Former CRS Directors Call for “Tough” Congressional Inquiry into Dismantling of CRS

Former CRS directors Becky Monroe, Grande Lum, and Justin Lock published an article with Justice Connection on December 2, 2025, urging Congress to “ask tough questions, press the Justice Department for details, hold hearings,” and “restore a strong CRS.”

Hailing CRS as an irreplaceable investment for peace in America, the former directors warned:“The cost of scrapping an agency of peacemakers could be astronomical – in lost lives, property damage, taxpayer dollars and fractured communities…. And had CRS been on the scene, confrontations over immigration enforcement this year could have been less bloody and less of a drain on taxpayer dollars.”

“The Fall of DOJ’s Community Relations Service: A Dangerous Moment for Peace, Police and Communities” | Justice Connection, Dec. 2, 2025