Indivisibles,

Did you know that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) includes,
among all their many insidious qualities, thievery? 

We’re talking about hundreds of millions from agencies serving critical
functions under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Last year,
ICE took $10 million from FEMA (the agency responsible for coordinating
disaster response efforts), right as we were headed into hurricane season
-- a decision that’s even more horrifying in light of FEMA’s [ [link removed] ]inability
to manage the relief efforts after Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.

This year, they want even more. [ [link removed] ]Newly released documents show that once
again ICE is attempting to raid FEMA, the Coast Guard, the Transportation
Security Administration, and many other agencies to compensate for its
massive overspending. In fact, DHS has spent over four billion dollars
this fiscal year expanding immigration detention just to uphold Trump’s
racist border and immigration policies.

And now they’re going after $271 million (including hundreds of millions
from FEMA alone) in funding to expand detention beds, [ [link removed] ]implement cruel
policies that endanger asylum seekers, and tear children away from their
families and homes. 

Our one advantage: it’s out in the open now. ICE is used to backdoor deals
and forcing agencies to fund their cruel policies without congressional
oversight or activists watching in the wings, but we’ve got some news for
them: Indivisibles are watching!

Here are 4 things you can do right now 

 1. [ [link removed] ]Take action during our Defund Hate Week of Action (Sept 9-13) to
demand Congress cut funding for ICE & CBP and end their ability to
steal funds from other agencies in this September's budget fight. Plan
or find an event near you!
 2. [ [link removed] ]Send a video to put pressure on your House representative. We’ve
made it easy: grab your phone and record your message on why ICE and
CBP must be brought to heel. Post it on social and tag your Member of
Congress. Get your Facebook friends and Twitter followers involved and
take control of the narrative.
 3. [ [link removed] ]Call your Member of Congress right now and demand that they reject
ICE’s attempt to steal money from other agencies. It is unacceptable
that ICE is subverting Congress’s authority to decide how much funding
they should receive. We’ll give you a script and connect you directly
with your representative’s office.
 4. Text "Defund Hate" to 977-79. We’ll send you the latest updates on our
plan for the Week of Action, and we’ll let you know when events are
registered near you.

This unethical money grab is further proof that this administration is
choosing to uphold a white supremacist agenda designed to inflict harm on
immigrant communities and asylum seekers. The administration is feeling
the pressure from the Defund Hate coalition and it’s important now more
than ever that we stand united to defund agencies like ICE and CBP.

In solidarity,
Indivisible Team

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