March 18th, 2020
Defund Hate Coalition: Giving Trump More Money for ICE and CBP During the Coronavirus Global Health Crisis Is Exploitative
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, March 18, 2020 ICE has abused social distancing protocols during COVID-19 to target and detain immigrants, imagine what they would do with more money? Washington, DC — The Defund Hate Coalition issued the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s request for massive funding increases for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) […]
February 10th, 2020
Defund Hate Coalition Condemns Trump’s Anti-Immigrant FY21 Budgets, Calls on Congress to Act
For Immediate Release: Monday, February 10, 2020 Washington, DC — The Defund Hate Coalition issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2021: “For his final budget proposal before the election, the Trump administration is clear on its core motivations: a wholesale, hate-fueled attack on immigrants. In the four years […]
February 7th, 2020
Defund Hate Coalition Responds to ICE Shooting Two People in NYC: The Deportation Force of ICE and CBP Are Terrorizing our Communities
For Immediate Release: Friday, February 7, 2020 Washington, DC — On Thursday, news media reported that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shot two people in an attempt to arrest an immigrant outside their home in Brooklyn, New York. The Defund Hate Campaign, which is made up of 38 organizations comprising directly impacted communities, faith leaders, and […]
October 10th, 2019
Congressional Appropriations Leaders to Trump Administration: ICE Money Grab Won’t Be Tolerated While Congress Negotiates Next Year’s Budget
For Immediate Release: Thursday, October 10, 2019 Defund Hate Coalition Encourages Strong Oversight of ICE Spending During Continuing Resolution Washington, DC — The Defund Hate Coalition applauds appropriations committee leadership for enforcing Congress’s power of the purse and rejecting future attempts to misuse federal appropriations laws to expand Trump’s detention and deportation force and continue to […]
September 12th, 2019
200+ Human and Civil Rights Organizations Call on Congress to Hold DHS Accountable and Cut Funding for ICE and CBP
For Immediate Release: Thursday, September 12, 2019 Washington, DC — More than 200 non-governmental organizations sent a letter to Congress today calling for members to cut the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) budget for detention, enforcement, and border militarization, and to put accountability measures in place to stop the agency’s pattern of abuse of the appropriations process. […]
June 13th, 2019
DHS Appropriations Bill Falls Short of Defunding Hate
For Immediate Release: Thursday, June 13, 2019 Washington, DC — In response to the FY2020 markup of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Appropriations Bill, the Defund Hate coalition released the following statement: “We welcome long overdue decreases in funding to Customs and Border Protection (CBP), such as no funding for additional border barriers and a […]
May 22nd, 2019
52,000 people in detention as Congressional Leadership meets over DHS funding
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, May 22, 2019 Washington, DC — This week Congressional leaders are negotiating over supplemental funding for accounts across the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). While there is bipartisan support for much-needed relief for disaster-affected communities, Congress is also weighing support for an expansion of the detention and deportation system. On Monday news broke […]
May 1st, 2019
Defund Hate Coalition Rejects Calls for Additional ICE and CBP Funding
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, May 1, 2019 Washington, DC — Today the Trump Administration sent Congress a $4.5 billion supplemental funding package. The expedited funding request, to increase resources yet again for this fiscal year, will expand the already massive immigration enforcement apparatus that tears apart families, further militarizes our southern border, and violates human rights […]
March 19th, 2019
#DefundHate Escalates Campaign to Cut Funding for ICE, CBP in 2020
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, March 19, 2019 Coalition of immigrant, civil rights, faith, LGBTQ, legal services and other organizations demand Congress cut funding for detention, deportation, and border militarization Washington, D.C. — The #DefundHate coalition announced today the next phase of its national campaign to defund Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement […]
March 11th, 2019
#DefundHate Coalition Condemns Trump’s Anti-Immigrant FY20 Budget
For Immediate Release: Monday, March 11, 2019 Washington, DC — The Defund Hate Coalition issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2020: “Trump’s budget doubles down on his hateful, anti-immigrant agenda. Notably, the budget calls for a massive slush fund amidst his fabricated national emergency declaration, providing further evidence […]
