[LWVNM Action] Fwd: [LWV immigration] League of Women Voters Condemns Passage of Reconciliation Package Expanding Unchecked Immigration Enforcement Funding | League of Women Voters

[Meredith Machen]

Meredith Ross Machen
505-577-6337
Meredith.machen at gmail.com


---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Martha Zavala <lwv01zavala at gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Jun 11, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Subject: Re: [LWV immigration] League of Women Voters Condemns Passage of
Reconciliation Package Expanding Unchecked Immigration Enforcement Funding
| League of Women Voters
To: Kim Reed <kimreed178 at gmail.com>
CC: lwvus-immigration-discussion-group <
lwvus-immigration-discussion-group at googlegroups.com>


THANK YOU!

On Wed, Jun 10, 2026 at 3:37 PM Kim Reed <kimreed178 at gmail.com> wrote:

> In case you didn't see this (see below).
>
> Kim Reed
> Glen Ellyn, Illinois
>
>
> League of Women Voters Condemns Passage of Reconciliation Package
> Expanding Unchecked Immigration Enforcement Funding | League of Women
> Voters https://share.google/AkB595monxfgRxhFj
>
>
> WASHINGTON — The League of Women Voters issued the following statement on
> Congressional passage of funding for immigration enforcement agencies:
>
> "The League of Women Voters strongly condemns Congress’s passage of the
> budget reconciliation package, which pours billions of additional taxpayer
> dollars into US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and
> Border Protection (CBP) without installing critical guardrails for
> accountability, transparency, or civil liberties protections. This violates
> constitutional protections, including the right to due process and First
> Amendment freedoms.
>
> "By forcing this massive expansion through a fast-tracked budget process,
> Congress has actively sidestepped public debate and shielded these agencies
> from necessary oversight. This decision ignores the clear calls from
> communities nationwide demanding a fair, humane, and effective immigration
> system.
>
> "As we bear testament to the ongoing abuses from ICE and CPB, most
> recently the crisis unfolding at Newark’s Delaney Hall detention
> center—where hundreds of detainees have launched hunger strikes over
> deplorable conditions, and federal agents have reportedly met civilian
> protesters and lawmakers with chemical irritants and violence—we are
> starkly reminded of the immediate dangers posed by expanding an
> unaccountable system.
>
> "The League has consistently opposed additional funding for ICE and CBP
> absent enforceable oversight and accountability measures. Immigration
> policy must reflect our nation's core democratic values, uphold due
> process, and protect human dignity. By passing this bill, Congress shirks
> its responsibility to impose enforceable oversight, transparency
> requirements, and accountability measures on immigration officials.
>
> "While this bill has passed, the League’s commitment to justice has not
> wavered. We will continue to stand alongside frontline advocates, monitor
> the fallout of this unchecked spending, and relentlessly demand that our
> government protect the civil liberties of all communities."
>
> ###
>
> --
> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
> "LWVUS Immigration Discussion Group" group.
> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an
> email to lwvus-immigration-discussion-group+unsubscribe at googlegroups.com.
> To view this discussion visit
> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/lwvus-immigration-discussion-group/CALqDr%2BmHGDiH5mviboejozShm1d-0sQfn%2B6OZ5ho_gTuQHompA%40mail.gmail.com
> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/lwvus-immigration-discussion-group/CALqDr%2BmHGDiH5mviboejozShm1d-0sQfn%2B6OZ5ho_gTuQHompA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>
> .


>

-- 
*Martha Zavala (she/her)*

*Advocacy Director*

-- 
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
"LWVUS Immigration Discussion Group" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an
email to lwvus-immigration-discussion-group+unsubscribe at googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion visit
https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/lwvus-immigration-discussion-group/CAOKm%3DPh5StPAeii1ofk1BffmF_bx_dmab-qdSBbXOf%2BDGb4qxA%40mail.gmail.com
<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/lwvus-immigration-discussion-group/CAOKm%3DPh5StPAeii1ofk1BffmF_bx_dmab-qdSBbXOf%2BDGb4qxA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>
.
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://mailman.swcp.com/pipermail/action/attachments/20260611/8da63ede/attachment.htm>