Grijalva, Ansari, and Stanton Introduce The Fund Schools, Not ICE Act

Fund K-12 Public Education, not Trump’s Gestapo and his Concentration Camps

Those are the goals of Arizona House Representatives Adelita Grijalva, Yassamin Ansari, and Greg Stanton, who jointly introduced the Fund Schools, Not ICE Act, legislation that, if enacted, would take “unobligated” ICE funding (about $62 billion) to schools that qualify for Title IX funding. It would also take funds earmarked for detention center warehouse purchases and shift them to public schools.

Commenting on the proposal, Representative Adelita Grijalva stated:

“Instead of wasting billions of taxpayer dollars on inhumane, for-profit detention warehouses and pouring even more money into a lawless agency that is murdering people on our streets, we should be investing in our children and strengthening our public schools. At a time when the Trump administration is systematically defunding public education, this bill puts our students ahead of Trump’s cruel mass deportation agenda.”

Representative Yassamin Ansari wrote:

“ICE has done nothing to keep our communities safe. Instead, they have used the billions of dollars in funding handed over by Trump and Republicans to terrorize our communities and murder American citizens. Our schools are safe places, and our resources should be used to support students, not expand ICE’s presence in our communities. I’m proud to stand with my colleagues in introducing this legislation.”

Representative Greg Stanton offered:

“Public school districts across the country are facing massive challenges and chronic underfunding, yet again this Administration funneled billions in taxpayer funds for its dangerous mass deportation agenda. ICE’s poorly trained force is not making Americans safer—it’s causing chaos and fear. My legislation ensures that our classrooms, not ICE, have the resources and support they need to educate our next generation.”