Immigration enforcement funding

“Leverage the government funding process in the Senate to demand immediate reforms. Democrats must condition support for the Homeland Security Department budget on meaningful immigration reforms — including a ban on masks, warrant requirements for arrests, visible identification for officers, an end to racial profiling, reforms to ICE’s recruitment and training practices, and accountability for abuse and law-breaking.”

“Cyril is standing with fellow mayors across the country calling on Congress to condition any new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding on clear, enforceable guardrails: CBP and ICE agents must be clearly identifiable (no masks), body-worn cameras must be used, entries must require judicial warrants, and sensitive places like schools and hospitals must be protected. Law enforcement and constitutional rights are not competing goals.”

“Automatic budget cuts for Homeland Security agencies that fail to follow federal court orders as soon as practically possible.”

“The answer is not to defund law enforcement – it’s to fund law enforcement with intention. That includes ICE. That means supporting the officers who serve honorably while insisting on training, body cameras, clear identification, lawful conduct, and meaningful oversight.”

“True security doesn’t come from writing a blank check to a leaderless agency. That’s why I was outraged when our current Congressman, Juan Ciscomani, voted last year via the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to hand DHS a $150 billion slush fund designed to evade congressional oversight – paid for by gutting Arizonans’ health care.”

“It’s time to end funding for these shameful deportation policies and redirect that investment where it belongs: into our communities.”

“In Washington, he will redirect spending toward our children and families, so that the resources no longer being wasted on mass deportations start building something that actually lasts.”

“It is absolutely unacceptable to use our tax dollars to fund the terrorizing of hardworking families and the extrajudicial killing of Americans exercising their First Amendment rights.”

“Cut ICE funding immediately to pre-Trump levels, then Replace ICE with a federal immigration agency that Americans can trust and that obeys the Law and Constitution.”

“Stopping the Abuse of Your Tax Dollars: While you struggle with rising costs and can't afford rent, Trump spends billions of taxpayer dollars and other government resources building immigrant prison camps like Alligator Alcatraz, killing American citizens, and violently targeting law-abiding immigrant families. If Trump spent as much time worrying about lowering costs as he does tormenting immigrants, things would be a lot less expensive. I will fight to keep our federal government focused on lowering costs and stop Trump’s corruption and abuse of power.”

“Fully fund law enforcement to keep our communities safe and protect our borders.”

“We must balance the need to invest in border security, the military and our service members, while also rebuilding our key allyships.”

“I will work with anyone from any party to strengthen our immigration system and better control who is coming into this country. We need to properly fund a secure border— including the latest technology— to make sure drug dealers are not slipping through the cracks.”

“ICE is out of control right now; one need look no further than their killings of two Americans in broad daylight. The firing of Kristi Noem was long overdue and in no way addresses the underlying problems with that overfunded and undersupervised agency. As a former federal prosecutor, I will always be for immigration enforcement against violent criminals and a secure border, but what we’re seeing right now is ICE inspiring fear rather than public safety and killing taxpayers instead of serving them.”