WASHINGTON, April 13 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Applauds Md. AG, Institutions Joining Multi-State Legal Challenge to Trump Admin's Student Visa Revocations Muslim civil Rights group urges Johns Hopkins U. to join list of institutions stepping up to protect students' rights (BALTIMORE, MD, 4/13/2025) - The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today applauded the state's Att more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11278) on March 11, 2025, by legislative attorney Jennifer K. Elsea: * * * Diverting Military Construction Funds During a National Emergency: Legal Framework On January 20, 2025, President Trump declared a national emergency pursuant to the National Emergency Act (NEA) with respect to the U.S. southern border and declared a national energy emergency under the same authority. In bo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) has issued a new rule reducing the number of members on the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) from 28 to 15. The interim final rule, published April 14, 2025, in the Federal Register, represents a rollback of prior expansions that had brought the Board to its largest size in its 85-year history. The Department cited a lack of evidence that increasing the number of BIA members over the  more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 12 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * First Lady Tammy Murphy Hosts 23rd Nurture NJ Family Festival, Held in Plainfield Family Festival Series Has Served Over 15,000 Families Across New Jersey Since 2019 PLAINFIELD - First Lady Tammy Murphy today hosted a Nurture NJ Family Festival at Plainfield High School, connecting hundreds families with essential resources form state, county, and local partners. Since 2019, these festi more PR

NEW YORK, April 13 [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: * * * In New Filings, Rumeysa Ozturk's Legal Team Argue for Her Release from ICE Detention BURLINGTON - In court documents filed on April 10, attorneys for Tufts University Ph.D. student Rumeysa Ozturk argued for Vermont district court Judge W more PR