Dear Rep. Pettersen,

Your email reeks of the same old Democrat playbook: demonize law enforcement, coddle criminals, and put American citizens last—all while ignoring the real threats flooding our borders thanks to years of your party's open-door policies. Let's cut through the hysteria and get to the facts on the tragic incident involving Renee Good.

First off, Good wasn't some innocent bystander caught in the crossfire of "Trump's agenda." She was actively interfering with a lawful ICE operation in Minneapolis, part of Operation Metro Surge targeting welfare fraud in the Somali community—a surge that's already netted arrests of violent gang members like Latin Kings affiliates stealing FBI gear. Video evidence and official reports show she weaponized her vehicle in an attempt to run over an ICE agent, Jonathan Ross, who fired in self-defense after fearing for his life. The agent suffered internal injuries requiring hospitalization, consistent with being struck or nearly struck by her SUV. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem rightly called it an act of domestic terrorism, and President Trump backed the agent's actions as necessary to protect our brave officers. This wasn't murder— it was a split-second decision in a high-stakes enforcement action, the kind your party has obstructed for decades.

You whine about ICE "terrorizing" immigrants and ripping families apart, but where's your outrage for the American families destroyed by illegal aliens? Over the last few years, we've seen horror stories like Laken Riley, Jocelyn Nungaray, and countless others raped and murdered by criminals who shouldn't have been here in the first place. Under Trump, ICE is finally deporting these threats en masse—nearly 200,000 removal proceedings initiated since his inauguration. Your claim that 75% of detainees have no criminal history? Conveniently ignores that many are here illegally to begin with, draining resources and committing fraud, as seen in Minnesota's Somali welfare scams that prompted this very operation.

As for your "solutions"—forcing ICE agents to go unmasked in unmarked cars? That's a recipe for disaster, endangering officers who face violent resistance from agitators like Good. Voting against funding detention centers? You're just ensuring more criminals roam free in our neighborhoods. And calling for Secretary Noem's impeachment? Laughable. Noem's cracking down on third-world migration with travel bans on killer-sending countries and ramping up enforcement against sanctuary city failures that let thugs like the NYC bail-reform beneficiaries shoot CBP officers. Her leadership is fixing the mess left by Biden-Harris, not failing at it. If anyone's violating public trust, it's Democrats like you hosting "Know Your Rights" events that coach illegals on dodging deportation.

Coloradans like me in your district are sick of the skyrocketing crime, homelessness, and break-ins fueled by unchecked illegal immigration—problems you enabled and now blame on Trump for cleaning up. We support President Trump's aggressive deportations and Secretary Noem's no-nonsense approach because they put America first. Your betrayal of that oath won't be forgotten come election time. Step up and back our heroes in ICE, or step aside.

Sincerely,
A Proud Colorado Patriot and Trump Supporter