On April 30th, Jews and allies demanded ICE OUT at 17 actions in 10 states. The agencies detaining and deporting our immigrant neighbors and family members have more money in their budgets than any other law enforcement agency in the country — the last thing they need is another massive slush fund to enact violence in our communities.
We have the power to prevent billions more dollars from flowing to ICE and Border Patrol. Right now, Congressional Republicans are actively trying to send up to $140 billion more to ICE. So far we’ve succeeded in pushing members of Congress to fight for changes to how ICE operates and to oppose any more funding for these agencies, resulting in a temporary Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown. But the fight continues.