This Week in the World

This week, protests at the Delaney Hall immigrant detention center in New Jersey put a national spotlight on the inhumane conditions and abuses people are facing in ICE custody.

About 300 detainees are reportedly participating in a hunger strike, protesting poor food, medical neglect, and the denial of due process.

More than a year after the Trump administration began dismantling U.S. foreign aid programs, violence and suffering are on the rise around the globe. In recent weeks, new reports are painting a clearer picture of the cascading consequences.

After a months-long political standoff over immigration enforcement funding, congressional Republicans continue to push forward a $72 billion proposal without measures to hold these rogue agencies accountable.

Despite the fragile ceasefire in the Middle East, tensions and violence in the region are once again escalating. On Thursday, the U.S. military carried out strikes on Iranian military facilities after U.S. Navy ships exchanged fire with Iranian vessels.

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court effectively struck down the last remaining major provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

This week, we were thrilled to have more than 300 people join us in Washington, D.C. and virtually to lobby for peace at a pivotal moment.

This week, we were thrilled to have more than 300 people join us in Washington, D.C. and virtually to lobby for peace at a pivotal moment.

Tuesday was a deeply shameful and frightening day for our country, with President Trump threatening to destroy the “entire civilization” of Iran.

FCNL helped lead a national coalition of nearly 300 organizations urging Congress to reject President Trump’s request for another major Pentagon budget increase and to instead invest in human needs.

From Latin America to the Middle East to Africa and the streets of our own communities, Congress must rein in this unprecedented and out-of-control militarism.