Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD)

The amicus brief can be found here.

“Deploying our military to one of our own cities is a scare tactic, a waste of resources, and a constitutional crisis. The President is abusing his role as Commander in Chief and threatening multiple rights guaranteed in our Constitution aimed to protect us from dictatorship. As he threatens to bring his scare tactics to Chicago, the courts must clarify and rule against these abuses that undermine our national security,” said Durbin.

“Donald Trump made his true motives for the deployment of our military in Los Angeles plain – instead of improving safety, he is focused on spectacle; instead of protecting Americans, he is punishing cities and states he believes are against him. Trump’s abuse of power is clear, illegal, and unconstitutional – and our arguments to the Court explain why this case must be the line drawn in the sand to prevent further misuse of our servicemembers on the streets of American cities,” said Schiff.

“Donald Trump’s militarized spectacle in Los Angeles was a blatantly unlawful attempt to distract from his failing political agenda and enact his cruel mass deportation agenda. Trump’s deployment of the military to ‘blue’ cities across America has never been about public safety — it’s about retribution and control,” said Padilla. “This abuse of power is a threat to much more than just California or immigrant communities: if the Circuit Court allows the President to bypass the Governor of California to federalize the National Guard to suppress peaceful protests forimmigrants’ rights, what’s to stop him from suppressing other rights across the country? Our arguments to the Court make clear that Trump’s unprecedented militarization of Los Angeles should not be used as a playbook for terrorizing other cities across America.”

Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, Sen. Michael Bennet, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, Sen. Cory Booker, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Sen. Dick Durbin, Sen. John Hickenlooper, Sen. Mazie Hirono, Sen. Ed Markey, Sen. Jeff Merkley, Sen. Alex Padilla, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Adam Schiff, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Peter Welch, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Sen. Ron Wyden

 “Americans overwhelmingly support providing Dreamers a path to citizenship, and in December 2024, then-President-elect Trump stated that he supported protections for Dreamers to remain in the United States. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals kept in place a stay that protects current DACA holders and limited a nationwide injunction on new DACA approvals to the state of Texas. In June, 41 Senators sent United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) a letter requesting that USCIS begin processing new DACA applications, consistent with these decisions. Instead of doing so, DHS has issued a statement urging DACA holders—who know no home but the United States—to ‘self-deport.’ It was also disturbing to see DHS recently waste taxpayer dollars on the prolonged detention of a deaf and non-verbal DACA holder with no criminal history, contrary to your claims that the Trump Administration is arresting the ‘worst of the worst.’” 

Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, Sen. Tammy Baldwin, Sen. Michael Bennet, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Sen. Cory Booker, Sen. Chris Coons, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Sen. Dick Durbin, Sen. John Fetterman, Sen. Ruben Gallego, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Sen. Maggie Hassan, Sen. Martin Heinrich, Sen. Mazie Hirono, Sen. Tim Kaine, Sen. Mark Kelly, Sen. Andy Kim, Sen. Angus King, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Sen. Ben Ray Luján, Sen. Ed Markey, Sen. Jeff Merkley, Sen. Chris Murphy, Sen. Patty Murray, Sen. Alex Padilla, Sen. Gary Peters, Sen. Jack Reed, Sen. Jacky Rosen, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Brian Schatz, Sen. Adam Schiff, Sen. Chuck Schumer, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, Sen. Tina Smith, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Sen. Raphael Warnock, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Peter Welch, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Sen. Ron Wyden

"This visit was part of our collective oversight responsibility to ensure ICE is treating detainees humanely and operating within the bounds of federal law," said the lawmakers. "We were exercising our legal authority as Members of Congress to inspect the Baltimore federal holding facility, and, if necessary, speak directly with detainees. What happened today was yet another example of Donald Trump and his Administration's deliberate, dangerous pattern of preventing congressional oversight and hiding the truth from the American people." they concluded. 

Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, Rep. Sarah Elfreth, Rep. Glenn Ivey, Rep. Kweisi Mfume, Rep. Johnny Olszewski, Sen. Chris Van Hollen

"This visit was part of our collective oversight responsibility to ensure ICE is treating detainees humanely and operating within the bounds of federal law," said the lawmakers. "We were exercising our legal authority as Members of Congress to inspect the Baltimore federal holding facility, and, if necessary, speak directly with detainees. What happened today was yet another example of Donald Trump and his Administration's deliberate, dangerous pattern of preventing congressional oversight and hiding the truth from the American people."

Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, Rep. Sarah Elfreth, Rep. Glenn Ivey, Rep. Kweisi Mfume, Rep. Johnny Olszewski, Sen. Chris Van Hollen

“We are extremely concerned by reports of a recent initiative to arrest and detain noncitizens at their immigration court hearings, and in many cases, dismiss their immigration cases without advance notice and while hiding the government’s intent to arrest them,” wrote the senators. “These actions prevent noncitizens from having their fair day in court and raise serious legal and due process concerns. They also make clear that this Administration is not targeting the worst criminals and threats to public safety, instead redirecting staff and resources away from drug trafficking and human trafficking and towards these operations targeting noncriminal immigrants who are following the law and showing up for their day in court.” 

Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, Sen. Michael Bennet, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Sen. Chris Coons, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Sen. Dick Durbin, Sen. Ruben Gallego, Sen. Martin Heinrich, Sen. John Hickenlooper, Sen. Mazie Hirono, Sen. Mark Kelly, Sen. Andy Kim, Sen. Ben Ray Luján, Sen. Ed Markey, Sen. Jeff Merkley, Sen. Patty Murray, Sen. Alex Padilla, Sen. Jacky Rosen, Sen. Adam Schiff, Sen. Tina Smith, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Ron Wyden

"In a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem, and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Todd Lyons, the Senators condemned these actions as an affront to due process."

Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, Sen. Michael Bennet, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Sen. Chris Coons, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Sen. Dick Durbin, Sen. Ruben Gallego, Sen. Martin Heinrich, Sen. John Hickenlooper, Sen. Mazie Hirono, Sen. Mark Kelly, Sen. Andy Kim, Sen. Ben Ray Luján, Sen. Ed Markey, Sen. Jeff Merkley, Sen. Patty Murray, Sen. Alex Padilla, Sen. Jacky Rosen, Sen. Adam Schiff, Sen. Tina Smith, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Ron Wyden

“We write with deep concern about the Department of Homeland Security’s termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Afghanistan, which is scheduled to take effect on July 14, 2025. This decision is devastating for resettled Afghan nationals in the United States who have fled widespread violence, economic instability, challenging humanitarian conditions, and human rights abuses in their home country. Many of these Afghans fearlessly served as strong allies to the United States military during the war in Afghanistan, and we cannot blatantly disregard their service,” the lawmakers began.

Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, Rep. Gabe Amo, Rep. Yassamin Ansari, Sen. Tammy Baldwin, Rep. Becca Balint, Rep. Wesley Bell, Rep. Don Beyer, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Sen. Cory Booker, Rep. Nikki Budzinski, Rep. Salud Carbajal, Rep. Troy Carter, Rep. Sean Casten, Rep. Joaquin Castro, Rep. Judy Chu, Rep. Yvette Clarke, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, Sen. Chris Coons, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, Rep. Joe Courtney, Rep. Diana DeGette, Rep. Madeleine Dean, Rep. Suzan DelBene, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Sen. Dick Durbin, Rep. Sarah Elfreth, Rep. Dwight Evans, Rep. Cleo Fields, Sen. John Fetterman, Rep. Robert Garcia, Rep. Sylvia Garcia, Rep. Chuy García, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Rep. Dan Goldman, Rep. Jimmy Gomez, Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, Rep. Josh Gottheimer, Rep. Jahana Hayes, Sen. Martin Heinrich, Sen. Mazie Hirono, Rep. Glenn Ivey, Rep. Jonathan Jackson, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Rep. Hank Johnson, Rep. Julie Johnson, Sen. Tim Kaine, Rep. Marcy Kaptur, Rep. Bill Keating, Sen. Mark Kelly, Rep. Robin Kelly, Rep. Tim Kennedy, Sen. Andy Kim, Sen. Angus King, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Rep. Greg Landsman, Rep. John B. Larson, Rep. George Latimer, Rep. Mike Levin, Rep. Ted Lieu, Rep. Zoe Lofgren, Rep. Stephen Lynch, Sen. Ed Markey, Rep. April McClain-Delaney, Rep. Jennifer McClellan, Rep. Betty McCollum, Rep. Jim McGovern, Rep. Gregory Meeks, Rep. Kweisi Mfume, Rep. Seth Moulton, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Rep. Johnny Olszewski, Sen. Alex Padilla, Rep. Frank Pallone, Rep. Jimmy Panetta, Rep. Scott Peters, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Sen. Jack Reed, Sen. Jacky Rosen, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Sen. Adam Schiff, Rep. Brad Sherman, Sen. Tina Smith, Rep. Eric Sorensen, Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, Rep. Eric Swalwell, Rep. Linda Sánchez, Rep. Dina Titus, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Rep. Jill Tokuda, Rep. Paul Tonko, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Rep. Juan Vargas, Rep. Marc Veasey, Sen. Mark Warner, Sen. Raphael Warnock, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, Sen. Peter Welch, Sen. Ron Wyden

“We stand with Representative LaMonica McIver in the face of efforts to intimidate her and silence those who seek to hold this administration accountable."

Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, Sen. Cory Booker, Sen. Raphael Warnock

Senators: “When the Administration makes a mistake as severe as sending an individual with protected status to a foreign prison, it cannot simply shrug off responsibility and allege that there is nothing it can do to reunite him with his wife and child, who are American citizens.”

Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Sen. Cory Booker, Sen. Chris Coons, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Sen. Dick Durbin, Sen. Martin Heinrich, Sen. Mazie Hirono, Sen. Tim Kaine, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Sen. Ed Markey, Sen. Jeff Merkley, Sen. Alex Padilla, Sen. Gary Peters, Sen. Jack Reed, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Brian Schatz, Sen. Adam Schiff, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Sen. Mark Warner, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Peter Welch, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Sen. Ron Wyden