Reported lobbying issue
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice: LOBBY VISIT: Meeting with Sen. Grassleys Office re: Crime Victim Fund Stabilization Act (H.R. 909)
Immigration: TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS (TPS) FOR HAITIANS: NAC joined a sign-on letter to the administration (President and Dept of Homeland Security) requesting that the administration extend and redesignate Haiti for TPS and halt all deportation flights.
Budget/Appropriations: STATEMENT ON HARMS TO 0-5 YEAR-OLDS FROM IMMIGRATION ACTION AND FUNDING POLICY: NAC joined sign-on letter to Congress urging legislators to consider the harms that result for their funding decisions. Federal funding freezes and delays, sudden grant terminations, and massive cuts to health, nutrition, and other basic needs contribute to uncertainty in family budgets, cause childcare facilities to close, and generate enormous stress. Children should not be collateral damage. They are our future. How Congress makes decisions about funding and exercises its oversight authority is a test of our nations values. Our leaders have the power and responsibility to ensure that every child is safe, nourished, loved, and thriving. BUDGET 2026: Fiscal Year 2026 funding for the federal government includes important resources to uphold national security and ensure immigration laws are enforced humanely. In this sign-on, NAC joined others who are deeply alarmed by the Department of Homeland Securitys (DHS) growing and unchecked budget. Faith-based organizations are concerned about the direction of the Department's budget and enforcement priorities. DHS actions disregard due process and civil rights and liberties, leading to a historic number of fatalities both on the streets and within facilities. The letter respectfully urges appropriations leaders to use discernment in reconciling a final DHS bill that ensures faithful stewardship of taxpayer funds and stronger accountability and oversight. Sent to Senators Susan Collins and Patty Murray, and Representatives Tom Cole and Rosa DeLauro (Appropriations Committee Leaders). ACTION ALERT - SPENDING ON IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AND DETENTION: NAC asks its network to contact members of Congress to vote NO on any funding measure that increases spending on immigration enforcement and detention. With funding provided in the One Big Beautiful Bill and other appropriations, the budget for Immigration and Custom Enforcement currently is larger than the annual budgets of all other federal law enforcement agencies combined. We must insist on limits, accountability and an end to the hostility and violence. EMAIL BLAST - PLEASE VOTE NO ON FY2026 DHS APPROPRIATIONS BILL (and oppose additional funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP)): NAC sent a blast to Members of Congress urging them to vote no on FY26 DHS Appropriations bill. --OBBBA provided $170 billion additional funding to the Dept. of Homeland Security and its sub-agencies, ICE and CBP, delivering an unprecedented multi-year expansion of immigration enforcement and detention. That funding has not led to safer conditions or stronger accountability. Instead ICE and CBP are acting with greater impunity (Sent to Approps LAs in House and Senate). FY 2027 AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS, THE SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC): NAC joined sign-on to Congress urging them to fully fund WIC in FY27 to ensure that every eligible family seeking WIC services can receive them. New this year is to include in appropriations the MODERN WIC Act (H.R.1464)/21st Century WIC Act (S.3842) to create permanent virtual certification options in WIC before the current waiver allowing for hybrid services expires on September 30. Additionally, the request specifies: 1) Making a clear commitment to the scientific integrity of WICs food packages, 2) Investing in proven, early intervention. FUND COMMUNITY LIVING, CARE, NOT ICE VIOLENCE AND DETENTION: NAC was part of a sign-on letter to Congress that calls out the harm ICE violence and detention are having on disabled adults and children, their families, students, teachers and caregivers, especially those who are Black or brown. It also highlights the impacts of the Medicaid and SNAP cuts from HR1. The letter calls on Congress to halt all funding to DHS and reallocate the funding towards Medicaid, SNAP, and other essential services for people with disabilities and those who are Deaf and hard of hearing. HOLD THE LINE ON ICE AND CBP FUNDING: NAC joined a sign-on letter expressing gratitude that so many members of Congress united to vote against funneling more money to ICE and Border Patrol and urging Congress' ongoing commitment to this stance. EMAIL BLAST TO SENATE ON FUNDING FOR ICE & CBP: NAC sent an email to all Homeland Security LAs in the Senate to urge their bossed to give no additional funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or Customs and Border Protection (CBP). PUT CHILDREN FIRST: As Congress deliberates FY26 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security, NAC joined a sign-on letter urging lawmakers to center childrens safety, stability, and well-being in their funding decisions. It calls on Congress to ensure the well-being and safety of children through significant reforms to immigration policies and practices as they deliberate federal appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security. These decisions will have profound impacts on childrens health, safety, stability, access to services, and lifelong opportunity, and signers demand principled action grounded in evidence and compassion. The letter asks Congress to reject status quo funding for the Homeland Security FY26 annual spending bill, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and include meaningful, enforceable safeguards that protect children and families and treat them with dignity. INVEST IN CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES: NAC joined this sign-on letter urging members of the House and Senate Appropiation and Budget Committees to invest in children, young people, and families in upcoming appropriations negotiations across multiple policy areas. The hope is that our letter is a complement to letters that