Stop Funding Violence: Human Needs Advocates Tell Congress to Halt DHS Expansion
In response to a series of deadly immigration enforcement actions, a broad swath of labor unions, child welfare advocates, faith groups, anti-violence organizations, and human needs organizations are speaking out about the impact of immigration enforcement and detention on human needs. These statements reflect deep concern over unchecked use of force, racial profiling, family detention, and enforcement actions that terrorize communities while diverting resources from health care, housing, education, and other vital human needs. Organizations below and others are urging Congress to halt new ICE and Border Patrol spending and impose meaningful oversight and guardrails to prevent further loss of life and harm to communities.
Below, you will find statements and other resources from some of CHNs member organizations.
CHN and First Focus Campaign for Children: More Than 250 Organizations Urge the House to Prioritize Children’s Safety in DHS
What Does Justice Look Like in a Renegotiated DHS Spending Bill?, a memorandum about needed reforms from CHN and several other organizations.
CHN: CHN to Senate: Reject DHS Bill Without Accountability, CHN O,pposes Additional Funding for ICE in FY26 DHS Bill on House Floor and CHN to Congress: oppose any funding, including another CR, for ICE — and support real reforms.
CHN Action: Tell Congress: Stop ICE from terrorizing our kids, Tell Congress: Stop ICE’s lawless attacks on our communities and Demand Congress stop funding the inhumane and lethal tactics of DHS and ICE amidst ongoing investigations.
Center for Law and Social Policy: 430+ Organizations Call on Congress to Pass Meaningful Protections for Families, including Sensitive Locations and CLASP urges Senate to reject funding bill that will endanger more lives. And see CTAN: Children’s Advocates to Congress: “There is No Appropriate Amount of Time for Children to be Detained” and Stop Terrorizing our Kids: How Immigration Agents are Harming Children and What Policymakers Can Do to Stop It
Child Welfare League of America: No New ICE Funding
Children’s Defense Fund: CDF to Congress: No More Funding for DHS Brutality
Food Research & Action Center: Nation’s Budget Must Strengthen Families, Communities, Not Cause Harm
Friends Committee on National Legislation: Legislative Ask – Protect Civil Liberties and Community Safety and We mourn state killings and demand justice, not terror
First Focus Campaign for Children: 125 Organizations Urge Lawmakers to Prioritize Children Before Vote on DHS Funding, Free the Children – Again, MESSAGE: Reject DHS funding bill until children are protected and Tell your Senators: Pass funding for kids, NOT ICE
Futures Without Violence: Enough Is Enough
Hispanic Federation: Hispanic Federation Condemns another killing by federal agents and demands the U.S. Senate provide guardrails and oversight to Department of Homeland Security and JCPA Statement on Growing Militarization of Federal Immigration Enforcement
National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd: On Minnesota and Mass Deportation Efforts Across the Country – Firm in Our Commitment to Justice, Love and Solidarity
National Association of Social Workers: In aftermath of ICE shooting, NASW Minnesota says there must be truth, justice and accountability, NASW Statement on the Shooting Death of Alex Pretti by Federal Agents, and NASW Maine Chapter Testifies in Support of Bill to Keep ICE Agents Out of Schools, Other Public Places
National Education Association: NEA urges representatives to oppose DHS funding, Make schools, churches, and hospitals protected spaces from ICE, NEA Files Emergency Motion to Stop ICE Enforcement Near Schools, and Speak Out Against Trump’s Aggressive ICE Raids and Attacks on Communities
National Immigration Law Center: Not a dollar for DHS Resource-Hub, on Instagram: Stop DHS Violence: Action Plan for the Shutdown, Tell Your Members of Congress: No More Tax Dollars for ICE & CBP, Congress Has Days to Stop Funding ICE’s Unchecked Abuse, NILC Statement Following U.S. Senate vote on DHS funding, Vote NO on the Proposed DHS Funding Bill
National Network to End Domestic Violence: NNEDV condemns violence unlawful actions of ICE and Border Patrol in Minnesota and other communities
NETWORK: NETWORK Responds to 2026 Budget Legislation and Tell Congress: No More Money for ICE or CBP without Meaningful Change
NHCHC: Codifying Protections for “Sensitive Locations:” Ensuring Safe Access to Care and Strategies to Improve Access to Care and Staff Morale
NPP: Congress Doubled ICE & CBP Budgets and Cut Legal Immigration and on Bluesky: $170 billion for mass deportations and detention could fund Medicaid for 6 million children and 4 million adults for four years and nearly 400,000 livable-wage jobs for single-parent families with two kids for four years — also on Instagram (1, 2)
Popular Democracy: No More Tax Dollars for ICE & CBP
RESULTS: Congress must fund health education and housing and stand against abuse of power
Southern Poverty Law Center: Vote no DHS funding package
UnidosUS: Congress Must Protect Civil Rights and Place Clear Guardrails on DHS and DHS Enforcement Harms Tracker
Zero to Three: Take Action: FY26 Appropriations and DHS funding
Current CHN Members can be found here.
*If your organization is a member and would like to see your statement added, please reach out to Rebecca Vucic (rvucic@chn.org)
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