Ben D’Avanzo
@bendavanzo.bsky.social
Advocate for health equity and economic justice for the National Immigration Law Center. Also neighborhood and housing issues as a hobby. Dad of 2 cute wild kids.
This means now is the time to tell Congress that this DHS funding bill is unacceptable, that pairing it with anti-poverty programs is unacceptable, and ICE's actions are unacceptable.
You can ask them to vote no here: act.nilc.org/page/92715/a...
You can ask them to vote no here: act.nilc.org/page/92715/a...
Tell Congress: No More Tax Dollars for ICE & CBP
Urge your representatives to reject more money for ICE detention.
act.nilc.org
January 24, 2026 at 6:12 PM
This means now is the time to tell Congress that this DHS funding bill is unacceptable, that pairing it with anti-poverty programs is unacceptable, and ICE's actions are unacceptable.
You can ask them to vote no here: act.nilc.org/page/92715/a...
You can ask them to vote no here: act.nilc.org/page/92715/a...
The funding bill will need 60 votes, meaning at least seven Senate Dems would need to vote for it. This is a make or break moment for whether enough of them will stand up or if we will see only symbolic opposition in the face of violence that the administration wishes to be seen as unaccountable.
January 24, 2026 at 6:12 PM
The funding bill will need 60 votes, meaning at least seven Senate Dems would need to vote for it. This is a make or break moment for whether enough of them will stand up or if we will see only symbolic opposition in the face of violence that the administration wishes to be seen as unaccountable.
Pitting ICE funding against anti-poverty programs is unacceptable.
Senate Democrats must oppose funding for ICE or else be complicit with the doubtless more shootings to come. They must request the DHS bill be broken off again or that massive cuts to ICE and fundamental reforms be included.
Senate Democrats must oppose funding for ICE or else be complicit with the doubtless more shootings to come. They must request the DHS bill be broken off again or that massive cuts to ICE and fundamental reforms be included.
January 24, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Pitting ICE funding against anti-poverty programs is unacceptable.
Senate Democrats must oppose funding for ICE or else be complicit with the doubtless more shootings to come. They must request the DHS bill be broken off again or that massive cuts to ICE and fundamental reforms be included.
Senate Democrats must oppose funding for ICE or else be complicit with the doubtless more shootings to come. They must request the DHS bill be broken off again or that massive cuts to ICE and fundamental reforms be included.
The House passed new DHS funding Friday with all but 7 Democrats opposed. It was a standalone bill but, due to House shenanigans, has now been packaged with several other key agencies like HHS and Transportation.
Senate Democrats may be reluctant to vote no on this funding package as a result
Senate Democrats may be reluctant to vote no on this funding package as a result
January 24, 2026 at 6:12 PM
The House passed new DHS funding Friday with all but 7 Democrats opposed. It was a standalone bill but, due to House shenanigans, has now been packaged with several other key agencies like HHS and Transportation.
Senate Democrats may be reluctant to vote no on this funding package as a result
Senate Democrats may be reluctant to vote no on this funding package as a result
Petition to have this sign 30 feet tall on a building in Rosslyn or Crystal City
January 7, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Petition to have this sign 30 feet tall on a building in Rosslyn or Crystal City
Money taken out of health care and put into the pockets of private military contractors theintercept.com/2025/12/23/i...
10 Companies Have Already Made $1 Million as ICE Bounty Hunters. We Found Them.
And they stand to make millions more in cash bonuses for surveilling and tracking immigrants in service of ICE’s deportation machine.
theintercept.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Money taken out of health care and put into the pockets of private military contractors theintercept.com/2025/12/23/i...