WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Detention Watch Network, a coalition that says it builds power through advocacy and strategic communications to abolish immigration detention in the United States, issued the following news release: * * * "People are not commodities" - Detention Watch Network Responds to Acting ICE Director's Dehumanizing Comments Washington, DC -- In response to Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director, Todd Lyons comments at the 2025 Border Security Expo, Setareh Gha more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48485) on April 7, 2025, entitled "Economic Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Effects of the Corporate Tax Cut: A Comparison of S Corporations and C Corporations in Kennedy et al. Kennedy et al. examine the corporate rate cut to determine the effect on output and the distributional effects of the corporate tax by comparing S corporations (which elect to be taxe more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * 4 U.S. citizens, 11 aliens arrested in smuggling attempt TUCSON, Ariz. - U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Brian A. Terry Station stopped a coordinated, multi-vehicle smuggling attempt involving four U.S. citizens and 11 Mexican nationals near Sierra Vista last Friday. Agents patrolling near Montezuma Pass-an area known to be used by alien smugglers- more PR

NEW YORK, April 9 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * ACLU Files Lawsuit in Texas to Block Removals Under Alien Enemies Act HOUSTON -- The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Texas filed an emergency lawsuit this morning in federal court in Texas to again halt removals under the Alien more PR

NEW YORK, April 10 -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF issued the following news release: * * * Adams Executive Order will make Rikers Island a Deportation Hub, says LatinoJustice Mayor Eric Adams signed an executive order on Tuesday night permitting United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Rikers Island for the purpose of seeking people who are to be deported. This is the first time in a decade since ICE has been allowed at Rikers. The following statement can be attributed to Andre more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, April 10 -- The Alabama Secretary of State issued the following news on April 9, 2025: * * * Secretary of State Wes Allen Testifies Before US House of Representatives on Alabama Election Security Wes Allen, Alabama's Secretary of State, testified before the United States House of Representatives Committee on House Administration's Subcommittee on Elections in a hearing titled, "Revisiting the 2024 Elections with Secretaries of State" yesterday, April 8, 2025. "Since tak more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 10 -- Alianza Americas, a transnational advocacy network of Latin American migrant-led organizations, issued the following news release: * * * Creating irregular immigration status with the stroke of a pen to feed the deportation agenda harms local communities, individuals and families. The Trump administration announced that the 985,000 people who entered the United States with parole or travel permits using the CPB One application are now in irregular status, and th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Immigration Hub issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Beatriz Lopez On Why Pro-Immigration Forces Are Losing the Information War & How to Fight Back The far right has spent millions peddling its anti-immigrant narrative. Philanthropy can help tell a more powerful story about immigrants' value to the nation. In her new op-ed (https://www.philanthropy.com/article/pro-immigration-forces-are-losing-the-information-war-heres-how-to-fight-back?sra=true) for Th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee released the following testimony by Jesse Panuccio, a partner at Bois Schiller Flexner, from an April 2, 2025, hearing entitled "Rule by District Judges II: Exploring Legislative Solutions to the Bipartisan Problem of Universal Injunctions": * * * Chairman Grassley, Ranking Member Durbin, and members of the Committee: thank you for the opportunity to testify before you again today. At the outset, I should note that the views expressed in m more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Calls DHS Consideration of Criticism of Israel in Immigration Benefits 'McCarthyism' The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said that a new U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) policy to screen social media for "antisemitic activity" to block immigration benefits more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Asks Why Congress has Surrendered its Constitutional Prerogatives and Fails to Stand Up to Trump Tells Subcommittee hearing on Sanctuary Jurisdictions Secretary Noem has not responded to his inquiries WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today said Congress has surrendered its Constitutional rights under Article One, including t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Protect and Expand Access to Birth Control, Reproductive Health Care Services Today, Representative Sharice Davids (KS-03) joined Representative Judy Chu (CA-28) and Dina Titus (NV-01) and Senators Tina Smith (MN), Patty Murray (WA), and Elizabeth Warren (MA) in introducing the Expanding Access to Family Planning Act, legislation that would safeguard and increase more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Duckworth Join Colleagues To Demand Answers, Return Of Maryland Father Wrongfully Deported To El Salvador April 08, 2025 "When the Administration makes a mistake as severe as sending an individual with protected status to a foreign prison, it cannot simply shrug off responsibility and allege that there is nothing it can do to reunite him with his wife and child, who are American citiz more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Durbin, Duckworth Join Colleagues To Demand Answers, Return Of Maryland Father Wrongfully Deported To El Salvador WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today joined U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen and 22 Senators in wr more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Padilla Raskin, Jayapal Statement On SCOTUS Alien Enemies Act Ruling WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee; and U.S. Representatives Jamie Raskin (D-MD-08), more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Padilla, Raskin, Jayapal Statement On SCOTUS Alien Enemies Act Ruling April 08, 2025 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee; and U.S. Representatives Jamie Raskin (D-MD-08), Ranking Member of the House Judi more PR

