Demand transparency from the U.S. Forest Service about immigration enforcement activities on public lands and seek answers about its coordination with ICE by October 15, 2026.

The members conclude the letter by demanding answers to the following questions by October 15, 2026: Questions for the U.S. Forest Service: Which agency first identified those arrested as targets for investigation, when were they identified, and what information about the targets was used to justify the raid? Can you confirm that the law enforcement officers that first approached the families were employees of the USFS? To what extent did USFS participate in the raid, and under what authority? Please provide any agreement or memorandum that governs cooperation between the U.S. Forest Service and DHS. Please provide any agreement or memorandum between the U.S. Forest Service and DHS that governs the collection and sharing of visitors' identification and reservation data with DHS or ICE. What other immigration raids has the U.S. Forest Service participated in since January 21, 2025? What appropriations account(s) has the USFS used to fund its participation in immigration enforcement operations since January 21, 2025, and how much funding has been obligated or expended for this purpose? Has any USFS law enforcement personnel time, budget, or resources been reallocated from other law enforcement priorities (e.g., resource protection, search and rescue, wildfire-adjacent enforcement) to support immigration enforcement operations? If so, how much of this reallocation has been disclosed to Congress since these funds were appropriated for land management and resource protection purposes rather than immigration enforcement? Given limited agency resources, why is it a priority of the USFS to use employees in the targeting of families on public land?

Randall and colleagues demanded answers from the U.S. Forest Service by October 15, 2026 about its coordination with ICE and use of resources for immigration enforcement on public lands.

WA Lawmakers, Colleagues Demand Transparency After U.S. Forest Service Coordinates with ICE on Public Lands | Representative Emily Randall
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joint operation conducted by USFS and ICE, please answer the following questions as soon as possible, but no later than October 15, 2026.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Randall signed this letter demanding transparency about immigration enforcement on Forest Service lands and requesting answers about ICE coordination, legal authority, data sharing, and funding by October 15. This fulfills the commitment to demand transparency and seek answers during her current House term. It does not establish that the agency answered. No material update was located for October 18–20.

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