delve deeper into specific population needs by highlighting the challenges young people and families have faced from a narrative perspective. The letter is open to national and state orgs. PREEMIE ACT & PREVENTING MATERNAL DEATHS ACT: NAC was part of a coalition letter in support of $5.5 million in appropriations funding for implementing components of the PREEMIE Act. Specific requests: $2 million for CDC research studies focused on preterm birth and its causes, $1.5 million to support the establishment of the newly authorized HHS interagency working group focused on preterm birth and infant mortality, and $2 million for the required National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) study on premature birth that will include an assessment of the costs, impact of social factors, and gaps in public health programs, and make recommendations to prevent preterm birth. Sent to Senate Chair Shelley Moore Capito, and Ranking Member Tammy Baldwin; and House Chair Robert Aderhaut, and Ranking Member Rose DeLauro; Senate and House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies. OPPORTUNITY YOUTH FY 27 APPROPRIATIONS: For decades, federal investments to reconnect students and workers have been funded at levels that dont keep pace with inflation, let alone with demand from workers and employers. To achieve inflation-adjusted funding levels from five years ago (at the time of FY22 negotiations) requires an increase of roughly 20%. Given the current funding environment, NAC and others supporting the sign-on letter seek funding levels that account for inflation, as well as strengthen smaller, chronically underfunded programs for fiscal year 2027 (FY27). OPPOSE INCREASED PENTAGON FUNDING AND INVEST IN MEETING HUMAN NEEDS: As vital programs face cuts, the proposed dramatic increase in Pentagon outlay continues a pattern of excess, much of which flows to private contractors. The letter calls for a rebalancing federal priority by directing resources toward health care, housing, education, climate and public health protections, and programs that reduce hunger and poverty. Congress is urged to invest in communities and advance policies that strengthen economic security and shared prosperity. FUNDING ON BEHALF OF YOUTH AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES: NAC joined this sign-on written on behalf of the youth and adults with disabilities served by the signers. The 55 organizations that signed on respectfully reminded the Office of Management and Budget that Congress designed the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)-including the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) and Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)-to operate within the Department of Education. Federal laws establish these deeply interconnected offices and entrust them with the oversight, implementation, and enforcement of key disability statutes. Any attempts to restructure the Department or its functions through interagency agreements (IAAs), whether actions to date or those anticipated in the future, raise significant legal and practical concerns, therefore running contrary to Congressional intent. AFFORDABLE SENIOR HOUSING: NAC joined this sign-on advocating for full and robust funding for federal housing programs serving older adults in fiscal year 2027. These programs are especially critical for older adults with low incomes, who face heightened risks of housing instability. Sent to Members of Congress. SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAMS: Millions of older adults struggle with hunger and social isolation without access to proven solutions through the Older Americans Act (OAA) Nutrition Program. The request to Congress is for full funding for the OAA Nutrition Program at $2.285 billion for FY27 to address mounting waitlists for home delivered and congregate meal services and keep pace with rising food, fuel and labor costs. INVEST IN US APPROPRIATIONS REQUEST: For appropriations legislation for Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27), NAC as a member of the Invest in Us Coalition representing national, state, and local violence prevention organizations, asks the House Committees involved in appropriations to allocate $200 million to the Department of Justices Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) and $23 million for the Department of Health and Human Services Youth Violence Prevention program, administered through the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control for 2027. Continued funding in CVI would support the implementation of program models such as: Street Outreach Intervention Group Violence Intervention Hospital-based Violence Intervention Programs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Safe Passage Strategic Workforce Programs Victim and Survivor Services including: housing support, financial assistance, reentry services, legal assistance, and trauma counseling, among others. COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVETION APPROPRIATIONS LETTER: NAC joined this letter asking Congress to increase funding for community-based gun violence prevention funds (mainly for violence interrupters) to save and transform lives. This is restorative justice because a jail cell isn't the first response to communities of color. This letter supports must-pass legislation that will be considered this year. Sent to U.S. Senate and the Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE: This sign-on package includes four letters sent to various appropriators committees to urge them to fully fund key funding streams for survivors. It urges Congress to increase funding for federal programs that address violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking. Sent to Senators Moran and Van Hollen and Representatives Rogers and Meng. EMAIL BLAST ON FUNDING:NAC sent blast to Congress calling for measures that bring more transparency and accountability to ICE and CBP operations. NAC indicated support for funding the other components of the Department of Homeland Security, including TSA, community disaster readiness the U.S. Coast Guard and cybersecurity - but felt funding for ICE and CBP was another matter. Sent to LAs in House and Senate for Immigration, Homeland Security, and Budget Appropriations.
