Impact Docket – 2/11/26
This week demands action. Here are five ways you can push back right now:
Stop DHS violence → Tell Congress NO new funding for ICE/Border Patrol without real guardrails—funding expires Friday (2 min)
Oppose the SAVE Act → Tell Congress to reject voter suppression—House votes TODAY (2 min)
Provide legal support in ICE detention → Volunteer for intakes, bond hearings, habeas petitions through our Detention Bridge Project (training provided)
Help asylum seekers get work permits → Immigration attorneys: join NYC clinics (Mar 9–12) or remote (Mar 31, Apr 22)
Meet L4GG's partner organizations → Join our Feb 26 panel and find your next way to plug in
Whether you have 2 minutes or 2 days, join the fight. Keep reading for more context.
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🔴 The Moment We’re In: Two Critical Votes in Congress
DHS funding expires Friday. Since our last issue, the pressure has produced results: 700 agents withdrawn from Minnesota, body cameras mandated, the Border Patrol commander removed, a DOJ civil rights investigation opened. But 2,000 agents remain in MN—and Homan has made clear mass deportations will continue. Democrats are demanding real guardrails. Republicans are calling them "non-starters." Your call to Congress could break the logjam.
Meanwhile, the House votes TODAY on the SAVE America Act—a voter suppression bill disguised as election security. It would require proof of citizenship documents like a passport or birth certificate to register to vote. The Brennan Center estimates 21 million Americans lack ready access to those documents. Noncitizen voting is already illegal and vanishingly rare. This bill isn't about fraud—it's about making it harder for people of color, low-income voters, and naturalized citizens to cast a ballot.
2 critical letters to send. 3 longer-term engagement opportunities. Keep reading to take action.
⚡ QUICK ACTIONS
🚨 Tell Congress: Stop Funding DHS Violence and Deportation Abuses
📍 L4GG.org/StopDHSViolence | 2 min
This week is the moment. DHS funding expires Friday, February 13—and Congress is negotiating what guardrails, if any, to put on ICE and Border Patrol. Democrats are demanding body cameras, judicial warrants, and bans on raids at schools and churches. Republicans are pushing back.
Two U.S. citizens—Renee Good and Alex Pretti—were killed by federal agents in Minneapolis. Public support for these tactics is plummeting. The Senate has leverage it rarely has—and your voice matters now.
Tell your Senators: No DHS funding without real accountability. Demand guardrails on enforcement, transparency requirements, and an end to lawless raids.
🗳️ Oppose the SAVE Act—Defend the Right to Vote
📍 L4GG.org/OpposeSAVEAct | 2 min
As lawyers, we are officers of the court and defenders of constitutional rights—including the right to vote.
The SAVE America Act (H.R. 7296), the "Make Elections Great Again Act" (H.R. 7300), and the original SAVE Act (H.R. 22) aim to suppress eligible voters under the false pretense of preventing fraud. These bills would impose discriminatory proof-of-citizenship requirements, criminalize routine actions by election officials, and expand voter purges—disenfranchising people of color, low-income communities, people with disabilities, and naturalized citizens.
The vote is TODAY - tell Congress to reject these unconstitutional restrictions!
🛠️ LONG-TERM ENGAGEMENT
🤝 Meet L4GG's Partner Organizations
📍 L4GG.org/MeetPartners | Feb 26, 3:00 PM ET
Tackling today's crises takes a coalition. Join Executive Director Traci Feit Love and leaders from four partner organizations to hear how L4GG volunteers are amplifying impact across reproductive health, climate, and immigrant rights:
The American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists
The Environmental Protection Network
Mobile Pathways
The Public Rights Project
Register now and find your next way to plug in.
⚖️ Volunteer: Detention Bridge Project
📍 L4GG.org/DetentionBridge | Training provided, no experience required
People swept up by ICE are disappearing into detention centers thousands of miles from their families—most without a lawyer. L4GG's Detention Bridge Project deploys legal support where the need is most acute.
Right now, many transfers are going to Fort Bliss in El Paso—a facility holding 5,000 people in dangerous, overcrowded conditions. The vast majority have no legal representation, meaning they cannot challenge their detention or navigate proceedings often conducted in a language they don't speak.
We need lawyers now for remote and in-person intakes, bond hearings, habeas petitions, and impact litigation. All experience levels welcome—training provided. Sign up today!
📄 Volunteer Interest Form: Work Permit Legal Clinics
Asylum seekers need stability—and a work permit is a vital step toward rebuilding their lives. That's why L4GG is seeking experienced immigration attorneys to volunteer at upcoming clinics this spring.
In-Person (NYC): We're looking for attorneys to review draft work permit applications at clinics hosted at Manhattan law firms on March 9, 10, 11, and 12.
Remote (anywhere): Experienced immigration attorneys based anywhere in the U.S. can join our remote clinics on March 31 and April 22.
If you're an immigration attorney comfortable reviewing work permits and ready to make a meaningful difference, fill out our interest form!
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