EXCLUSIVE: 252 Groups Urge Senate to Reject Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill”
Coalition letter slams “unaccountable” $150B deportation funding in House-passed budget proposal
WASHINGTON — A coalition of 252 national and local organizations is calling on the U.S. Senate to reject H.R.1, the sweeping budget reconciliation package known informally as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," warning that the legislation would unleash “devastating harm” on immigrant communities and low-income families while enriching corporations and fueling mass deportations.
In a June 3 letter addressed to Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, and the leaders of the Senate Finance Committee, the signees—ranging from the American Civil Liberties Union to the Service Employees International Union—denounced the House-passed bill as an assault on “constitutional rights” and “our identity as a nation.”
“This bill is an attack on kids, families, and all our communities and does not reflect our values,” the letter states. “It will plunge our communities into deeper food insecurity and deepen the poverty chasm for nearly 4.5 million children of immigrants—all to pay for tax cuts for billionaires and corporations and unprecedented, unaccountable funds for mass deportation.”
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The legislation, backed by House Republicans and the Trump White House, includes more than $150 billion in funding for immigration enforcement, detention, and deportation operations. That includes expanded authority to detain families, deport long-settled immigrants, and redirect public resources to private prison contractors—provisions that critics argue will erode due process and civil liberties.
The groups—spanning immigrant advocacy, labor, education, faith, and civil rights organizations—argue that the bill would not only jeopardize health care access and food assistance for millions but also “trample our constitutional rights” in the name of enforcement.
The opposition letter comes as the Senate prepares to consider the bill under reconciliation rules, which allow budget-related legislation to bypass the 60-vote threshold and pass with a simple majority.
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The letter's signatories include national mainstays like Amnesty International USA, the Children’s Defense Fund, and UnidosUS, along with over 100 state and local groups from Illinois, California, Texas, and beyond.
“Members of Congress should support legislation that keeps our communities safe and healthy, not increase hardship for everyday people just trying to survive,” the letter concludes.
A vote in the Senate could come as soon as later this month. The bill’s future remains uncertain amid mounting public backlash and internal GOP divisions over how far to go in reshaping immigration and federal aid policies.
