Vote No on Increased ICE Funding
CTA Name: CTA 02-10-26 Vote No on Increased ICE Funding
Date Created: 02-07-26
Explainer:
Temporary funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which was included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, expires next Friday, February 13. Democratic Congressional leadership prepared a letter to Republican Congressional leadership dated February 4 which includes a surprisingly good list of demands to constrain the terrible actions we’ve seen ICE and CBP undertake in our streets. These constraints include:
1. Targeted enforcement
2. No masks
3. Require ID
4. Protect sensitive locations
5. Stop racial profiling
6. Uphold use-of-force standards
7. Ensure state and local coordination and oversight
8. Build safeguards into the system
9. Body cameras for accountability, not tracking
10. No paramilitary police
The letter further says that to “show good faith” the administration should ramp down the surge in Minnesota and remove Kristi Noem.
The letter does not state that these restrictions are a prerequisite for funding DHS, either in a short-term funding bill or in a full-year appropriation, and it does not state that no additional funding will be provided for ICE.
Call to Action:
Contact Senators Klobuchar and Smith, and your Congressional representative, to demand that they vote “no” on any short-term or long-term funding for DHS unless it includes ALL of these constraints, does not provide any additional funds for ICE and CBP, and demands to remove all ICE agents from Minnesota.
Contact Info:
U.S. Senator Tina Smith:
DC Office Phone: (202) 224-5641
MN Office Phone: (651) 221-1016
Email form:
https://www.smith.senate.gov/share-your-opinion/
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar:
DC Office Phone: ( 202) 224-3244
DC Office Fax: (202) 228-2186
MN Office Phone: (612) 727-5220
Email form:
https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email-amy
Or use democracy.io to send an email to both at the same time.Should we add contacts for US House members or the link to find your house member?
Sample Script (voice or email):
I am a constituent from (your address) [Optional: and a member of Indivisible Twin Cities].
Vote “No” on any short-term or long-term funding bill for DHS unless it includes the demands included in Democratic Congressional leadership’s letter to Republicans, does not provide any additional funds for ICE and CBP, and a demand to remove all ICE agents from Minnesota
Include a sentence about why this is important to you: activism you have been part of, incidents you have witnessed, people you know who have been harmed, the impact on your community, etc.
Resources:
H.R. 7148, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
Democratic Letter on ICE Restrictions
