Coalition on Human Needs: We will continue to oppose blank check funding and lawless actions by ICE and Border Patrol
June 10, 2026
CHN opposes DHS reconciliation bill + $350 million for enhanced ICE enforcement
CHN Staff,
June 4, 2026
Letter to Congress
The Coalition on Human Needs sent the following letter to every Senate office to sound the alarm on a new provision (Section 202(9)) added to the reconciliation package that provides $350 million for ICE enforcement activities in jurisdictions (e.g. sanctuary cities) deemed insufficiently cooperative with the administration's immigration agenda. We are concerned this money could be used for mass enforcement actions, such as we’ve seen under Trump in Minnesota, and that it could be used for paramilitary mobilizations during elections.
CHN Opposes Senate Amendment That Threatens Service Providers and Localities
Meredith Dodson,
June 4, 2026
Letter to Congress
At a time when so many in communities across the country are struggling with rising costs of living, the Coalition on Human Needs opposed an amendment that would pave the way for administration’s Department of Justice to use resources for so-called “fraud prevention” that could make it harder for families to access basic needs programs by attacking service providers and localities.
CHN Opposes H.R. 7726 and H.R. 8872, Instead Congress Should Protect and Strengthen Child Care and TANF
Meredith Dodson,
June 3, 2026
Letter to Congress
CHN sent this letter to House offices opposing H.R. 7726 and H.R. 8872, the Child Care and TANF bills on the floor. At a time when so many in communities across the country are struggling with rising costs of living, Congress should be protecting and strengthening child care, cash assistance intended for low-income families, and other basic needs programs, not exacerbating the crises families are facing.
A Human Needs Call to Make Our Nation More Secure
CHN Staff,
June 2, 2026
Statement by Deborah Weinstein, Executive Director, Coalition on Human Needs Speaking at Pentagon Accountability Groups to Demand Pentagon Budget Cuts June 2, 2026 Hello, I’m Deborah Weinstein, Executive Director of the Coalition on Human Needs, and I’m here to talk about national security. The nearly $1.5 trillion dollars proposed for the military by the Trump administration will make us...
Fund Care, not ICE – Saying NO to Abuse of Power
Deborah Weinstein,
May 26, 2026
People are sending a message: "Don’t fund the lawless actions of ICE; instead invest in health care, child care, nutrition, and all the other basic needs."
