U.S. Workers Need Paid Parental Leave
Kali Daugherty,
April 10, 2025
It’s time for the U.S. to join the rest of the world’s democracies and invest in families by recognizing parental leave as a federally mandated human right.
Congress Is Taking from the Poor to Give to the Rich
Jocelyn Smith,
April 9, 2025
"I know how it feels to be hungry and homeless. If the GOP budget passes as written, so will millions more." Jocelyn Smith shared her point.
Trump Administration’s Heartless Termination of TPS for Venezuelans Sparks Legal Showdown
Dominique Espinoza,
April 8, 2025
On February 2, 2025, the U.S. government delivered a devastating blow to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants by abruptly ending the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program that had shielded them from deportation and granted them work authorization.
10 Ways the Budget Reconciliation Bill’s Immigration Enforcement Funds Put Us All At Risk
Heidi Altman and Jennifer Whitlock,
April 7, 2025
Blog post by NILC, CHN's member | This explainer describes how a reconciliation bill will unlock the Trump administration’s ability to experiment with authoritarian tactics through enforcement, threatening constitutional rights and democratic norms.
CHN Urges the Senate to Reject Budget Resolution that Paves the Way for Deep Human Needs Cuts
Meredith Dodson,
April 4, 2025
CHN sent this letter to all Senators, asking them to reject the budget resolution which will pave the way for deep cuts to food assistance and health care, turbocharge family separation and mass deportation, and set the stage for huge tax breaks that benefit the wealthy.
