Submit your comment: Reject Trump’s anti-DEI grant rule
Donald Trump’s General Services Administration (GSA) has proposed a rule that would place nonprofits directly in the crosshairs of federal harassment. Especially at risk would be organizations providing services to immigrants or asylum seekers. Under the proposal, organizations receiving federal grants would be required to certify, under threat of civil and criminal penalties, that their work does not involve activities the administration labels “illegal” in areas related to diversity, immigration, accessibility , or what it broadly calls “terrorism.” These requirements would affect tribal, state, local , and community agencies that deliver supports such as housing, health care, education, food assistance, and disaster recovery. Organizations that provide legal aid, humanitarian assistance, or emergency shelter to immigrants and asylum seekers could find themselves particularly vulnerable. Compounding the danger is the vagueness...