Tell Congress: No Slush Fund for ICE

Republicans in Congress are trying to ram through a massive new funding boost for ICE — and they’re doing it by bending the rules to avoid real debate or public accountability.

Instead of passing a bipartisan budget through the normal process, they’re using backdoor procedures to push through billions in new ICE funding with little transparency. That means more power and more money for an agency that has repeatedly been accused of abuse, misconduct, and deadly negligence.

ICE already operates with alarming levels of secrecy and impunity. Reports of deaths in custody, lack of medical care, and dangerous detention conditions have been mounting for years. Expanding its budget without reform or oversight only deepens the risk to human lives.

Tell Congress: Reject any attempt to use budget tricks to funnel more money into ICE without accountability. Demand transparency, oversight, and real limits on abuse.

Congress controls the power of the purse. Lawmakers can block this funding maneuver, demand hearings, and insist on strict conditions before a single additional dollar goes to ICE. But they won’t act unless there is visible public pressure.

Right now, Republican leaders are betting they can slip this through quietly. If they succeed, it will send a dangerous message: that agencies with records of abuse can be rewarded with more funding — no questions asked.

Sign now and tell Congress: No slush fund for ICE. No rule-breaking budget tricks. No blank check for abuse.

The petition to Congress reads: "Reject any budget maneuver that circumvents normal rules to increase ICE funding without full transparency, oversight, and enforceable accountability standards. No slush fund for ICE."