NEW YORK, April 8 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Executive Order 50 April 8, 2025 AUTHORIZING FEDERAL IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES TO INVESTIGATE CRIMINAL ACTIVITY ON RIKERS ISLAND WHEREAS, the safety of the City of New York has been jeopardized by violent transnational gangs and criminal enterprises--including transnational gangs such as MS-13 and Tren de Aragua--that have been designated by federal authorities as foreign terrorist organizations; and  WHER more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences issued the following news on April 9, 2025: * * * Efforts Move Forward on FY26 Budget The science advocacy community, including FABBS, is busy drafting testimony, circulating funding letters, and meeting with Congressional appropriators as we await the Trump administration's "skinny budget" for fiscal year 2026 (FY26). While expecting significant cuts to science agencies, groups are nevertheless recommend more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota issued the following news release: * * * Five Members of a Surenos-affiliated Transnational Criminal Organization Charged in Narcotics Trafficking Conspiracy Scheme A federal grand jury recently returned a nine-count indictment against five members of a Drug Trafficking Organization (DTO) affiliated with the Surenos, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Lisa D. Kirkpatrick. According to court documents more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release: * * * Hartford Man Charged with Narcotics Trafficking Offenses Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Anish Shukla, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced that RAFAEL ORLANDO GARCIA, 34, of Hartford, was arrested yesterday on a federal crimin more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Bennet, Colleagues Urge Attorney General to Address Impact of Fired Immigration Judges The administration fired key immigration judges who oversee courts that address the 3.6 million backlogged immigration cases An estimated 700 additional judges are needed just to clear current backlog by 2032 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet joined 65 other mem more PR

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, April 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky issued the following news release: * * * Hickman, Kentucky Felon Indicted Federally For Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy and Illegally Possessing Firearm Bowling Green, KY - A federal grand jury sitting in Bowling Green, Kentucky, returned an indictment today charging a Hickman, Kentucky felon with conspiracy to possess with the intent to fentanyl and illegally possessing a firearm and ammun more PR

