What Happened:
On Wednesday, January 7th, Renee Good, an American citizen, was killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This killing is part of a broader pattern of unchecked violence, impunity, and abuse carried out by federal immigration enforcement agencies against members of our communities.
A broad coalition of groups across the country is calling for Congress to answer the people’s call to get ICE Out For Good. We can’t wait around while ICE and DHS continue to harm more people. Congress MUST demand an end to these reckless immigration raids, and withhold their votes from any bill that would add to ICE’s already massive budget.
Our coalition is specifically demanding that Members of Congress oppose any appropriations bill that includes increased funding for ICE or Border Patrol, and refuse to vote for any funding bill for DHS unless it:
- Strengthens restrictions on ICE and Border Patrol’s ability to conduct dragnet arrest operations and target people based on their race, language or accent, place of employment, or location at the time of the apprehension;
- Ends Border Patrol deployment to our cities and rejects its ever-expanding mandate in immigration enforcement; and
- Limits DHS’s reprogramming and transfer authority, including specifically preventing reprogramming and transferring funds for detention.
We know that’s a little in the weeds, so we’ve simplified the message in the call script below. Please fill out the form and we’ll connect you to your representative. Tell them they must act now to rein in ICE.
Please make sure you have your phone nearby, and that volume is turned up.
Here’s your script:
Hi, my name is [Your Name], and I’m a constituent from [Your City, State].
I’m calling to urge Representative [Name] to refuse to vote for any appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security that fails to rein in ICE.
Renee Good’s killing on January 7, is part of a broader pattern of unchecked violence, impunity, and abuse carried out by federal immigration enforcement agencies against our communities.
We can’t wait around while ICE harms more people. Representative [NAME] must push for an appropriations bill that puts serious restrictions on ICE, ends its dragnet raids, and doesn’t add a penny to its already bloated budget.
Thank you!
Thank you for calling your representative! If you haven’t already, please place a call to your senators too!
