Oppose DHS Appropriations That Fund ICE and Support Clawing Back H.R. 1 Funding

I am writing to urge you to oppose any Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill or Continuing Resolution that maintains funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and to support legislation that claws back the $75 billion ICE slush fund created by H.R. 1 in 2025. With the January 30th deadline approaching for Congress to pass remaining appropriations bills for fiscal year 2026, this is a critical moment to take action. Since its establishment in 2003, ICE has operated with alarming impunity, conducting unconstitutional border checkpoints, separating families, denying due process rights, and subjecting detained immigrants to physical, sexual, and mental abuse. The violence has only escalated. Since September 2025, ICE has been involved in nine shootings, including the killing of Renee Good in Minnesota. These are not isolated incidents but evidence of a pattern of lawless behavior that threatens both immigrant and citizen communities. H.R. 1, the "One Big Beautiful" bill, provided ICE with $75 billion in additional funding without guardrails or conditional oversight. This massive slush fund has enabled ICE to continue violent attacks on communities without accountability. No agency that operates this way deserves continued funding, let alone billions more in resources. I am asking you to take two specific actions. First, vote against any DHS appropriations bill or CR that maintains ICE funding. Second, support legislation that claws back the $75 billion provided to ICE through H.R. 1. These funds should be redirected toward programs that actually serve community safety and wellbeing rather than enabling an agency that has demonstrated it cannot operate within constitutional bounds. The January 30th deadline makes this urgent. I need to know that you will stand against funding an agency whose actions have resulted in deaths and constitutional violations. Our community deserves better than an immigration enforcement system built on violence and abuse.