Dignity
Immigrants are our neighbors, coworkers, and family. Not case numbers. Not enforcement targets.
Our mission
Abolition has to be a public demand, not a private debate.
Neighbors Not Numbers is a coalition of organizers, neighbors, and volunteers pressing candidates for Congress to commit, publicly, to abolishing ICE and building a humane immigration system in its place.
Why we organize
ICE has built a system around detention, family separation, and racial profiling. Two decades of reform promises have not fixed it. We believe abolition is the only honest response, and that politicians won't lead until voters demand it in public.
Principles
Accountability
Every candidate should have to answer, in public, whether they'll vote to end ICE.
Abolition
Reform won't fix an agency built around punishment. We're asking for abolition, and a serious plan for what replaces it.
Community safety
Safety comes from due process, legal representation, and community investment, not from cages.
What we're doing
- Contacting every House and Senate campaign in the 2026 cycle with the pledge.
- Publishing every response (signed, pending, refused) on a tracker neighbors can act on.
- Grounding our case in testimony from people who have been inside ICE detention.
- Giving supporters the scripts, stories, and tools to move their representatives.
FAQ
Who's behind this?
Neighbors Not Numbers is a grassroots coalition. Organizers, volunteers, and neighbors, not a political party.
Where do the statistics come from?
Public polling by Marist/PBS/NPR and YouGov, and human-rights reporting from Amnesty International, the American Immigration Council, and ProPublica.
How will I know if a candidate signs?
The tracker updates, the signer appears on the signatories page, and we announce every new commitment on Instagram.
Can I help if I'm not in a district with a candidate listed?
Yes. Share the tracker, donate, and tell your own reps to commit.
Next step
Build public pressure before Election Day.
Sign, share, call, donate. Every action keeps the pledge visible, and every candidate on the record before Election Day.