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Friend –

At a moment when DHS enforcement has crossed deadly lines, some
Republicans in Congress are saying accountability is off the table.

They are refusing to even consider the most basic safeguards. Not debating
them. Not negotiating them. Flatly rejecting them.

These are not extreme demands. Body cameras. Judicial warrants before
entering homes. Limits on masked enforcement actions. Independent
investigations when agents break the law. Clear rules governing use of
force. These are baseline protections meant to prevent abuse and loss of
life.

Republicans are saying no anyway.

They are doing this as DHS enforcement has escalated into deadly violence.
They are doing it knowing people have been killed during enforcement
operations. They are doing it knowing communities are living in fear. And
they are doing it while asking Congress to continue funding these agencies
without enforceable limits.

That is not negligence. It is a choice.

By refusing these safeguards, Republicans are choosing secrecy over
transparency, impunity over accountability, and unchecked force over
public safety. They are signaling that there should be no real
consequences when federal agents abuse their power.

This is exactly why public pressure must intensify.

The only reason accountability is even part of the conversation is because
people like you have refused to stay silent. We must continue to keep that
pressure on to ensure these protections are part of any funding measure.

[ [link removed] ]Add your name and please share the petition with others. Make it
impossible for Republican resistance to these basic safeguards to
prevail. >>

This moment demands continued insistence that members of Congress do their
job and protect the people they serve.

Thank you for speaking out.

– People For

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Friend –

Congress is actively negotiating a new Department of Homeland Security
funding bill, with just two weeks to finalize it.

Funding decisions are where real limits get set. What Congress includes or
leaves out of this bill will determine whether ICE and Border Patrol
continue operating without transparency or whether accountability finally
has teeth.

That is why continued pressure matters during this narrow window.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has laid out a clear and enforceable
set of reforms that must be included in the DHS funding bill. These
demands reflect the accountability standards people have been calling for
and that Congress has the authority to require right now.

We are urging Congress to include these reforms without watering them
down.

[ [link removed] ]Add your name to the petition demanding DHS accountability. >>

These are the standards Congress must meet:

 1. Require body cameras for all ICE and Border Patrol agents
 2. Prohibit masks or other identity-concealing gear during enforcement
actions
 3. Require judicial warrants before agents enter homes or remove people
from their vehicles
 4. Require independent investigations when DHS agents break the law,
conducted by state or local authorities rather than the Department of
Justice
 5. Explicitly prohibit the detention or deportation of American citizens
 6. Establish transparent guidelines for use of force by ICE, Border
Patrol agents, or other immigration enforcement officers
 7. End enforcement actions at sensitive locations, including schools,
child-care centers, hospitals, places of worship, and other
family-centered community spaces

Funding without these reforms is an endorsement of secrecy, abuse, and the
idea that federal agents do not have to answer to the law. Congress cannot
claim ignorance or distance from the consequences of that choice.

[ [link removed] ]Signing this petition makes it unmistakably clear that anything short
of real accountability is unacceptable and that this bill will be judged
by what it allows to continue.

[ [link removed] ]SIGN THE PETITION

This is one of the few moments when public pressure can still change what
is written into law. What happens next will be a choice, and the
consequences will belong to Congress.

Thank you for your advocacy during this critical moment.

People For the American Way

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