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I’m calling to urge Representative Bynum to refuse to vote for any appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security that fails to rein in ICE. And I’d like them to make a public statement saying as much. 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 Bynum 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. And please ask the Congressmember to push Hakeem Jeffries to get on board with this effort and make a public statement about it. His weakness in this moment is deeply disappointing.