Reckless disregard for human life is rampant in the Trump administration’s attacks on immigrants and their neighbors and supporters.
From Chicago to California, immigrants have been killed during ICE raids and traffic stops. And there have been at least eleven non-fatal shootings by ICE and Border Patrol agents in places around the country, including another two victims in Portland, Oregon.
The killings of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minneapolis are not an isolated tragedies, but part of a disturbing pattern of callous and inhumane disregard of life and law. Her death, and the shockingly high number of deaths and harm inflicted in ICE detention and raids, require Congress to stop negotiations on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill until careful investigations lead to Congress’ reining in of the reckless tactics of Secretary Noem, ICE Acting Director Lyons, and their underlings.
Last year was the deadliest year in ICE detention facilities in over 20 years, with 32 deaths in 2025.
Right now, Congress is negotiating government funding bills, including funding for the Department of Homeland Security and increasing ICE detention facilities. We can stop this if we raise our voices together.
Click here to start writing to send a message to your senators and representative demanding Congress immediately stop funding DHS and ICE’s inhumane and lethal tactics amidst ongoing investigations.
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A broad coalition of labor unions, child welfare advocates, faith groups, anti-violence organizations, and human needs organizations are calling on the U.S. Senate to reject additional funding for the Department of Homeland Security and immigration enforcement.
The money fueling ICE’s abuses comes directly out of the pockets of working Americans who are already struggling.
Editor’s note: CHN sent the letter below to the all members of the U.S. Senate on January 26, 2026. Dear Senator: On behalf of the Coalition on Human Needs, we urge you to prioritize human needs by separating the FY 2026 Homeland Security appropriations bill from the larger appropriations package on…
Instead of giving DHS more funding without meaningful oversight, Congress must do more to rein in DHS — and we urge you to prevent ICE from receiving a single additional dollar to expand a system that is already cruel, dangerous, and profoundly inhumane.
For people on the streets of Minneapolis, Chicago, Los Angeles, for immigrants and their neighbors, for “blue” states, the answer is “YES.”
We call upon Senators to follow the House’s bipartisan example – they should vote for the House bill immediately to help millions facing rising health costs.
We mourn the needless death of Renee Nicole Good, fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. There have been at least nine other non-fatal shootings by ICE agents in places around the country. Ms. Good’s death is part of a pattern of callous and inhumane disregard of life and law.
At a time when nearly half of Americans say they’re struggling to afford basic necessities, Trump used our tax dollars to strike a foreign country.
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The Coalition on Human Needs looks forward to making 2026 a year in which we join with all of our members and allies to build that future for all of us, and to demand that our leaders stop putting themselves and their ultra-rich cronies first, at our expense.
People around the country are submitting comments to oppose the Trump Administration’s proposed changes – they are due by Friday, Dec. 19, at midnight. See how you can easily comment too!
CHN urges the U.S. House of Representatives to support a clean extension of the enhanced ACA Premium Tax Credit, and vote no on proposals such as H.R. 6703 that do not include an extension of the expiring credits and will not help people with low and moderate incomes get coverage and afford care.