Repeal the Halo Act Before It Silences Every Kansas Witness

The Halo Act gives law enforcement the power to remove witnesses from public spaces, eliminating a basic check on what happens during enforcement activity.

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Subject The Halo Act is being used to silence Kansas residents — please act

I'm a Kansas resident, and I'm scared about what's happening in our state. We've always had the right to record what happens in public. That right protects all of us — it's how families document the truth, how neighbors look out for each other, and how we hold government accountable. The Halo Act has put that right in serious danger.

On July 12, Shana Leacox, a resident of Lenexa, was sitting in her own parked car in Olathe recording ICE activity from a distance. Agents surrounded her vehicle and cited the Halo Act — a law that only went into effect eleven days earlier. She wasn't interfering. She wasn't blocking anyone. She was watching and recording from her car. Under this law, that can now be treated as a crime. Within two weeks of the law taking effect, it was already being used to push witnesses away from public law enforcement activity. That should alarm every Kansan, regardless of how you feel about immigration enforcement. If officers can clear the area of witnesses today, they can do it during any arrest, any traffic stop, any incident — involving any one of us.

I'm asking you to introduce or co-sponsor legislation to repeal the Halo Act. Kansas families deserve the right to watch and record what happens in their own communities. Please act now to restore that protection.

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I'm calling because I'm really worried about the Halo Act. It went into effect July 1st, and within two weeks it was already being used to push a woman away from her own parked car for recording in public.
This isn't just about immigration — it's about whether any of us can watch what law enforcement does in our neighborhoods. If witnesses can be cleared today, that affects everyone.
Recording in public is how regular people protect themselves and their families. Taking that away doesn't make us safer — it just means fewer eyes watching.
I'm asking the representative to introduce or support legislation to repeal the Halo Act and restore Kansans' right to record in public — and I vote.

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