Senate Republicans are pushing a budget reconciliation bill that would provide nearly $72 billion for ICE, Border Patrol (CBP), detention operations, and immigration enforcement while putting healthcare and other essential programs at risk.

The proposal includes $38.2 billion for ICE and $26 billion for CBP. Republicans are attempting to move the legislation quickly through the reconciliation process, which allows passage with a simple majority in the Senate. A vote could come before the Memorial Day recess.

This proposal comes after Republicans already poured roughly $170 billion into mass deportation infrastructure and immigration enforcement through previous legislation, while simultaneously cutting programs Americans depend on, including Medicaid and SNAP.

The legislation also comes amid ongoing concern over human rights abuses linked to ICE and CBP and after Congress failed to pursue meaningful reforms or accountability measures for either agency.

As the midterms approach, constituents must make clear that Congress should prioritize healthcare, affordability, civil rights, and democratic protections and not spend billions more on militarized enforcement operations and political intimidation.

Join Democrats Abroad in calling on Congress to reject this reconciliation package.

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Call your Democratic senators and representatives and urge them to use every procedural and legislative tool available to oppose any reconciliation bill that expands funding for ICE and Border Patrol.

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Hi, my name is [YOUR NAME], and I am a constituent who votes in [CITY/STATE].

I am calling to urge [SENATOR/REPRESENTATIVE NAME] to do everything they can to oppose the Republican reconciliation bill that would dramatically expand funding for ICE and Border Patrol.

Congress should not cut healthcare and essential services in order to fund mass detention, deportation, and militarized federal operations. These agencies already have a long record of abuse and lack of accountability, and Congress should not give them tens of billions more without major reforms and oversight.

Thank you.