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.
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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