Tell the Senate to reject funding for DHS!

This weekend, 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti was shot and killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent during a federal immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis, just weeks after ICE agents killed Renee Good in the same city. As reported by the New York Times and Politico, these back-to-back killings have sparked outrage from local officials, civil rights groups, and members of Congress, who are questioning the aggressive and militarized tactics Department of Homeland Security agents are using inside U.S. communities.

According to the Guardian and the Minnesota Reformer, ICE and Customs and Border Patrol are increasingly operating as a paramilitary force in places like Minnesota and Maine, destabilizing communities, harassing residents, and detaining people who pose no public safety threat — including U.S. citizens.

Despite these deadly consequences, the Senate is considering a Department of Homeland Security funding bill that would further increase funding for ICE and CBP. The Guardian and Politico report that the bill requires 60 votes to pass, meaning it cannot advance without Democratic support. The Senate must vote on this funding by January 30.

This comes after ICE already received roughly $75 billion in funding through last summer’s One Big, Beautiful Bill, according to Vox and the Guardian. ICE does not need more money to continue detaining, surveilling, and harassing people.

Send a letter to your Senators now and urge them to vote NO on any DHS funding bill that increases funding for ICE and CBP.

Thanks,
Mary