This week, the Senate will vote on a DHS budget that would continue or increase funding for ICE and CBP. We can’t let that happen.
Call your senators at 855-999-8503. After the greeting press 1. You will then be connected to an automated voice that asks you to speak the name of your senator. You will need to make two calls, one for each senator in your state.
You can speak from the heart or use this script adapted from our friends at Faith in Action:
“Hello, my name is ____, and I’m a constituent from ___ (city/state). I’m calling to urgently ask Senator [LAST NAME] to vote NO to any bill package that includes any additional funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) this year. NOT ONE MORE DOLLAR should be added without meaningful reform. I demand that ICE be removed from our communities and that all enforcement activities be paused immediately.
Our children are living in fear. We need meaningful regulation, transparency, and accountability for ICE, including clear limits on enforcement tactics, independent investigations of use-of-force incidents, and protections for civil liberties. After the brutal deaths of Renee Nicole Good and now Alex Pretti, I stand with Minnesota and demand ICE and CBP officers in both cases must be charged and prosecuted. [If you have a story about the fear or terror you have witnessed, share it.] Can I count on the Senator to say NO to funding more death and harm in our communities? I am praying that they choose life over death. Thank you for your time.”