MomsRising Education Fund issued a statement condemning reports of an FBI raid on the Ohio Organizing Collaborative’s Cleveland office. The advocacy group expressed concern that the action could signal a broader federal effort targeting voting rights and civil rights organizations ahead of upcoming elections.
Advocacy organizations have expressed apprehension regarding congressional approval of a $70 billion immigration enforcement funding package and the proposed Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA) legislation, asserting that both measures would expand the authority of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security, thereby threatening consumer privacy and civil liberties.
MomsRising is urging Congress to pass the Pregnant Women in Custody Act to protect the health of pregnant women and their babies detained or incarcerated across federal agencies, citing mounting reports of abuse and medical neglect in ICE detention facilities.
Care in Action and MomsRising have launched a six-figure campaign on connected TV targeting Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District, Pennsylvania’s 7th and 8th districts, and Ohio’s 1st district, calling on Republican politicians to prioritize funding for affordable health care instead of supporting ICE’s actions, following extreme federal cuts to Medicaid and expanded funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
MomsRising and other advocates are calling for an end to the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant agenda, which they say is causing severe and lasting harm to children, families, and the nation’s child care system.
MomsRising is calling on U.S. senators to refuse any expansion of funding for ICE and DHS and to impose stronger accountability measures after two fatal immigration enforcement shootings in Minneapolis this month.