1. United States
2. Wash.
3. Letter

ICE and Border Patrol operations across the country are out of control – violently and unlawfully arresting, targeting, and harming children, families, and our communities. We also have yet to see any accountability for the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti or the many others who have been harmed. Meanwhile, the current reconciliation proposal would give up to an additional $140 billion to these agencies without any strings attached. It’s unacceptable: Please refuse any new money to these agencies without serious reforms. For months, ICE and other federal agents have escalated their operations across the country, resulting in increasingly disturbing scenes and illegal conduct. Our communities have been left reeling as agents have attacked and shot U.S. citizens, dragged children from their beds in the middle of the night, zip-tied teenagers at school, smashed car windows, and even driven away from an arrest scene with a toddler still in the backseat. Yet these agencies still want to increase their already-massive budgets, even turning to the reconciliation process to add more to the $170 billion they received last year. Enough is enough. For the safety of every person that you represent, you must act now to stop this abuse. Please block any funding for ICE or Border Patrol unless it includes safeguards against racial profiling, warrantless arrests, and the detention of children; creates actual accountability for agents, including real limits on use of force and surveillance of protesters; and mandates agents identify themselves, take off their masks, wear and use body cameras, and ensure that footage is available for investigations and accountability.