WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following commentary on Jan. 12, 2026: * * * Immigration Restriction and the Positive Vision that Animates It By Kristen Ziccarelli AfD's Quiet Embrace of Civilizational Restoration Much of the discussion in both Europe and the U.S. surrounding Germany's Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD) remains locked in a reflexive register of alarm. Founded in 2013, the party is often characterized as a protest movement--not entirely in more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * As Americans Enjoyed Their Weekend, ICE Law Enforcement Risked Their Lives to Arrest the Worst of Worst Criminal Illegal Alien Murderers, Rapists, Pedophiles, and Gang Members * ICE law enforcement is facing a 1,300% increase in assaults against them, 3,200% increase in vehicle attacks, and an 8000% increase in death threats WASHINGTON -Over the weekend, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enf more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 12 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OVER ILLEGAL AND RETALIATORY IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT TACTICS * ** Download a broadcast quality video file of Attorney General Raoul's remarks here.** Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Trump administration officials over the unlawful  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-CA Responds to Governor's State Budget Proposal, Calls for Community-Centered Investments * The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) today responded to Governor Gavin Newsom's proposed 2026-27 state budget released earlier this month, warning that the proposal risks leaving out protections for critical issues, including i more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-MN to Issue New Guidelines for Responding to Escalation and Targeting of Lawful Residents * On Tuesday, January 13, the Minnesota chapter for the Council on American-Islamic Relations Minnesota (CAIR-MN), alongside community leaders and legal advocates, will hold a press conference to release new community guidance for individuals holding I-94 immigration st more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * CBO Projects Inflation to Remain High, Labor Market to be Weaker Due to Trump Administration Policies Following publication of the Congressional Budget Office's Current View of the Economy from 2026 to 2028, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the following statement. The report makes clear that Preside more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news: * * * CFPB withdraws 2023 statement on creditor consideration of immigration status * The CFPB today published a notice withdrawing a joint statement issued in 2023 with the Department of Justice (DOJ). The 2023 joint statement cautioned that creditor policies related to an applicant's immigration or citizenship status could run afoul of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act's (ECOA) and Regul more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Neguse Leads Members of Congress in Return to Court After Trump-Vance Administration Denies Access to Conduct Oversight of Immigration Detention Facilities * Washington, D.C. -Today, Colorado Congressman and Assistant Democratic Leader Joe Neguse, alongside twelve of his colleagues, have returned to federal court after the Trump-Vance administration secretly re-imposed a policy that bl more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued the following news release: * * * Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Department of Justice Withdraw Joint Statement on Fair Lending and Credit Opportunities for Noncitizen Borrowers * The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Department of Justice (together, the "agencies") announced today that they have withdrawn a joint statement regarding the implications of a creditor's consideration of an individual' more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (TNSFR) -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the U.S. Department of Justice are withdrawing a joint statement regarding the use of immigration status in lending decisions. Effective January 12, 2026, the withdrawal reverses a position established on October 2023, concerning the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. The original statement cautioned that considering an applicant's citizenship could result in unlawful discrimination. However, the agencies determined the 2023 more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Crow Takes On Trump Administration for Blocking Congressional Oversight at Immigration Detention Facilities * WASHINGTON -Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO-06) will return to federal court against the Trump Administration after officials secretly re-imposed a policy that stonewalls unannounced congressional oversight of federal immigration detention facilities. Under federal law, all members of Congress more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Department of Homeland Security Launches New Office to Advance Drone and Counter-Drone Technologies * $115 million investment in counter-drone technologies that will be critical in securing America250 and 2026 FIFA is in final stages WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced the launch of a new office dedicated to rapidly procuring and deploying drone and co more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Jan. 13 -- The Alabama Secretary of State issued the following news on Jan. 12, 2026: * * * Election Security Update: Secretary of State Wes Allen Releases List of Counties Where Noncitizens Illegally Registered and Voted Wes Allen, Alabama's Secretary of State, announced last week the identification of 186 illegally registered noncitizens, including 25 who had illegally voted in Alabama elections. Today, he released a list of counties where the illegal registrations occu more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia posted the following news release on Jan. 12, 2026: * * * Federal juries convict "Paper Gang Family" drug traffickers and associate Kory Keon Solomon, Antonio Pierre Ashmeade, and Rodrigus Dartez Williams have been convicted by federal juries for their roles in a drug trafficking operation based in Ellenwood, Georgia. On January 8, 2026, Solomon was found guilty of conspiracy and possession with  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Following Larson Warnings, House Votes to End Trump Meddling with Social Security Death