1. United States
2. Ill.
3. Letter

I am writing as your constituent to urge you to oppose additional funding for ICE and CBP and to ensure no funding continues without meaningful guardrails and accountability in the FY2026 DHS appropriations bill. Specifically, I urge you to: Refuse to vote for any FY2026 appropriations bill that includes increased funding for ICE or Border Patrol, including additional funds for detention. Refuse to vote for any appropriations bill for DHS beyond January 30 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, sexuality, gender identity, 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. Our communities are already dealing with the daily terror immigration enforcement is bringing to our neighborhoods, and an increase in CBP and ICE's budget will only further that harm. Thank you for your attention to this urgent issue.