Coalition on Human Needs: We will continue to oppose blank check funding and lawless actions by ICE and Border Patrol
June 10, 2026
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.
CHN Opposes Senate Amendment That Threatens Service Providers and Localities
Meredith Dodson,
June 4, 2026
Letter to Congress
At a time when so many in communities across the country are struggling with rising costs of living, the Coalition on Human Needs opposed an amendment that would pave the way for administration’s Department of Justice to use resources for so-called “fraud prevention” that could make it harder for families to access basic needs programs by attacking service providers and localities.
CHN Opposes H.R. 7726 and H.R. 8872, Instead Congress Should Protect and Strengthen Child Care and TANF
Meredith Dodson,
June 3, 2026
Letter to Congress
CHN sent this letter to House offices opposing H.R. 7726 and H.R. 8872, the Child Care and TANF bills on the floor. At a time when so many in communities across the country are struggling with rising costs of living, Congress should be protecting and strengthening child care, cash assistance intended for low-income families, and other basic needs programs, not exacerbating the crises families are facing.
