rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/letter/tell-congress-to-keep-their-hands-off-dcs-sanctuary-laws?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-letter-area-tell-congress-to-keep-their-hands-off-dcs-sanctuary-laws' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid https://actionnetwork.org/groups/migrant-solidarity-mutual-aid-network https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/letters/photos/000/409/623/normal/action_network_banner_sva.png As the country watches LA bravely fight off ICE and the military, Congress is quietly attempting to strip away DC’s sanctuary laws that keep us safe. Since the residents of DC do not have representation, we need your help to stop them! Take five minutes TODAY to send a letter and call your representative and ask them to vote NO on these bills and on any bill that undermines DC’s autonomy! On Wednesday, the House will vote on the District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act of 2025 (HR 2056). This bill will overturn DC’s Sanctuary Values Act (SVA) which bars DC agencies and police from sharing information about our residents with ICE without a judicial warrant and stops the DC jail from detaining people on behalf of ICE on administrative warrants. The SVA was unanimously passed by our elected representatives in 2020, and represents the will of the people of the District. Now, Congress wants to overturn it. And because DC has never been granted statehood and continues to be occupied by the federal government, they have the power to. This is why we need your support to stop them. Together with this attack on our sanctuary policies, Congress is also attempting to pass two additional bills targeting DC laws TOMORROW. Congress will also vote on a bill (HR 884) that will repeal DC’s law that allows noncitizens to vote in our local elections, thereby further disenfranchising an already disenfranchised people. DC’s Local Resident Voting Rights Act passed in 2023, also unanimously. Finally, Congress is voting on the Protecting Our Nation’s Capital Emergency Act (HR 2096). This bill will take away the local DC government's ability to discipline DC police officers, and put that power in the hands of the notorious police union. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has a long history of violent behavior. Since 2013, they have killed 35 people, 15 in the last five years. They also have a history of supporting and protecting far-right extremists. In fact, a few days ago a former lieutenant of MPD’s intelligence unit was sentenced to prison after he leaked information and collaborated with the Proud Boys. Trump has already undermined DC’s ability to hold killer cops accountable when he pardoned Karon Hylton’s murderers — help us stop Congress from undermining it more. The racial justice implications are so clear. DC is already the most policed city per capita in the country, and that statistic doesn’t even include the 30+ federal law enforcement agencies that operate in the District as well. We need your support to stop Congress from giving ICE and local police more power to harm our communities. Take action NOW! https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-congress-to-keep-their-hands-off-dcs-sanctuary-laws