NEW YORK, April 10 -- The Hispanic Federation, an organization that supports and strengthens Latino institutions through education, health, immigration, civic engagement, economic empowerment and the environment, issued the following news release: * * * Hispanic Federation Denounces IRS Sharing Data with DHS for Violating Taxpayer Trust and Further Imperiling Economy New York, NY - This week, the Internal Revenue Service reached an agreement with the Department of Homeland Security to share t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE arrests Tren de Aragua gang member illegally residing in Houston area HOUSTON - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the FBI and the Texas Department of Public Safety arrested Jesus Alberto Escalona-Mujicas, a 47-year-old illegal alien from Venezuela and documented Tren de Aragua gang member, April 9, in Bryan, Texas. Escalona-Mujicas was ar more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Detention Watch Network, a coalition that says it builds power through advocacy and strategic communications to abolish immigration detention in the United States, issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * ICE's New Facilities and Request for $45 Billion Would Exacerbate Inhumane and Deadly Detention System Washington, DC -- This week Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued an urgent sole source justification and approval notice for contracts f more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release: * * * Indictment Charges Stamford Men with Trafficking Fentanyl Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Stephen Belleau, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and Ketty Larco-Ward, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Boston Division, today announced more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * IRS Commissioner Resigns After Deal to Share Confidential Taxpayer Information with ICE WASHINGTON -- Melanie Krause, the acting head of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has resigned her post after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem signed an agreement that would allow the IRS to share confidential taxpayer data with DHS to aid in immigration enforce more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Jayapal Statement on Trump Administration Stripping UW Students of Lawful Status Without Due Process or Notice WASHINGTON, DC -- U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ranking Member of the Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee, released the following statement after it was reported that over a dozen University of Washington students had their student visas revoked without more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Joint Statement Between President Mulino, Panama Canal Authority Administrator, and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Following April 8th, 2025 Bilateral Meeting President Jose Raul Mulino and Panama Canal Authority Administrator Ricaurte Vazquez welcomed U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to Panama on April 8, 2025. During this visit, the leaders reaffirmed the historic security relationship between  more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, April 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release: * * * Leader of alien smuggling organization heads to federal prison CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 29-year-old Houston resident has been ordered to prison for his role as the leader and organizer of a conspiracy to transport illegal aliens, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. Hosmel Vences pleaded guilty May 22, 2024. U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos h more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * LETTER: Oppose H. Con. Res. 14, the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Resolution April 9, 2025 U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Re: Oppose H. Con. Res. 14, the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Resolution Dear Representative: The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) believes that everyone has a right to clean air, clean water, public lands, and a safe climate prote more PR

NEW YORK, April 8 [Category: Law/Legal] -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release: * * * Mayor Adams Establishes ICE Office on Rikers Island NEW YORK, NY - Tonight the Adams Administration announced the establishment of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office at Rikers Island. In response, the New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following statement, attributable to Senior Policy Counsel Zach Ahmad: "By giving ICE the keys to Rikers Island, the Ada more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, April 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release: * * * Mexican citizen and felon imprisoned for smuggling illegal aliens McALLEN, Texas - A 32-year-old Mexican man who illegally resided in Roma has been ordered to federal prison for human smuggling, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. Allan Eduardo Mar-Uballe pleaded guilty Dec. 12, 2024. U.S. District Judge Drew B. Tipton has now ordered Mar-Uballe to  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Miller-Meeks: Trump Fixed It, Biden Broke It In March, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol announced record low crossings at the southwest border. Representative Marianette Miller-Meeks is out with a new column out highlighting President Trump's work to secure the southern border and make Iowa safer for everyone. Read more from her op-ed here or see excerpts below. MILLER-MEEKS: All we nee more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association issued the following news release: * * * NAPABA Leads Broad Coalition to Defend Birthright Citizenship in Court Over 40 national, state, and local bar associations join NAPABA to oppose Executive Order 14160. NAPABA corrects the federal government's misreading of U.S. v. Wong Kim Ark. NAPABA highlights the detrimental impact on the Asian American community if EO 14160 is upheld. The National Asian Pacific American  more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 10 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: * * * Prisoners have no constitutional right to sex-change surgeries, Drummond tells court OKLAHOMA CITY (April 9, 2025) - Attorney General Gentner Drummond is asking a U.S. District Court to uphold President Trump's executive order prohibiting inmates in federal prisons and immigration detention centers from obtaining taxpayer-funded sex-change procedures. The order also require more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas Helps Introduce Bill to Protect and Expand Access to Life-Saving Reproductive Health Care Services In New Hampshire, nearly 10,000 Granite Staters who receive essential care at their local Planned Parenthood affiliate are being affected by the Trump administration's funding freeze on Title X. Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) helped introduce the Expanding Access to Family Plannin more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 [Category: Media] -- The National Press Club posted the following news release: * * * Press Freedom Center at National Press Club Announces 2025 Advisory Board WASHINGTON, April 9 - In a critical moment for press freedom around the world, the Press Freedom Center at the National Press Club today announced the formation of its Advisory Board. This distinguished group of journalists, attorneys, and experts will guide the organization as it works tirelessly to protect journal more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Ranking Member Jayapal's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on the Consequences of Trump's Chaotic and Lawless Immigration Enforcement WASHINGTON -- Today, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration, Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, delivered opening remarks at the subcommittee hearing on Donald Trump's reckless and lawless immigration enforcement, which is unde more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on the Consequences of Trump's Chaotic and Lawless Immigration Enforcement Washington, D.C. (April 9, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, delivered opening remarks at the Subcommittee on Immigration, Integrity, Security, and E more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed & Whitehouse Seek Answers & Return of Maryland Father Wrongfully Deported to El Salvador WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Justice admitted the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia -- a father who was living legally in the United States under protected status -- was an "administrative error." Mr. Garcia, 29, who fled El Salavador in 2006 and migrated to the U.S. in 2011, is married with a more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, April 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release: * * * Repeat alien smuggler sent to prison McALLEN, Texas - A 32-year-old Roma resident has been sentenced for his involvement in alien smuggling, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. Felipe Montez pleaded guilty Jan. 23. Chief U.S. District Judge Randy Crane has now ordered Montez to serve 46 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised r more PR

