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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Editor’s note: CHN sent this letter to all House of Representatives offices on March 18, 2026. The Coalition on Human Needs urges Members of Congress to vote no on H.R. 1958, the so-called Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2026. CHN is a national coalition of organizations working to promote policies that ensure people with low incomes…
We need a government that works for all of us — no matter what we look like, what our zip code is, or what income we are able to earn.
Over the past several weeks the Trump Administration has taken drastic actions that undermine and cut Medicaid programs, particularly services that enable older adults and people with disabilities to live at home and connected to their communities
The Trump administration is trying to expel lawful immigrants to countries facing political turmoil — while also cutting aid and destabilizing them further.
More than 250 organizations urge Congress to reject status quo funding for the Homeland Security FY26 annual spending bill, including ICE and CBP, and include meaningful safeguards that protect children and families and treat them with dignity.
On behalf of the Coalition on Human Needs, we urge you to vote NO on this bill as long as it continues funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) without meaningful, enforceable reforms.
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