We witnessed another killing at the hands of Trump’s brutal immigration forces. Alex Pretti was an ICU nurse at a VA hospital, assisting neighbors bravely resisting ICE and CBP’s lawless violence in Minneapolis. His last words before CBP agents shot him on Saturday were, “Are you okay?”

We’re not okay. People are devastated. Grieving. Outraged. If you’re one of them, you’re far from alone. And as we reckon with the horrors in Minneapolis, and the bold, inspired response from tens of thousands of Minnesotans who are showing us — in subzero temperatures — how to press on, we are building momentum like never before to defund Trump’s hateful deportation machine.

This is a watershed moment, and what happens next will be significant.

The Senate is soon expected to vote on funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which includes ICE and CBP. Republicans barely managed to pass the DHS appropriations bill in the House, and they face an even steeper path in the Senate, where they need 60 votes.

An outpouring of messages from constituents like you can help shore up the votes needed to reject further funding for DHS.