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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following a vote of its membership, the Congressional Progressive Caucus has adopted an official position opposing new funding for Department of Homeland Security immigration enforcement until significant reforms are enacted. 

The official position reads: “The CPC opposes any appropriations bill that provides any funding to immigration enforcement agencies within the Department of Homeland Security unless there are meaningful and significant reforms to immigration enforcement practices.”

The official position comes amid growing concern about the pattern of violence resulting from Trump’s reckless mass deportation policies. Last week, an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good, an unarmed U.S. citizen. Then, Customs and Border Protection agents shot and wounded two people in Portland, Oregon. These are just two of the latest incidents of violence and chaos resulting from Trump’s policies, affecting immigrant communities and U.S. citizens alike. 

Previously, the CPC endorsed a slate of bills designed to reign in some of the worst excesses of Trump’s immigration abuses.

Led by Deputy Chair Ilhan Omar, CPC members will hold a press conference Tuesday at the Capitol to announce and discuss the position. A livestream is available here.

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The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) is made up of nearly 100 members standing up for progressive ideals in Washington and throughout the country. Since 1991, the CPC has advocated for progressive policies that prioritize working Americans over corporate interests. The CPC champions policies including comprehensive immigration reform, good-paying jobs, fair trade, universal health care, debt-free college, climate action, and a just foreign policy. The caucus is the leading voice calling for bold and sweeping solutions to the urgent crises facing this nation, including ending America’s broken for-profit health care system, raising American wages, eliminating political corruption, supporting the labor movement, and taking action to protect the planet for generations to come.