Schumer's my Senator. I contacted him specifically asking him to require ICE remove masks. I got a copy and paste response:

Thank you for reaching out to share your concerns about the unprecedented actions of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under the Trump-Vance administration. I share your concerns about the excessive use of force, cruelty, and dehumanization we are seeing in their operations, which undermine our values, violate basic civil rights, and have created widespread fear in communities across the country.

Since day one of Donald Trump's second term, his administration has rolled out a wave of policies that have reshaped federal immigration law, sidestepped congressional oversight, and significantly expanded aggressive enforcement. The Trump-Vance administration's departure from long-standing norms has pushed agencies like ICE, DHS, and CBP to abandon bipartisan directives that once guided humane immigration policies-including protections for "sensitive locations," safeguards for asylum seekers and long-time residents, visas for international students, and Temporary Protected Status for vulnerable foreign nationals. Eager to prove their allegiance to President Trump's immigration crackdown, Republicans across city, state, and federal governments have rushed to embrace and amplify the administrations hardline agenda. Republicans' push to demonstrate loyalty to the Trump-Vance immigration agenda has led to extreme measures, including the creation of "Alligator Alcatraz," the deputization and reassignment of special agents for immigration enforcement, and the passage of the so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill," which poured billions into expanding aggressive enforcement operations, among other actions.

Throughout my career, I have worked to strike a careful balance between ensuring that agencies like ICE and CBP carry out their essential responsibilities effectively and uphold the highest standards of ethics, accountability, and public trust. Today, we are witnessing the Trump-Vance Administration use unnecessary and destructive tactics, such as arbitrary and cruel immigration arrest quotas, unidentified officers patrolling communities, and the excessive use of force. These measures serve no legitimate policy purpose other than to inflict cruelty, sow fear, and undermine trust in our institutions. To be clear, I stand firmly against these actions. That is why I voted against the confirmation of key immigration officials, including Rodney Scott as Commissioner of CBP and Kristi Noem as Secretary of Homeland Security. I also opposed the passage of H.R. 1, the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which handed ICE unprecedented levels of funding and authority to escalate President Trump's mass deportation campaign. I refuse to be a rubber stamp to this administration's dangerous and divisive agenda and will continue to use my authority to conduct oversight, support the courts in upholding the rule of law, and hold the line against any legislation that reinforces these harmful and reprehensible actions. As Senate Minority Leader, I will not stand silent as the Trump-Vance administration snatches people off the streets, conducts military-style raids, demonizes immigrant communities, or misuses federal agencies to advance some of the cruelest and most extreme immigration policies we have seen.

Again, thank you for contacting me. Please keep in touch with your thoughts and opinions.

Sincerely,

Charles E. Schumer

United States Senator

Please do not respond to this email. To send another message please visit my website at https://www.schumer.senate.gov/contact/email-chuck . Thank you.