A Dec. 3 letter to Senate and House leaders also requested a reduction in funding for DHS, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, and no new funds for the border wall.
“This will slow the socially and environmentally destructive efforts to militarize our southern border regions, and will hold accountable the immigration enforcement agencies that are traumatizing families and communities across our country,” the letter said.
That letter was signed by 800 clergy and faith leaders, including many Catholics.
