Shut Down the ICE Detention Machine

Shut Down the ICE Detention Machine
Shut Down the ICE Detention Machine

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The message:

The Trump administration illegally arrested and detained Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful permanent resident and recent graduate of Columbia University, in direct retaliation for his advocacy in support of Palestinian rights. ICE then quickly moved him from New York to a detention facility in Louisiana – thousands of miles away from his lawyers and family.

Mahmoud is not alone. Tens of thousands of immigrants are currently in ICE detention across the country, where abuse, medical neglect, and complete disregard for the dignity of people in its custody are commonplace. But right now, Congress is poised to give away more than $68 billion in taxpayer dollars for ICE to facilitate Trump’s mass detention and deportation program.

This is unconscionable. With the budget reconciliation bill slated soon for a vote, urge Congress to reject any bills that would fuel the abusive ICE detention system.

The recipient:

U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives