{"id":46556,"date":"2026-02-05T12:42:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T20:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=46556"},"modified":"2026-02-05T12:42:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T20:42:52","slug":"eight-days-to-halt-the-ice-terror-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/02\/05\/eight-days-to-halt-the-ice-terror-machine\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight days to halt the ICE terror machine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Yesterday, February 3, the House passed a package of six funding bills, ending the partial government shutdown and temporarily funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through February 13.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This vote buys time to negotiate a DHS funding bill that protects communities from two DHS agencies that have been terrorizing and brutalizing our communities: ICE and Border Patrol. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s critical we use that time to put pressure on every Member of Congress — especially Democrats — to insist on real guardrails that put an end to ICE and CBP\u2019s lawless thuggery and get them out of our cities. <\/strong>We can\u2019t settle for insufficient reforms like body cams — we\u2019ve all seen that Trump\u2019s goons are perfectly happy to gas, tackle, and kill innocent people on film. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether or not you\u2019ve already called or emailed: We need EVERYONE to be loud over the next nine days and make capitulation politically impossible.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take ActionUse our updated call scripts and email tool to demand a DHS funding bill that halts the ICE and CBP terror machine.<\/strong>Call Your Senators<\/a><\/strong>Call Your Representative<\/a><\/strong>Email Your Members of Congress<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

More often than not, we\u2019ve seen Congress fail to stand up to Trump with Republicans falling in line with his cruel agenda, and Democrats forfeiting their leverage in critical funding fights. But there have also been moments where the grassroots pressure and the public backlash have been so strong that Democrats find their spines and Republicans start to peel away from the regime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We saw this when Congress defied Trump and passed a bill requiring the release of the Epstein files. We saw it again last month (at least initially), when five Republican senators joined with Democrats to advance a war powers resolution after Trump\u2019s invasion of Venezuela. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The killing of Renee Good and Alex Pretti has created a backlash against ICE that spans parties. And if we keep up the pressure, we could see Congress defy Trump again and rein in his lawless secret police force. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And whether or not Republicans listen to their constituents who are clamoring for action, DHS funding cannot pass without Democratic votes. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are only nine days to go, so we need to act quickly.<\/strong> Contact your Members of Congress and demand they vote no on any DHS funding bill unless, at a minimum, it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n