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MoveOn: Getting Rid of Noem Doesn’t Justify More DHS Funding

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WASHINGTON – In response to President Donald Trump’s firing of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem today, MoveOn Civic Action spokesperson Britt Jacovich released the following statement: “Kristi Noem ran the DHS with impunity, violence, and an undeniable allegiance to Donald Trump. She deserves to be ousted, but her firing won’t stop the bloodshed and bullets at the hands of an out-of-control immigration enforcement agency. Changing DHS’s leadership won’t create ICE and CBP accountability as long as Congress signs off on more blank checks to fund them. Noem’s firing…

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ICYMI: MoveOn Ramps Up Pressure for Congress to Reject DHS Funding

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Read Reporting from Puck News and Axios Historic 40,000+ letters to Congress in three days WASHINGTON – As reported by Puck News and Axios, MoveOn Civic Action is increasing the grassroots pressure on Congress to reject the The Homeland Security Appropriations Act. The news follows a historic rise in MoveOn member advocacy for the Trump administration and Congress to rein in ICE, with nearly 40,000 letters sent to Congress in only three days. Members have been activated to call congressional offices throughout the week.   “Trump and Republicans slashed our health…

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MoveOn: Senate Democrats Must Reject Any Funding Bill That Greenlights More ICE Cruelty

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WASHINGTON – In response to House Republicans, with the help of a handful of Democrats, voting to approve annual funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) without instituting any guardrails for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), MoveOn Civic Action spokesperson Britt Jacovich released the following statement: “Americans want health care and lower costs, not masked ICE agents kidnapping kids from playgrounds and schools. The House just failed their latest test to hold Trump and his dangerous ICE street gang accountable for killing innocent people like Renee Nicole Good and…

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MoveOn: Senate Dems Can’t Budge on Funding Trump’s Violent ICE

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MoveOn members ramp up pressure with in-district visits and mobile billboards as DHS funding deadline looms WASHINGTON – As the DHS funding deadline looms, MoveOn Civic Action has escalated its pressure on the Senate to prevent any additional spending on ICE. MoveOn members are holding in-district visits this week with key offices, and the organization has commissioned mobile billboards to circulate in D.C. and in high-traffic areas of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, with the message “Sen. Thune gutted your healthcare to give billions to ICE & DHS Sec. Noem. We…

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MoveOn: Congress Needs to Go To Minnesota and Block DHS Funding

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WASHINGTON – In response to ICE’s latest murder in Minnesota, MoveOn Civic Action Executive Director Katie Bethell released the following statement: “As we can see with our own eyes, Trump’s ICE murdered another person today. President Trump, DHS, and ICE are lying to the American people to cover up state-sanctioned violence. We cannot trust a word out of the Trump administration’s mouths. ICE needs to follow the guidance of local officials and residents and get out of Minneapolis immediately. Members of Congress must show some spine and do everything in…

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