More than 250 Organizations Urge the House to Prioritize Children’s Safety in FY26 DHS Appropriations Vote
March 5, 2026
CHN’s latest Human Needs Report: A look at President Biden’s FY23 budget proposal
Leo Nguyen,
April 5, 2022
CHN just released another edition of the Human Needs Report. Read on for a comprehensive look at President Biden's FY 2023 budget proposal.
CHN urges all members of U.S. Senate to support the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson
CHN Staff,
April 4, 2022
On Monday, April 4, the Coalition on Human Needs delivered a letter to all members of the U.S. Senate, urging a yes vote on the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. The text of the letter, which was signed by CHN Executive Director Deborah Weinstein, is below.
CHN celebrates the “very good news” of Biden Administration’s ending inhumane rejection of asylum seekers
CHN Staff,
April 1, 2022
The Coalition on Human Needs applauds the announcement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that it is terminating its Title 42 public health order that suspended the rights of people from even making a claim for refuge in the United States, effective May 23. This is very good news for thousands of desperate people. It also affirms the rule of law and the urgent need to carry out federal policy in accordance with human rights.
CHN’s COVID-19 Watch: Tracking Hardship, April 1, 2022
CHN Staff,
April 1, 2022
The move aside, omicron AB.1 edition. New COVID-19 cases in the U.S. continue to decline, and deaths and hospitalizations are way down. But the decline in new cases is not nearly as sharp as it was two weeks ago – just 12 percent, compared with 43 percent in mid-March. And some states, including New York, are now reporting an increase in new cases. All of this comes as omicron AB.2, a subvariant of its predecessor and more infectious, has emerged as the dominant variant in the U.S.
Across the country, contract airport workers tell CEOs: Low pay and poor benefits won’t fly
David Elliot,
March 31, 2022
Mohamed Osman, a wheelchair agent at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, works seven days a week, sometimes from 4 a.m. to 3 p.m. His job is demanding – occasionally he walks nearly 12 miles a day. But Mohamed, a Sudanese immigrant and father of four, is paid such low wages he is barely able to support his family. He depends on tips from generous passengers to help get by, but there is no guarantee how much – if any – he will receive in tips each shift.
