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[ [link removed] ]Pressure matters right now. Sign to demand that Congress hold ICE and Border
Patrol accountable as funding decisions are finalized. >>

Friend –

What happened in Minneapolis and Portland was horrific.

In Minneapolis, federal immigration agents shot and killed 37-year-old
Renee Nicole Good, a mother of three and the widow of a military veteran.
Just one day later in Portland, agents shot two more people. These
senseless acts have devastated families and shaken entire communities.

As people grieve, Congress is making decisions that will directly shape
what happens next.

This weekend, Members of Congress are actively negotiating federal
spending bills that could include funding for the Department of Homeland
Security. Those negotiations will determine whether ICE and Border Patrol
receive even more money and whether any real limits or accountability are
imposed on agencies that have already shown they cannot be trusted with
unchecked power.

The timing could not be more urgent.

For years, Republicans have pushed to expand the power, reach, and funding
of immigration enforcement while blocking meaningful oversight. They have
treated warning signs as inconveniences and human lives as collateral
damage. Even as reports of abuse, misconduct, and deaths mounted,
Republican leaders continued to insist on more money and fewer
restrictions.

The consequences are now impossible to ignore.

ICE and Border Patrol agents are showing up masked and heavily armed in
communities far from the border. People are stopped based on appearance or
accent. Families are torn apart in public spaces. Communities are left
traumatized and afraid. These are not isolated incidents. They are the
predictable outcome of policy choices Republicans have championed and
defended.

Congress has the authority to intervene right now. Lawmakers can refuse to
increase funding for ICE and Border Patrol and demand strict limits and
real accountability as part of the DHS spending bill. But that will only
happen if Members of Congress hear clearly and loudly from the public
before these negotiations are finalized.

That is why your voice matters right now.

This weekend represents a real inflection point. Congress can either
continue funding a system that has already taken lives or choose a
different path that prioritizes safety, accountability, and basic human
dignity.

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition now and help make sure Congress hears from you before
these decisions are locked in. >>

We owe it to the families who are grieving, to the communities living in
fear, and to the principle that no federal agency should ever operate
above the law.

Thanks for taking action.

People For the American Way

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