Foreign Relations: NEW NUCLEAR ARMS RACE: On February 5, 2026, a major nuclear weapons agreement between the United States and Russia - called the New START Treaty - is set to expire. This treaty limits how many nuclear weapons each country can deploy. At this writing, it is the last agreement preventing the worlds two largest nuclear powers from expanding their nuclear weapons arsenals without limits. If New START expires without a replacement, there will be no limits and no transparency on U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons for the first time in decades. Both countries could quickly increase their deployed nuclear weapons, increasing the risk of misunderstanding, escalation, or even nuclear war - whether by accident or design. Both countries could revert to a cold war era nuclear weapons build up. Faith leaders across the country are coming together to urge Congress to take this danger seriously and push for diplomacy. Faith leader sign-on was sent to Members of Congress. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO PEACE ACCORD: With the rapidly deteriorating situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and with approval from our sisters/partners in the DRC, NAC signed a petition to express our grave concern. Despite the signing of the Washington Peace Accord, credible reports continue to document serious violence against civilians, forced displacement, villages burning, and the illegal exploitation of natural resources. The Africa Faith and Justice Network launched this sign-on advocacy letter calling for clear U.S. leadership, independent verification mechanisms, targeted sanctions against those responsible for crimes, and concrete protection for civilian populations. Sent to: President Donald J. Trump with CC to: Vice President J.D. Vance, Marco Rubio, Secretary of State, Brian Mast, Chair, House Foreign Affairs Committee, Christopher H. Smith, Chair, Subcommittee on Africa, Jim Risch, Chair, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Cory Booker, Ranking Member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, CUBA: NAC joined this sign-on letter following the Supreme Court ruling and a New York Times report on Feb 20, that the United States intercepted a vessel near Cuba. The letter expressed concern that the action appears to be part of the Trump administrations oil blockade against the island, for which no legal basis has been articulated. The sign-on went to Congress and was shared with the media. FREDERICK DOUGLASS TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PREVENTION AND PROTECTION REAUTHORIZATION ACT (H.R. 1144). The WISC Human Trafficking Working Group, of which NAC is a key member, has been in conversation with Rep. Chris Smith's office about the hoped-for passage of the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act (H.R. 1144). The sign on pushes for this important bipartisan bill to get a floor vote in the House and for a new Senate Champion. To House and Senate. OPPOSITION TO MILITARY FNDING FOR THE WAR ON IRAN: The sign-on calls on Congress to stand against providing even one more dollar for the reckless and illegal war on Iran by opposing further military funding in a supplemental appropriations bill or the normal appropriations process. (Impacts GS mission partners in Lebanon) US THREAT TO HOLD ZAMBIA'S HIV FUNDING HOSTAGE IN EXCHANGE FOR MINERAL ACCESS: A shocking New York Times expose has revealed that, "The State Department is considering withholding lifesaving assistance to people with H.I.V. in Zambia as a negotiating tactic to force the government of the southern African country to sign a deal giving the United States more access to its critical minerals." The sign-on with NAC collaborators demands that Secretary of State Rubio publicly reject this shameful tactic. A CHRISTIAN APPEAL FOR GLOBAL HEALTH WITH SPECIAL DRAWING RIGHTS (SDR): NAC joined this sign-on, a Lenten Letter to the U.S. Treasury Secretary asking support for a new release of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) through the International Monetary Fund (IMF) -- a simple measure that would provide relief to those suffering in poverty around the world, saving lives, at no cost to the United States. EMAIL BLAST TO CONGRESS. With Franciscan Action Network calling for the U.S. Government to stop the bombing of Iran and resume diplomacy. Sent to Foreign Policy LAs in the House and Senate.
