Defund Hate Campaign Kicks Off National Day of Advocacy With Nearly 50 Meetings With Members of Congress to Demand They Divest From ICE and CBP
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Defund Hate coalition officially kicked off its National Day of Advocacy where over 150 community members and local partners across the country met with their members of Congress and Congressional staff to demand they dramatically cut funding to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Throughout the day, […]
Defund Hate: More than 190 non-governmental organizations send letter to Senate leadership, reiterating the need for Congress to significantly decrease funding for ICE detention
Washington, DC — As the end of FY2021 approaches, today 192 non-governmental organizations sent a letter to Senate leadership to reiterate the critical need for Congress to take bold action in FY2022 to reduce the United States’ reliance on incarceration for immigration processing by significantly decreasing funding for ICE detention. Today’s letter bookends the appropriation process following a letter […]
Defund Hate: Congress Fails to Significantly Defund Detention and Enforcement. Congress Must Immediately Slash Funding to ICE and CBP in FY22 Spending Bill
Washington, DC — The House Appropriations Committee this week proposed a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spending bill for fiscal year 2022 that includes approximately $22 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Although this is a slight decrease from last year’s enacted funding levels, and we commend the inclusion […]
Defund Hate: BIDEN’S BUDGET BETRAYS IMMIGRANTS AND BORDER COMMUNITIES
Washington, DC — The Defund Hate campaign and immigrant rights groups who monitor technology surveillance programs expressed frustration after President Biden released a Fiscal Year 2022 budget request of $8.4 billion for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and $16.3 billion for Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The president’s budget contradicts his commitments to help communities […]
Defund Hate: Coalition Releases Transformative Budget Proposal for U.S. Immigration
Washington, DC — Today the Defund Hate Coalition, led by immigrant communities, faith leaders, and civil and immigrant rights advocates, released a new transformative budget proposal for U.S. immigration, centered on creating a path for a just and compassionate approach that welcomes, respects, and honors the human rights and dignity of all immigrants. Year after year, […]
Defund Hate: Humane Immigration Starts With Dramatically Defunding ICE and CBP. President Biden’s Proposed Budget Fails to Do That.
Washington, DC — The Defund Hate campaign responded to President Biden’s initial topline budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2022 demanding the administration implement dramatic cuts to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and invest in policies and infrastructure for a more humane immigration system in the final proposal. Biden’s FY22 topline budget […]
We Mourn With Our AAPI Community and Remain Committed to Fighting Against White Supremacy, Anti-Asian Violence on All Fronts
Washington, D.C. – Following the devastating anti-Asian shootings last night in Georgia that resulted in the tragic deaths of eight people, including six Asian American women, United We Dream’s Executive Director, Greisa Martinez Rosas, issued the following statement: “We are heartbroken and yet not surprised by the horrific, white supremacist violence that continues to target members of […]
Secretary Mayorkas, We Demand You Cancel ICE’s Trump-era ‘Veto Power’ Agreement
Washington, D.C. – On the final day of the Trump administration, vehement racist and former acting Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli wrongfully signed an agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) union giving the Trump-endorsing union, approval power on policy changes among other unprecedented benefits. This agreement essentially gives the ICE union veto power over decisions […]
President Biden: Ending of Private Prison Contracts Must Include ICE Detention Facilities
Washington, D.C. – As part of his racial equity policy agenda, today President Biden signed an executive order instructing the Department of Justice to phase out its contracts with private prisons. The order does not apply to ending private prison contracts with other agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which, as of January 2020, detained over 80 percent of […]
Leading Organizations Join Forces, Launch Nationwide Campaign for Immigrant Justice
Washington, D.C. – This is the year. Today leading groups from diverse sectors – local, statewide, and national – are launching the We Are Home campaign to win bold immigration policy changes that transform millions of lives. The campaign will spend eight figures. The campaign begins with a 6-figure digital media push in Washington D.C. and targeted states to […]
