On Thanksgiving Day, college freshman Any Lucia Lopez Belloza arrived at Logan Airport in Boston to travel home to Austin. Instead of spending the holiday with her family, she was surrounded, handcuffed, and dragged out of the airport by federal immigration agents. 48 hours later, the 19-year-old had chains placed around her wrists, waist, and ankles and — in violation of court orders — was put on a deportation flight to Honduras, a country she hadn’t seen since she was seven years old and which her family left to seek asylum in the United States. Lopez Belloza’s story is all too common amidst Trump and Stephen Miller’s heinous deportation campaign. We’ve seen this kind of injustice happen before, like when Kilmar Abrego Garcia was mistakenly and illegally deported to an infamous mega-prison in El Salvador. Thanks to tireless public pressure and multiple judicial rulings, today Abrego Garcia is back with his family. Now it’s time to do the same for Any Lucia. Members of Congress, including Rep. Greg Casar (TX), Rep. Jake Auchincloss (MA), and Senator Ed Markey (MA), are already speaking out to demand her safe return. But we know it’s going to take a resounding response from an even wider swath of lawmakers to right this wrong and ensure she’s not forgotten. That starts with you.

At a moment when public trust in democratic institutions is being tested, Congress must be clear that the use of armed U.S. servicemembers to advance a political agenda—whether through deployment, intimidation, or interference in domestic affairs—undermines the checks and balances that protect our Republic. On November 19th, 2025, Senators Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin, and Representatives Jason Crow, Chris Deluzio, Maggie Goodlander, and Chrissy Houlahan released a video reminding members of the U.S. armed forces of their obligation to refuse illegal orders.  In response, the Trump Administration unleashed a torrent of violent rhetoric, including President Trump posting on social media that these lawmakers should perhaps be executed.  Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has announced a sham Pentagon investigation targeting Senator Kelly, a retired Navy Captain.  These actions violate some of the most basic principles of our democracy. We believe elected officials should ensure that members of the military know their rights and the resources available to them should they find themselves in situations where they may receive illegal orders. We call on ALL members of Congress to stand with their six colleagues and remind the Executive Branch that the United States military is not a political instrument, but an institution loyal to the Constitution and to the country, not to any president or political party.

In a shameful dereliction of duty, the House failed to pass Rep. Jim McGovern’s bipartisan War Powers Resolution (WPR) to prevent war with Venezuela. This vote offered a crucial opportunity for Congress to reassert authority over matters of war and peace as the Constitution intended. It was a razor-thin 213-211 margin, meaning that only two more “yes” votes would’ve sent a powerful, bipartisan rebuke to the Trump administration, derailing his path to war. But we can’t sugarcoat the facts: 213 representatives effectively greenlit Trump’s warmongering in Latin America — paving the way for him to bring us closer to the brink of war. It’s time to hold lawmakers accountable for taking a vote so out-of-touch with their constituents. You can make a difference and push them to change course by sending a message today. Congress must check an out-of-control president on a speedrun toward all-out war that a majority of Americans do NOT want, and we are going to do all we can to make sure this kind of failure doesn’t happen again.

We must not lose any opportunity to build affordable housing!

Just about every day, courts are determining that Trump’s domestic troop deployments are as illegal as they are unpopular. Trump has been forced to scale back his attempted takeover time and time again, after a Tennessee judge blocked state National Guard deployments in Memphis, a federal judge ruled Trump’s DC deployment unlawful, a federal court ruled Trump’s use of soldiers in Los Angeles illegal, and the courts stalled deployments in Chicago and Portland. But with his back against the wall, Trump is forging ahead. The latest? Plans to deploy troops to New Orleans before the end of the year. Now, we need to escalate our tactics to stop him. With reports that nearly half a BILLION dollars has already been spent on domestic deployments, it’s time to uncover the truth about how many taxpayer dollars Trump has burned through to pay for this intimidation campaign. Will you join members of Congress in pressuring the Congressional Budget Office to reveal the truth?