Agriculture: SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP): NAC issued an Action Alert asking constituents to urge their members of Congress to delay unprecedented shifts in funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) from federal to state governments for at least two years, preserving benefits for the hungry, and to pass legislation to reinstate a critical annual report on household food insecurity (The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Household Food Security Reports). FAITH COMMUNITY LETTER TO HOUSE AG COMMITTEE: Sign on letter expressing the faith communitys deep concerns about the current FARM bill because it does nothing to address nor repair the catastrophic SNAP cuts and structural changes that were passed with OBBBA last summer. Sent to: Honorable Glenn GT Thompson, Chairman, Committee on Agriculture, U.S. House of Representatives and Honorable Angie Craig, Ranking Member, Committee on Agriculture, U.S. House of Representatives.
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code: INTERFAITH ORG OPPOSITION TO ANTI-DC TAX DISAPPROVAL RESOLUTION: Letter to Senate expressing opposition to Anti-DC Tax Disapproval Resolution. --After last years theft of $3 billion from the DC budget during the Continuing Resolution process, this repeat offense cannot stand. Residents are literally living in the aftermath of that theft as DC streets are still frozen messes, and communities are in despair because of the lack of resources and funding. It is also important because what happens in DC can happen in the whole nation.
Housing: HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENTS (HUD) PROPOSED ELIMINATION OF THE DISPARATE IMPACT RULE: NAC joined this organizational sign-on petition submitted during a 30-day comment period urging HUD to withdraw its proposal to eliminate the disparate impact rule. The disparate impact standard, established in the Fair Housing Act of 1968, prohibits housing discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, familial status, or religion-creating protected classes in the case of both intentional discrimination and policies that have a discriminatory effect. While intentional discrimination is often easier to uncover, disparate impact helps identify practices that, while seemingly neutral at face value, cause systemic inequality. Examples of such a policy would be nuisance ordinances that endanger women experiencing domestic violence or restrictive zoning laws and building codes that disproportionately impact people of color. LOBBY VISIT: Meeting with Sen. Cassidys Office in support of Road to Housing Bill (S. 2651) LOBBY VISIT: Meeting with House Financial Services Committee Staff re: Housing for the 21st Century Bill (H.R. 6644) LOBBY VISIT: Meeting with Senate Banking Committee Staff re: Road to Housing Act (S.2651) LOBBY VISIT: Meeting with Sen. Scotts Office re: Road to Housing Act (S. 2651) ACTION ALERT - BIPARTISAN HOUSING BILL, H.R. 6644: NAC asked its network members to contact their elected officials in the House and Senate and urge them to meet to discuss, amend and then pass H.R.6644, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act - with a critical homelessness bill included. The bill includes meaningful housing reforms which would impact women, children and families: enhancing local flexibility in addressing unsheltered homelessness, preserving rural housing, strengthening long-term disaster recovery, simplifying rental assistance, improving manufactured housing, enabling zoning updates and increasing access to home ownership, including through restricting corporate homebuying and more. LOBBY VISIT: NAC met with House Financial Services Committee to discuss Road to Housing Bill (S. 2651).
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace: JUSTICE FOR EXPLOITED CHILDREN: Endorsed the Justice for Exploited Children Bill (H.R. 7002) moving towards re-introduction this session. The bipartisan bill would increase child labor fines. Endorsement sent to lead co-sponsors Rep. Scholten (D-MI) and Rep. Mackenzie (R-PA). CODIFY MINIMUM WAGE AND OVERTIME PAY FOR HOME CARE WORKERS: Endorsed Fair Wages for Home Care Workers Act (H.R. 7917 / S. 4081), legislation that would permanently secure federal minimum wage and overtime protections for home care workers -- an essential workforce whose labor standards are once again under threat. Following a proposed rule by the Trump administration that would roll back long-standing Department of Labor protections, millions of home care workers could lose their right to fair pay. This bill, led by Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Murray, would enshrine these basic labor protections in federal law and ensure these workers are treated with the dignity and fairness they deserve. Endorsement sent to Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Murray. HUMAN TRAFFICKING ACTION ALERT: Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act (H.R. 4307) just passed the House and has been received in the Senate. The NAC network was invited to contact U.S. Senate members and ask them to protect vulnerable workers and bring traffickers to justice by quick passage of the Act.
