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United States Senate February 17, 2017 ‘The Honorable Thomas D. Homan ‘Acting Director U.S. Immigration and Cusloms Enforcement 500 12th St, SW ‘Washington, D.C. 20836 Dear Acting Director Homan: We write to express concems about the detrimental impact the Trump administration's new polices for immigration erforcement operations are having in communities across New Mexico, As you know, the previous administration deported record numbers of undocumented immigrants in the country, However, they used Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) limited resourees to focus on remeving individuals who were violent criminal, Felons, and others who posed a threat to national security. ‘The Executive Orders (FO issued by President Trump on January 25, 2017, significantly expand the scope of ICE's removal priorities and divert resources away from focusing on violent individuals and serious security threats, The President's EOs aggressively ramp up immigration enforcement against individuals who pose no threat 0 the nation and make innocent immigrants

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