Medical and Public Health Imperatives Winter Storm Byron has further destabilized already catastrophic living conditions for displaced civilians in Gaza. Heavy rains, flooding, water-soaked encampments, and plummeting nighttime temperatures expose vulnerable populations to hypothermia, pneumonia, diarrheal disease, and other life-threatening conditions. Infants and children sleeping on wet ground without insulation or heat face particularly high risk of preventable death. These are not theoretical risks but acute clinical emergencies. Perspectives From International Medical and Humanitarian Organizations Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) has reported treating children with exposure-related illness and has warned that the lack of winterized shelter, heating fuel, and blankets places infants and young children at imminent risk of hypothermia. Amnesty International has documented that displaced families lack insulated tents, warm clothing, and blankets, warning that the denial of these essentials during winter conditions may amount to inhuman and degrading treatment. United Nations agencies operating in Gaza have repeatedly underscored the urgent need for winterized shelters, fuel, blankets, and uninterrupted humanitarian access. UN officials have warned that children sleeping in cold, flooded conditions face heightened risk of hypothermia, pneumonia, and preventable death, constituting a grave humanitarian emergency. Specific Findings From Israeli Human Rights and Medical Organizations B’Tselem, the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, has reported that approximately  6,500 aid trucks carrying humanitarian supplies, including winterized tents, blankets, clothing, food, and medical necessities, have been blocked from entering Gaza, despite the onset of winter storms and mass civilian displacement. According to B’Tselem, the obstruction of this aid has directly contributed to civilians, including children, being left without shelter, warmth, or basic protection from the elements. Physicians for Human Rights–Israel (PHRI) has similarly warned blocking or delaying humanitarian aid, fuel, and shelter materials during winter conditions directly endangers civilian lives and violates core obligations under medical ethics and international humanitarian law.  

Nearly 180,000 Miami-Dade residents currently have no representative in the Florida House. With a full legislative session approaching, our district 113 is being left out of decisions that affect our homes, schools, and livelihoods. This includes Brickell, Key Biscayne, Shenandoah, The Roads, Coral Gate, and parts of Little Havana, Coconut Grove, Edgewater, Silver Bluff, and Downtown Miami.

High student loan interest rates contribute to delayed homeownership, reduce GDP growth, increase financial stress, and widen inequality in access to higher education. Many students want higher education for better opportunities and access to high-paying jobs, but the burden of taking out loans makes this not possible for all. 

Increased federal funding would help national parks preserve their special beauty, improve safety for visitors, and protect ecosystems for future generations to also enjoy.

I believe we, the people, are the voices of today's society and with the help of those who sign this petitions, we can take a step towards bringing light to this issue that is deeply rooted in our community. This will show how many agree that this issue should be addressed and act upon.  This issue is so important to me because I have lived it and have faced many misconceptions because of the Model Minority Myth. There was a significant presence of these stereotypes in my high school where some of my classmates would make jokes about me being smart because I am Asian, when that isn't the case. This oversees the hardships that many other asian Americans and myself deal with. 

Why This Matters Minnesota’s immigrant communities deserve clarity, not fear. Our state has long stood for fairness and human dignity. But the presence of masked, unidentifiable ICE agents undermines public trust, creates safety risks, and damages the credibility of law-enforcement at all levels. By adopting legislation similar to California’s SB 627 and SB 805, Minnesota can lead the Midwest in upholding civil rights and preventing abuse. We urge you to act swiftly.

Amazon accounts for 7.5% of USPS’s sales—its number one customer. Losing this revenue stream of billions of dollars each year while fighting to compete with a growing Amazon network would be devastating for our postal service, which is already struggling and under threat by the Trump administration.  A massive delivery company run by Amazon and competing with USPS means fewer union jobs, less control over the cost of mail, and more uncertainty for Americans living in harder to reach rural communities. USPS plays a critical role in our communities—ensuring that everything from medicine to food to messages from loved ones can get to every single resident. A private Amazon delivery company—motivated by profits—would threaten the infrastructure we need to invest in, expand, and grow USPS as a public good.  Protect our national mail service—sign the petition telling Amazon to renew its contract and stop trying to put USPS out of business.