This week JFCS East Bay signed on to a letter addressed to Congress along with 82 other national, state, and local organizations. The letter urges the following:

1. Hold the administration accountable to terminate Operation PARRIS, end these harmful enforcement actions, and halt any actions that would terminate refugee status, remove protections, stop processing of green card applications or employment authorization, or retroactively review entire cohorts of resettled individuals. 
2. Prohibit any federal funds from being used for any operation that allows for indiscriminate refugee arrests, family detention, or detention of minors.
3. Demand full transparency for any refugees arrested, detained, interviewed, or removed through oversight letters, public hearings, private briefings, etc. 
4. Support a full congressional investigation into ICE and CBP use of force methods, including deadly force, racial profiling, and enforcement operations in locations based on political retribution. At minimum, Congress should refuse to increase FY 2026 CBP or ICE funding, reduce reliance on punitive enforcement methods, and strengthen accountability for abuses by immigration enforcement officers.
5. Speak out publicly and do everything in their power to safeguard their refugee communities. 

You can read the complete letter here.  Visit our Take Action page to learn how you can make your voice heard today.