Patagonia Urges Lawmakers to Vote Against Further ICE Funding

Patagonia Inc. Chief Executive Officer Ryan Gellert urged U.S. lawmakers to vote against further funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and called for action to counteract the “militarization of our cities.”

The outdoor apparel company, known for its environmental and political advocacy efforts, sent letters this week to senators in California, Colorado, Virginia and other states. ICE funding has enabled a “pattern of violence” that disproportionately harms vulnerable communities, Gellert wrote.

Ryan Gellert

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“This downward spiral by an out-of-control executive branch demands checks and balances — and accountability,” Gellert wrote. “Congress has actual power to force a reckoning and create change, ...