ICE makes us sick—morally and medically. We are people with chronic illness, disabled people, and families who depend on caregivers speaking out against the harm done under ICE.

We are sick with deep outrage and grief at the recent killings of American citizens Renée Good and Alex Pretti at the hands of immigration officers on the streets of Minneapolis. We are sick that disabled people in detention, like Rodney Taylor, are having their basic care needs weaponized against them. As a result of inadequate medical care, some, like eight-year old Anadith Danay Reyes Álvarez, have died in custody. Other disabled people have been sickened or even died, like Wael Tarabishi, while his father, the person caring for him, was in ICE custody. We are sick of all the harms that never make the news.

ICE is also literally making all Americans sicker. Congress has poured staggering sums into ICE—now the highest-funded U.S. law enforcement agency—while radically slashing healthcare and home care Americans rely on.

Right now, Congress is debating even more money for ICE, while millions of people avoid clinics, pharmacies, and hospitals because they fear being targeted for how they look or where they’re from. And when people with disabilities are detained, the harm compounds: medical care and disability support is disrupted. Meds get missed, needs go unmet, caregivers disappear and people can die.

Congress must be held responsible for expanding ICE detention and enforcement while gutting the health coverage and disability services that keep people alive.

This is not about public safety. It is a policy choice that spreads fear, breaks caregiving relationships, and keeps people from getting essential medical care. ICE makes us sick.

And that should make you sick too.

Join us. No more money to ICE. Restore funding for healthcare and independent living support for disabled people.

Check out our Take Action Guide (organized by energy "battery level") to find more ways to get involved including a phone call script for Congress, a social media toolkit, and resources to support or get involved with local organizations.