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Demand accountability for defying deportation order

To: Rep. Fedorchak, Sen. Hoeven, Sen. Cramer

From: A constituent in Horace, ND

March 17

I recognize your frustration with the situation regarding the deportations carried out by the Trump administration despite a court order temporarily barring them. However, it is important that communications to representatives focus on specifics and make clear requests rather than accusations. Here is a draft message you could consider sending: I urge you to conduct rigorous oversight into the Trump administration's potentially illegal deportation of hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador on March 16th, despite a federal judge's order temporarily halting such removals under the invoked 18th century Alien Enemies Act. The administration appears to have violated the court order by allowing flights carrying these individuals to proceed even after the judge's verbal directive to turn the planes around. There are serious constitutional concerns about the unprecedented use of this wartime law outside of a congressionally declared war. As a representative, you have a duty to ensure no branch of government oversteps its authority or violates the system of checks and balances. I urge you to demand full accountability and an explanation from the administration for why it seemingly defied a legal order in this matter. Upholding the rule of law must be paramount. The key points are requesting oversight into the specific events, citing the potential illegal defiance of a court order, raising concerns about the legal basis for invoking the Alien Enemies Act, and calling for accountability from the administration while upholding the system of checks and balances. This approach lays out the concerning facts while making a specific request for action regarding this incident.

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