Once again, columnist Victoria Hugo-Vidal was on point in relating the political to the personal (“Doctor’s deportation is a warning shot,” March 23). The story of the Brown University nephrologist’s deportation — without due process and against the order of a federal judge — is chilling. And it’s life-threatening to a long line of people awaiting kidney transplants.

Ms. Hugo-Vidal rightly called out the administration for kidnapping and hauling Venezuelan immigrants from the U.S. to a prison camp in El Salvador. Some of these detainees may be criminals, though never convicted; some may not be. Will we ever know? Our tax dollars are being paid to a foreign country for incarcerating them indefinitely. Others in “the land of the free” are having their visas and green cards taken for protesting a war beyond our borders. Temporary Protective Status is being denied to people who are in great danger in their homelands. Indiscriminate “ethnic cleansing” has started. Where will it go from here?

Let’s insist that our elected senators and representatives in Washington speak out and vote against these destructive actions. Let’s financially support organizations that provide legal assistance to immigrants who are our neighbors, co-workers and classmates. Let’s help immigrants know their rights as described by the ACLU and Maine’s Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project. Let’s resist this cruel endeavor before more damage is done to individuals, families, businesses and our country.

David Agan
Wells