SAN DIEGO, California, April 9 -- San Diego State University issued the following news: * * * Mellon Foundation grant bolsters groundbreaking Asian American Studies program The program provides community-focused curriculum at San Diego State University By Leslie L.J. Reilly San Diego State University has launched a new program that aims to provide students with a deep, interdisciplinary exploration of Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander histories, cultures, and contemporary  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Coons, colleagues send letter demanding answers, return of Maryland father wrongfully deported to El Salvador WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and 23 other senators wrote to U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Todd Lyons urging them to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the U more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 10 -- TheDream.US, a college and career success program for immigrant youth, issued the following news release: * * * TheDream.US "Freedom Ride for Tuition Fairness" Makes Powerful Case to Florida Lawmakers Last week, in response to the recent repeal of in-state tuition for Dreamers in Florida, TheDream.US mobilized their Scholars, Alumni, and allies for a three-day "Freedom Ride for Tuition Fairness" journey from Miami to Tallahassee. The Ride made key stops along more PR

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, April 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: * * * Two Monroe County Men Charged With Drug Trafficking And Firearms Offenses SCRANTON - The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Eli Valentine Calero, age 43, of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, and John Charles Ehrhard, Jr., age 56, of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, were indicted yesterday, April 8, 2025 more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine, Colleagues Demand Answers and Return of Maryland Father Wrongfully Deported to El Salvador WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined 23 of their Senate colleagues in urging U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Todd Lyons to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a father who was more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * Washington man indicted on 11 counts of sex trafficking children, production of child sexual abuse material, and forced labor, following ICE, law enforcement partner investigation RICHLAND, Wash. - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations Seattle acting Special Agent in Charge Matt Murphy and acting United States Attorn more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Wyden, Cortez Masto, Warren, Padilla Seek Watchdog Investigation of Potential Trump Admin. Violations of Taxpayer Privacy Laws New Request for Investigation Comes as Treasury Secretary Agrees to Leak Millions of Protected Records to DHS, Multiple Senior IRS Officials Announce Intent to Leave Agency Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Commit more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * Your Key Questions Answered: CAIR Releases Short Videos Addressing Immigration Risks, Civil Rights Concerns In response to escalating crackdowns on free speech civil liberties--especially targeting immigrants, green card holders, students, and Muslim activists--CAIR recently hosted a high-impact national webinar: "Unconstitutional Crackdowns: What Muslim Americans more PR