Since ICE and CBP were established in 2003, the agencies have terrorized immigrant communities, torn apart families, denied immigrants their due process rights, and subjected detained immigrants to physical, sexual, and mental abuse. The killing of Alex Pretti in Minnesota was the 10th ICE shooting since September 2025.
A whistleblower recently revealed an internal DHS memo authorizing ICE agents to enter homes without a warrant signed by a judge, in a flagrant violation of the Fourth Amendment.
ICE also received an influx of billions in additional funding from the so-called “One Big Beautiful” bill. The bill placed no guardrails or conditional oversight on the use of this money, essentially creating a $75 billion slush fund for ICE to continue their violent attacks on communities across the country.
On January 29th the Senate voted down the six-bill government funding package. All Democrats vote No along with Republican Senators Johnson (Wi), Tuberville (AL), Lee (UT), Budd (NC), Paul (KY), Moody (FL), and Scott (FL).
January 30 the Senate passed the new funding package that includes a 2-week continuing resolution (CR) for DHS and fully funds the remainder of the government.
Congress now has until Friday, February 13th to pass a new DHS funding bill.
Call on your representatives to block any DHS appropriations bill or Continuing Resolution that maintains funding for ICE. This lawless and violent agency must be defunded and dissolved for good.
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Hi, my name is [NAME] and I’m a constituent from [CITY, ZIP].
I’m calling to urge [REP/SEN NAME] to support significant changes to ICE and Border Patrol in the DHS funding bill. These lawless agencies are recklessly endangering the American public and must be reined in. The necessary changes I would like to see enacted include…
[Choose any number of the following]:
- A zeroing out of ICE’s appropriations funding, (and)
- A repeal of H.R. 1’s $170 billion slush fund for ICE and Border Patrol, (and)
- A requirement that agents remove their masks and show identification, (and)
- A ban on arrests without judicial warrants, (and)
- A ban on roving patrols, racial profiling, and arrest quotas, (and)
- A ban on agents’ access to polling locations, schools, day cares, medical facilities, and other vulnerable locations, (and)
- A return of Border Patrol officers to the border, (and)
- A ban on the use of surveillance technology to track people, (and)
- An end to the use of deadly force and the detention and deportation of U.S. citizens and lawfully present immigrants.
I expect Congress to do their job to enforce these laws and demand the investigation and prosecution of agents who break them.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
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Hagerty
865-545-4253
202-224-4944
901-544-4224
Blackburn
423-753-4000
202-224-3344
901-527-9199
Fleischmann
865-576-1976
202-225-3271
423-756-4342
Burchett
865-523-3772
202-225-5435
865-984-5464