More than 250 Organizations Urge the House to Prioritize Children’s Safety in FY26 DHS Appropriations Vote
March 5, 2026
Coalition on Human Needs: We will continue to oppose blank check funding and lawless actions by ICE and Border Patrol
Deborah Weinstein,
June 10, 2026
Statement by CHN
We will continue to work with our allies to reverse this recklessly irresponsible legislation, and to fight to remedy the harms being inflicted.
Congress Must Stop Locking the American People Out of Pentagon Budget Negotiations
Public Citizen,
June 8, 2026
At a time of extraordinary corruption, the American public has the right to know what is happening in the room when Members of Congress negotiate over whether $1.5 trillion is really needed, and for what.
Trump’s War Budget Faces Unprecedented Opposition
Public Citizen,
June 5, 2026
Statement from Public Citizen, a member of CHN
Adopting Trump’s proposed $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget would establish a funding level that starves spending on health care, education, climate, infrastructure, and more for years and years.
Stop Funding Violence: Human Needs Advocates Tell Congress to Halt DHS Expansion
CHN Staff,
June 5, 2026
A broad coalition of labor unions, child welfare advocates, faith groups, anti-violence organizations, and human needs organizations are calling on Congress to reject additional funding for the Department of Homeland Security and immigration enforcement.
CHN opposes DHS reconciliation bill + $350 million for enhanced ICE enforcement
CHN Staff,
June 4, 2026
Letter to Congress
The Coalition on Human Needs sent the following letter to every Senate office to sound the alarm on a new provision (Section 202(9)) added to the reconciliation package that provides $350 million for ICE enforcement activities in jurisdictions (e.g. sanctuary cities) deemed insufficiently cooperative with the administration's immigration agenda. We are concerned this money could be used for mass enforcement actions, such as we’ve seen under Trump in Minnesota, and that it could be used for paramilitary mobilizations during elections.
