Reckless disregard for human life is rampant in the Trump administration’s attacks on immigrants and their neighbors and supporters.
From Chicago to California, immigrants have been killed during ICE raids and traffic stops. And there have been at least eleven non-fatal shootings by ICE and Border Patrol agents in places around the country, including another two victims in Portland, Oregon.
The killings of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minneapolis are not an isolated tragedies, but part of a disturbing pattern of callous and inhumane disregard of life and law. Her death, and the shockingly high number of deaths and harm inflicted in ICE detention and raids, require Congress to stop negotiations on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill until careful investigations lead to Congress’ reining in of the reckless tactics of Secretary Noem, ICE Acting Director Lyons, and their underlings.
Last year was the deadliest year in ICE detention facilities in over 20 years, with 32 deaths in 2025.
Right now, Congress is negotiating government funding bills, including funding for the Department of Homeland Security and increasing ICE detention facilities. We can stop this if we raise our voices together.
Click here to start writing to send a message to your senators and representative demanding Congress immediately stop funding DHS and ICE’s inhumane and lethal tactics amidst ongoing investigations.
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Recently, we have seen a strategic effort by the Trump administration to remove datasets and resources that document economic, social, and health disparities faced by millions of people.
In addition to the numerous anti-immigrant actions the Trump Administration has already taken, congressional Republicans are considering legislative anti-immigrant proposals. The House and Senate have passed budget plans that call for supercharging funding to deport people throughout our communities.
President Trump’s speech to Congress on March 4 was his opportunity to flaunt his tightening grasp of power, and he reveled in it. Let us not be distracted.
When I worked with people experiencing homelessness, I kept hearing about the obstacles to help. Then I experienced them myself.
We cannot let political theater dismantle constitutional protections for children. And we cannot let children become collateral damage in a political fight.
Congress is setting state policymakers up to face incredibly hard decisions about everything from health care cuts, deciding who should go hungry, and supporting their rural communities.
Recent developments on Capitol Hill—and sweeping executive actions since President Trump’s inauguration on January 20, 2025—could potentially reshape funding for children’s health, education, and economic security across our states.
Vouchers defund public schools and provide financial assistance to small numbers of students at the expense of the 90% of children who attend public schools.
The proposals by Republican members of Congress will make billionaires wealthier by taking away health care and nutrition support from millions of Americans, including constituents in their districts.
The Coalition on Human Needs strongly urge members of the House of Representatives to vote NO on the FY 2025 Budget Resolution. These cuts are not savings – they would impose huge costs to communities nationwide.
Census Bureau’s upcoming privacy protection decisions, while crucial, risk undermining accurate child poverty data, potentially harming funding for critical programs and disproportionately affecting rural and minority communities.
The Republican-controlled House Budget Committee proposed a $12 billion in cuts to school breakfast and lunch, which would impact 24,000 schools and 12 million children across the country.