Annie Comes Home: Tell Lawmakers to Hold the Line: Vote NO on funding Trump’s violent deportation force

Thursday, February 5, 2026

Tell Lawmakers to Hold the Line: Vote NO on funding Trump’s violent deportation force

Pamela: After two horrific killings, multiple children used as "bait" and teargassed, and indiscriminate violence, people in Minnesota and around the country are rising up to get ICE off our streets and out of our communities.

As his immigration force grows deeply unpopular, Trump is withdrawing 700 immigration agents from the Twin Cities and has ordered federal agents to stay away from protests.[1]

All the while, new funding for ICE and Border Patrol remains up in the air after Congress failed to pass an annual appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

The pressure has opened a two-week window to do all we can to ensure lawmakers hold the line and vote NO against DHS funding without critical reforms that protect our communities from ICE's violence.

We're shifting the narrative on ICE and making elected officials think twice before funneling billions of dollars toward Trump's violent deportation force. All too often, moments like these are where we see backroom deals and empty promises weaken our position. That's why NOW is when we dig even deeper to demand Congress hold firm against any blank check approach to ICE's lawlessness.

Tell your members of Congress: Don't cave in! Reject funding for DHS and protect our communities.

ACT NOW

Voting to funnel more money toward Trump's hateful deportation machine isn't just a vote that makes people less safe, it's also bad politics.

"I failed," Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) conceded after voting "yes" on ICE and Border Patrol funding. Rep. Suozzi was one of seven Democrats who helped pass the House DHS appropriations bill before it stalled in the Senate, a vote that happened just days before Border Patrol agents shot and killed another person in Minneapolis, Alex Pretti. It's an admission that would never have happened without constituents speaking out — and as more and more members speak out against ICE, it's proof all our pressure is working.

Congress is now back at the negotiating table to discuss ICE funding, and lawmakers are reportedly considering reforms all but certain to fall far short of protecting our communities from ICE's violence.

That includes changes like requiring ICE agents to display ID, prohibiting masks, and mandating the use of body cameras. These are positive steps, but they simply don't go far enough — and Pamela, a deal that fails to keep people safe is a deal we simply won't accept. That's why we need to keep up the pressure.

Democrats and Republicans have been willing to buck Trump's bidding in favor of protecting their constituents from ICE's violence before. It's created unique, powerful leverage. But that leverage can dissipate quickly, especially if groups like ours, and people like you, stay silent.

So let's speak out and remind Congress to hold the line. Tell your lawmakers to vote NO on the DHS appropriations bill and reject a single cent more for Trump's violent, lawless immigration force.

Thank you for working for peace,
The Win Without War team