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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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.
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.
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 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.
Statement by Deborah Weinstein, Executive Director, Coalition on Human Needs Speaking at Pentagon Accountability Groups to Demand Pentagon Budget Cuts June 2, 2026 Hello, I’m Deborah Weinstein, Executive Director of the Coalition on Human Needs, and I’m here to talk about national security. The nearly $1.5 trillion dollars proposed for the military by the Trump administration will make us…
People are sending a message: “Don’t fund the lawless actions of ICE; instead invest in health care, child care, nutrition, and all the other basic needs.”
With no end to the Hormuz blockade in sight, we are faced with a clear picture of the future: everyday items will be more expensive.
Congress has the opportunity — and the obligation — to prioritize investments that fortify the health, stability, and economic security of families and communities, rather than committing tens of billions of dollars to an ever-expanding detention and enforcement apparatus that imperils the very people we are called to serve.
526 organizations urge Congress to reject FY 2027 cuts and strengthen Labor-HHS-Education funding to protect essential public services nationwide.
Public Citizen demands transparency after Trump proposed a $1.77 billion fund benefiting January 6 allies and supporters.
The Coalition on Human Needs (CHN) has selected advocate, community leader, and former White House lawyer Christopher Kang as its next executive director. Kang, who will be the first person of color to lead the coalition, joins CHN as it prepares to celebrate its 45th anniversary this year.
Immigrant families want what all families want: safety, health, and opportunities. The federal budget puts these at risk for our families—and yours, too.