Message #49247

[Jitendra Hydonus]

ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) has operated for years with extraordinary power and almost no accountability. The result has been predictable and devastating: excessive force, civil rights violations, secrecy, and a culture that treats abuse as collateral damage.

Now, Democrats in both chambers of Congress are speaking out. Members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and senators, including Senator Chris Murphy, are warning that ICE has become one of the most unaccountable agencies in the federal government. They are demanding a fundamental change in how Congress approaches ICE funding.

But words are not enough. As long as Congress continues to approve funding without enforceable reforms, nothing changes. Investigations stall. Oversight fails. Communities pay the price.

Government funding runs out on 1/30. This is the leverage point.

Democrats must refuse to fund ICE unless reforms are written into law and backed by real enforcement. No more funding first, accountability later.

Democrats have the power to force this choice, and some Republicans might join them. Every member of Congress needs to know the public is watching. Please sign the petition to Congress now.

The petition says:

I urge you to oppose all funding for ICE unless clear, enforceable, systemic reforms are written into law, including:

- ICE agents are required to wear ID and take off their masks
- The agency adopts and follows standards of professional policing
- Agents who kill, hurt, or unlawfully detain people are investigated and punished
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