CHN Urges the Senate to Separate DHS Appropriations Bill from Larger Package, Reject DHS Funding
January 26, 2026
125 Organizations Urge the House to Prioritize Children’s Safety in FY26 DHS Appropriations Vote
Coalition on Human Needs & First Focus Campaign for Children,
March 5, 2026
Letter to Congress
125 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.
CHN Opposes Additional Funding for ICE
Deborah Weinstein and Dominique Espinoza,
March 3, 2026
Letter to Congress
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.
Stop Funding Violence: Human Needs Advocates Tell Congress to Halt DHS Expansion
CHN Staff,
March 2, 2026
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 REAL State of the Union: Soaring Gains at the Top; Struggles to Meet Basic Needs for Millions
Deborah Weinstein,
February 24, 2026
Statement by CHN
In the first year of Donald Trump’s second term, his administration has presided over stupendous growth in income and wealth among the very richest Americans, while the poorest workers have lost income and tens of millions of us struggle to afford basics.
As ICE Activity Ramps Up, Health Care Professionals Share Strategies to Protect Access to Care
National Health Care for the Homeless Council,
February 20, 2026
Blog post by the National Health Care for the Homeless Council, a member of CHN
As federal immigration enforcement ramps up in communities across the country, health care providers — including those in the Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) Community — are seeing direct impacts on patients and the care they receive. NHCHC staff spoke with direct care providers in 15 communities across the U.S. about their experiences.
