Salud Ortiz Carbajal: “The men and women serving in our Coast Guard, whom we ask so much of, deserve better from their leadership.”

Today, I was at Casitas Pass Road in Carpinteria where ICE was conducting a raid using disproportionate displays of force against local farm workers and our agricultural community.

They are also a gross misuse of limited resources and a betrayal of the values that define us as Americans.

Yesterday in Carpinteria, I witnessed ICE agents using unnecessarily aggressive and militarized tactics against local farm workers and peaceful protesters. It was appalling. This is not how we keep our communities safe. As a Member of…

And let me be clear, these militarized ICE raids are not how you keep our communities safe.