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 Trump minion announced a massive freeze of federal funding, and despite claims that it would not affect Medicaid, Head Start “or other similar programs,” there were reports of frozen funding in Medicaid and Head Start even before the freeze was supposed to start.
Medicaid covers 80 million Americans and serves as the backbone for our health system we all relied on. The government cannot afford to cut Medicaid.
Trump’s first priority is tax breaks for the corporations that have been fleecing us. And he’ll fund them by cutting programs we rely on.
Editor’s note: Maya Wiley is the president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement on Jan. 20, 2025. The statement is crossposted with permission from The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights is a…
Yesterday was an inauguration, but not a coronation. This nation was founded on the premise that it must be governed by the rule of law, and that it applies to everyone. We all have a right and a duty to demand that people are more important than profit, and that laws protecting people are not swept away.
Restrictive benefits and burdensome paperwork turn seeking help into a full-time job. Simple, direct cash payments are much more cost-effective.
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Trump and Vance announced last-minute opposition to the spending and disaster relief bill before Congress, threatening a government shutdown and delayed relief. Happy holidays, everyone.
The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) and the Coalition on Human Needs (CHN) are urging Congress to prioritize extending the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) replacement benefits in the Farm Bill extension within the end-of-year spending package.
I’m a mom of four and have a child with special needs. Conservatives are pushing harsh cuts to programs that families like mine rely on.
Editor’s note: Sherlea Dony is a retired American Sign Language interpreter, consultant on access services for students who are deaf and hard of hearing, and copy editor currently living in Rochester, New York. This blog was distributed and cross-posted with permission by OtherWords.org. I worked hard my whole career and…