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Topics for the week of Feb. 2nd, 2026:

US House

Please take the time this week to call Representative Troy Balderson

 Representative Troy Balderson, 202-225-5355, 614-523-2555 - Pickerington, OH

Defund ICE

Update

January 30, 2026: By a 71-29 vote, the Senate has passed the new funding package that includes a 2-week continuing resolution (CR) for DHS and fully funds the remainder of the government. The House is expected to vote on this package on Monday February 2nd. Congress now has a new deadline of Friday, February 13th to pass a new DHS funding bill.

Additionally, Temporary Protected Status for Haitians is set to expire this week.  When the federal government revokes the legal status of hundreds of thousands of Haitians this week, state and local officials will have to wait and see whether immigration officers descend on Springfield, where around 15,000 immigrants from Haiti have been living and working for years.  

Recent atrocities committed against both immigrants and citizens under the Trump administration have shone a light on abuses of power by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and its parent agency, Customs and Border Protection (CBP). However, these abuses are hardly new. 

Since ICE and CBP were established in 2003, the agencies have terrorized immigrant communities, conducted unconstitutional border checkpoints, torn apart families, denied immigrants their due process rights, and subjected detained immigrants to physical, sexual, and mental abuse. 

The murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minnesota were the 9th and 10th ICE shootings since September 2025.

ICE also received an influx of billions in additional funding from the so-called “One Big Beautiful” bill. The bill placed no guardrails or conditional oversight on the use of this money, essentially creating a $75 billion slush fund for ICE to continue their violent attacks on communities across the country.

Call on your representative to block any DHS appropriations bill or Continuing Resolution (CR) that maintains funding for ICE. This lawless and violent agency must be defunded and dissolved for good.

Script

Hi, my name is [NAME] and I’m a constituent from [YOUR CITY].

I’m calling to demand [Rep. Balderson] defund ICE by opposing any appropriations bill that maintains ICE funding.  This lawless agency is violently attacking and killing immigrants and citizens around the country, most recently Renee Good and Alex Pretti.  

I also urge Representative Balderson to oppose any action by DHS and ICE against the 15,000 Haitians currently living and working in Springfield.  

DHS must be defunded and dissolved for good, and the leadership and agents must be held accountable.  Stop collaborating with this corrupt and lawless administration! 

Thank you for your time and consideration.

IF LEAVING VOICEMAIL: Please leave your full street address to ensure your call is tallied.

Oppose the Make Elections Great Again (MEGA) Act

On January 29th, 2026, House Republicans introduced yet another bill aimed at disenfranchising voters under the guise of preventing nonexistent election fraud. The Make Elections Great Again (MEGA) Act, like the previously House-passed SAVE Act, would impose a proof of citizenship requirement for voter registration and a photo ID requirement to vote. Tens of millions of Americans, particularly people with disabilities, younger people, and Black and Hispanic people, lack the necessary documentation to vote under these potential new requirements.

The bill would also supersede states’ constitutional authority to administer elections by imposing sweeping changes like forcing states to discard mail-in ballots received after polls close on election day, banning universal vote by mail systems, and prohibiting ranked choice voting in federal elections.

Despite Donald Trump’s obsessive claims to the contrary, election fraud in the United States is extremely rare. The direst threat to free and fair elections is Republicans’ deliberate attempts to undermine confidence in election integrity and block voter participation in midterm elections this fall. Congress must reject both the MEGA Act and misleading, false narratives about election interference.

Script

Hi, my name is [NAME] and I’m a constituent from [YOUR CITY].

I'm calling to urge [Rep. Balderson] to oppose the Make Elections Great Again Act. This bill usurps states' constitutional authority to administer elections and imposes needless and expensive voting restrictions, potentially disenfranchising millions in the name of fighting almost nonexistent election fraud.  We had proven processes in our state to prevent fraudulent voting, but our Republican led state government has eliminated many of those protections and replaced them with unnecessary and partisan measures.  

Thank you for your time and consideration.

IF LEAVING VOICEMAIL: Please leave your full street address to ensure your call is tallied.

Ohio Senate and House of Representatives

Please take time this week to call Ohio Senator Tim Schaffer, Representative Thadeus Claggett, and Representative Kevin Miller 

Senator Tim Schaffer (614) 466-8076

Representative Thaddeus Claggett (614) 466-1482

Representative Kevin MIller (614) 466-2500

Oppose Pending Anti Immigrant Bills in Ohio 

There are several Republican-backed bills that deal with immigration awaiting Ohio lawmakers when they return to work in the next few weeks. All are Republican sponsored and haven’t progressed much through the legislative process yet.  

Two bills, House Bill 26 and House Bill 200, would require state and local officials to cooperate with federal authorities on immigration law enforcement or face budget cuts. 

House Bill 42 would order hospitals and schools to report on the citizenship status of patients and students. 

House Bill 282 would add a person's immigration status to the factors considered during a sentencing or arraignment.

Senate Bill 172 would require state and local officials to allow the arrest or detention of someone who's suspected of being in the U.S. without documentation, and "supersede any conflicting rule, ordinance, resolution, policy, directive, or other conflicting action of a public office or public official." It's moved on to the House, but hasn't yet had a hearing. No cities in Ohio have officially declared themselves as "sanctuary cities."

Script

Hi, my name is [NAME] and I’m a constituent from [YOUR CITY]. 

I am calling to urge [Senator Schaffer, Representative Claggett/Representative Miller] to oppose House Bill 26, House Bill 200, House Bill 42, House Bill 282, and Senate Bill 172.  

These bills are aimed at forcing citizens, schools, hospitals, and local governments to cooperate with the lawless actions of DHS and ICE personnel.  

Stop collaborating with this increasingly corrupt administration.  Stand up for your constituents and the rights of all people in our state.  

Thank you for your time and consideration.

IF LEAVING VOICEMAIL: Please leave your full street address to ensure your call is tallied.

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