Government Issues: COMBAT MISINFORMATION ON FRAUD: NAC joined this sign-on letter to Congress opposing attacks on basic needs programs in the name of so-called fraud. In recent months, lies about the integrity of childcare funding, Medicaid, SNAP, and other programs have been used to justify disruptions and cuts in Congressionally-appropriated funding, fuel attacks against service providers, weaken public benefits programs, and justify sweeping, violent and costly immigration enforcement. The administration and Congress continue to take swipes at federal public benefit programs, the providers that administer them, and the communities that use them. This letter serves as an important resource to remind policymakers of the facts around where flaws in integrity actually exist, and what policies must be supported to actually serve and uplift our communities.
Health Issues: SUPPORT FOR S.3486, EXPAND THE MENTAL HEALTH WORKFORCE: Expressed thanks to Sen. Peters and support for the bipartisan S.3486.
Firearms/Guns/Ammunition: H.R.2189, THE INNOVATE TO DE-ESCALATE ACT: NAC joined sign-on letter to the House Judiciary Committee opposing H.R.2189, the Innovate to De-Escalate Act, which seeks to remove less-than-lethal projective devices such as certain TASERs from the definition of a firearm in the Gun Control Act. This means adjudicated abusers could legally possess said devices (which are not actually less-than-lethal). Such weapons can also readily be modified into traditional firearms. STOP MILITARIZING LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 2026 (H.R. 7827): NAC joined sign-on in support of H.R. 7827 that aims to restrict the Department of Defense (DOD) from transferring surplus military-grade weapons, equipment, and armored vehicles (like MRAPs) to local police through the 1033 program. It seeks to end the "warrior mentality" in policing, requiring increased transparency, community notification, and accountability for transferred gear. Last year, NAC signed on to this piece of legislation. Since then, it has been updated to address gaps in oversight and to restore critical safeguards. Put forward by Congressman Henry C. Hank Johnson, Jr. (GA-04).
Banking: BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO CAP CREDIT CARD INTEREST RATES AT 10%: Part of sign-on letter in support of S. 381/H.R. 1944, the 10 Percent Credit Card Interest Rate Cap Act of 2025. This bill would temporarily cap credit card interest rates at 10%. Creditors that knowingly violate this bill would forfeit the entire interest of the debt. The bill also would provide a private right of action for debtors to recover interest, finance charges, or fees. The action would have to be brought within two years of the violation. In addition, violations of this bill would be subject to civil liability under the Truth in Lending Act, which is enforced by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission. Capping credit card interest rates would result in substantial savings for American families. Endorsement sent to Senate Banking Committee and House Financial Services Committee.
Trade (domestic/foreign): TRINATIONAL LETTER ON THE USMCA REVIEW: The Sisters and Partners from Canada and Mexico joined NAC and the Region of US/Toronto in signing on to the Trinational Letter on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) renegotiation. The letter calls for a fundamental rebalancing of North American trade cooperation-one centered on the needs of the working people of our three nations, not the narrow interests of corporate elites. For far too long, North American trade rules have advanced a corporate agenda while neglecting workers and rural communities, and efforts to take action on pressing issues such as environmental crises and gun violence. Sent to Trade Ministers in our respective countries.
Indian/Native American Affairs: OAK FLAT CONTINUED SUPPORT: NAC joined sign-on expressing ongoing support for H.R. 6391, Save Oak Flat from Foreign Mining Act filed in Congress in December 2025. While there is not a high chance of passage in the current Congress, it is important for our community to once again show our support for protecting Oak Flat, a sacred ground for Native Americans vulnerable to mining efforts. SUPPORT FOR OAK FLAT: The bill previously submitted to protect Oak Flat (H.R. 6391) suffered a recent significant defeat. The injunction that was preventing the transfer of 2,400+ acres at the heart of Oak Flat was lifted by the court, and the Administration transferred the land almost immediately. Because the transfer has now occurred, the Save Oak Flat from Foreign Mining Act is no longer viable. However, Rep. Grijalva filed a new bill, "Preserve the Traditional Cultural Place Chichil Biłdagoteel Historic District Act" (H.R. 7957). It aims to preserve the parts of Oak Flat that remain part of Tonto National Forest. This bill is important. There will be a need to build roads, electricity supply lines, install pipes to remove the toxic slug that the mine will produce, etc. in order to open and operate. San Carlos and other Western Apache peoples remain grateful for their religious and other allies in the effort to protect this sacred land.
