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. These deaths, 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 the funding bill. 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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The Census Bureau released its 2025 income, poverty, and health insurance data on September 15. Based on that data, CHN released our new First Look at Poverty, Hardship, and the Impact of Human Needs Programs, a one-pager highlighting what the data tells us about poverty and hardship — and what it doesn’t.
Editor’s Note: The section “Wage Increases Have Not Kept Up with Inflation over the Past Year” has been updated on Sept. 14 to reflect the latest inflation and wage data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national poverty, income, and health insurance data being released by the Census…
On September 15, the Census Bureau will release national 2025 poverty, income, and health insurance data, but not the ACS state and local data historically released the same week.
56 million workers would join a union if they could.
Poverty is the result of systemic failures, and our nation and the people who show up every day to make our economy work deserve better.
The unnecessary and disruptive actions at the hands of ICE and DHS have no place in our communities. They are cruel and actively interfering with students’ ability to learn and educators’ ability to teach.
This year – more than ever before – the ACS is under attack, joining 337 other federal datasets that have been doctored since the start of the current administration.
The Trump administration proposed new regulations seeking to drastically reduce the tax credits that certain immigrant tax filers can claim.
People who receive public benefits don’t need to be told to work; they already work as much as they can. And even if you have a job, that’s not a guarantee of economic security.
The national youth advocacy organization, Children’s Defense Fund (CDF), urges federal leaders to preserve and protect the landmark early learning and health services program, Head Start.
Resources and information on the Trump Administration’s ongoing attacks on human needs funding and the federal grantmaking process, and the resulting impacts on nonprofits and communities nationwide.
The American Community Survey (ACS) release has been delayed. As you plan your work in September, you may need to revise any plans around drawing attention to poverty and access to health insurance in your community.