers-are-taking-dna-samples-from-protesters-theyve-arrested
- U.S. Senate — Church Committee — https://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/investigations/church-committee.htm
- Journal of the European Economic Association (Oxford Academic) — https://academic.oup.com/jeea/article/19/2/741/5823502