1. United States
2. S.C.
3. Letter

I'm writing to urge you to defund ICE by opposing any appropriations bill or CR that maintains ICE funding. This lawless agency is endangering public safety and must be held accountable. A recently revealed internal DHS memo authorized ICE agents to enter homes without a warrant signed by a judge, in a flagrant violation of the Fourth Amendment. However, these abuses are hardly new. Since ICE and CBP were established, the agencies have terrorized immigrant communities, conducted unconstitutional border checkpoints, torn apart families, denied immigrants their due process rights, and subjected detained immigrants to physical, sexual, and mental abuse. ICE also received an influx of billions in additional funding from the so-called "One Big Beautiful" bill. The bill created a $75 billion slush fund for ICE to continue their violent attacks on communities across the country. This money needs to be clawed back. Further, you must demand a standalone DHS funding bill so that funding for other government agencies is not held hostage during negotiations. It is time that this lawless and violent agency be defunded and dissolved tor good. Thank you for your time and consideration.