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties: ACTION ALERT: URGE CONGRESS TO VOTE NO ON SAVE ACT Suite of Bills: NAC asked its advocates to urge senators to vote NO on three bills that would disenfranchise millions of eligible American voters and damage our democracy. The SAVE Act suite of bills - the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE) (H.R. 22) that passed the House in 2025, and the SAVE 2.0 bills, the Make Elections Great Again Act (MEGA) (H.R. 7300), and the SAVE America Act (S. 3752 / H.R. 7296) that most recently passed the House - all threaten access to the ballot by imposing unnecessary and burdensome requirements on voter registration. EMAIL BLAST TO HOUSE ON H.R. 7296: NAC sent a message to all Judiciary LAs in the House of Representatives urging their bosses to vote NO on the SAVE America Act (H.R. 7296).
Homeland Security: ON MINNESOTA AND MASS DEPORTATION EFFORTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY - FIRM IN OUR COMMITMENT TO JUSTICE, LOVE AND SOLIDARITY (Joint Statement from NAC and the Congregations U.S. / Toronto Region): Excerpt of Statement to Congress and members of the media and the public: Our hearts are heavy as lives are lost, threatened and harmed in Minneapolis and in communities across the country in our names. The deaths of Alex Pretti, Renee Good, Keith Porter, Geraldo Lunas Campos and the more than 30 people who died in ICE custody in 2025 call out to us, pleading for accountability. We believe in the inherent worth of every person and mourn every life that is ended unjustly. LAUDATO SI MOVEMENT MINNESOTA - STAND TOGTHER WITH IMMIGRANTS: NAC signed onto a public statement organized by Laudato Si MN to show solidarity with the people and communities of Minnesota who are working to care for each other as they experience a violent assault by our federal government. This is a call based in life and human dignity to Stand Together with Immigrants. Requests included: o that ICE withdraws fully from Minnesota and do so immediately. o continuing and expanding efforts to welcome, accompany and deliver mutual aid to immigrants to meet their basic human needs. o that Catholic leadership in Minnesota speak as shepherds and accompany those who need a sign that the church stands with immigrants. Catholic leaders, both in Minnesota and across the nation, have the power and moral authority to call for a dialing back of the violence and terror being visited upon God's people in Minnesota. o a call for elected officials and community leaders to dismantle policies and practices that cultivate fear, criminalize immigrants, and perpetuate harm. We insist that our members of Congress withhold funding from ICE for as long as their terrorizing tactics continue. IN-PERSON MULTI-FAITH CONGRESSIONAL MEETINGS ON HUMANE DHS (Th, Jan 29): Senator Corey Booker, Senator Andy Kim, (NJ), Senator Chuck Schumer, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, (NY) Senator Eric Schmitt, Senator Josh Hawley (MO). INTERFAITH IMMIGRATION COALITION (IIC) STATEMENT FOR THE RECORD: The statement, with NAC among the signers, was sent ahead of time to Senate Committee for Homeland Security and Government Affairs Oversight Hearing, and to the House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security Oversight Hearing with minor tweaks to language to reflect the different chambers. NAC is a part of the IIC that exists to ensure persistent moral witness in federal immigration policy making (IIC is a subcommittee of the Washington Interfaith Staff Community). The statement gives an overview of recent U.S. Immigration Policy changes. It lists enforcement at places of worship as a rising concern along with examples. It also cites situations of enforcement against peaceful faith leaders. Additionally, the statement affirms Congresss oversight of ICE, CBP, and USCIS through public hearings and the importance of enforcing guardrails. It offers specific suggestions for change.
Medicare/Medicaid: STOP HARMFUL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT POLICIES AND PRIORITIZE HEALTH CARE AND PROGRAMS FOR OLDER ADULTS: NAC joined a sign-on letter urging Congress to consider the harm of the administrations aggressive immigration policies on the ability of older adults to age with dignity in their communities. Congress cannot allow the administrations approach to immigration enforcement to continue and must put adequate safeguards in place while restoring funding for health care and other programs that help older adults and their families meet their basic needs. CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES REQUEST FOR INFORMATION RELATED TO "COMPREHENSIVE REGULATIONS TO UNCOVER SUSPICIOUS HEALTHCARE (CRUSH)" (CMS-6098-NC): NAC joined this sign-on to the Dept of Health and Human Services with a request for information (RFI) related to Comprehensive Regulation to Uncover Suspicious Healthcare. The supports being targeted allow millions of people to live independently, avoid unnecessary institutionalization, and remain connected to their families and communities. As the aging population grows and disability needs remain high, strengthening HCBS is one of the most effective ways to promote autonomy and dignity while ensuring that long term care remains both accessible and sustainable.