Records * Washington, D.C. - Today, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after House passage of S. 269 (link is external), bipartisan legislation that allows the Department of Treasury's Do Not Pay system to use the Social Security Adminis more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Goldman, Espaillat, Velazquez, Ocasio-Cortez, Meng, Clarke, Nadler, Meeks, Tonko Call on New York State Legislature to Pass Legislation to Rein in Trump Administration, Protect Immigrant Communities in New York * Washington, DC - U.S. Representatives Dan Goldman (D-NY-10), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13), Nydia Velazquez (D-NY-7), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14), Grace Meng (D-NY-6), Yvette Clarke more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Jan. 12 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Moore Announces Appointments of Gabriel Moreno, Derrick Coley, and Darrell Odom, Sr. to the Maryland House of Delegates * ANNAPOLIS, MD -Governor Wes Moore today announced the appointment of Gabriel M. Moreno to District 13; Derrick L. Coley to District 24; and Darrell C. Odom, Sr. to District 27A of the Maryland House of Delegates. "Gabriel Moreno, Derrick Coley, and Darrell Odom, more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Jan. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama posted the following news release: * * * Guatemalan National Charged with Biting ICE Officer During Traffic Stop HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - A federal grand jury in Huntsville has charged a Guatemalan national with assaulting a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") officer, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona. A one-count indictment filed in U.S. District Court charges Antonio Juan-Jua more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Gallego, Colleagues Call Out Trump Admin for Diverting Federal Agents for Immigration Enforcement, Sacrificing American Safety * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Ruben Gallego, along with 28 of their Senate colleagues, called out the Trump admin's reckless decision to divert thousands of federal law enforcement agents away from their critical public safety work to more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * ICE Removed Heinous Criminals from Minnesota Streets Over the Weekend Including Child Abusers, Drug Traffickers, Domestic Violence Perpetrators, and Armed Assailants * Secretary Noem has been clear: we will not let rioters or sanctuary politicians slow us down WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security released the following criminal histories belonging to criminal ill more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Gallego Talks About Immigration Enforcement in Phoenix * PHOENIX - In Phoenix last weekend, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) met with Arizonans across the Valley and took questions from local media on the Trump administration's immigration enforcement and a potential ICE crackdown in Phoenix. Senator Gallego's stops included a visit to the Visionary Boxing Club to meet with boxing legend David more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Lujan, Wyden, Markey Urge Apple and Google to Remove X and Grok from App Stores Following Grok Generating Illegal Sexual Images at Scale * Washington, D.C. - In Case You Missed It : In response to X Corp's Grok AI tool being used to generate nonconsensual sexualized images of women and children at scale in recent days, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Edward J more PR

LONDON, England, Jan. 13 -- The British Home Office issued the following news release: * * * Immigration Enforcement raids reach highest level in history From: Home Office, Wales Office, The Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP and The Rt Hon Jo Stevens MP * Record number of arrests and raids of illegal workers * 1,320 raids in the Wales leads to 649 arrests * Dodgy businesses including car washes, nail bars and barber shops targeted alongside sweeping reforms announced by the Home Secretary to cut  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Common Cause posted the following news release: * * * LULAC, Joined by Leading Legacy Civil Rights Organizations, Calls for Congressional Investigation into Recent Federal Immigration Enforcement Actions * The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) today called on Congress to launch an immediate and independent investigation into a series of recent use-of-force incidents involving federal immigration enforcement personnel. LULAC is joine more PR

CANTON, Ohio, Jan. 13 -- Malone University issued the following news: * * * Announcing the Spring 2026 Speaker Series Malone University is pleased to announce its Spring 2026 Speaker Series, a dynamic lineup of nationally recognized leaders, scholars, authors, and practitioners who will engage the campus and community in thoughtful dialogue on timely and relevant issues shaping faith, leadership, culture, and society. Running from January through May, the series will feature keynote addresse more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 [Category: Political] -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release: * * * Members of Congress Return to Court After Trump-Vance Administration Denies Access to Conduct Oversight of Immigration Detention Facilities * DHS Secretly Re-Imposes Unlawful Policy and Denies Members of Congress Access Despite Federal Court Order  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Norma J. Torres, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Members of Congress Return to Court After Trump-Vance Administration Denies Access to Conduct Oversight of Immigration Detention Facilities * U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretly Re-Imposes Unlawful Policy and Denies Members of Congress Access Despite Federal Court Order in Neguse et al. v. ICE Washington, D.C. -Twelve Members of Congress have returned to federal court after the Tru more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The Congressional Hispanic Caucus issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2026: * * * Members of Congress Return to Court After Trump-Vance Administration Denies Access to Conduct Oversight of Immigration Detention Facilities U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretly Re-Imposes Unlawful Policy and Denies Members of Congress Access Despite Federal Court Order in Neguse et al. v. ICE * Twelve Members of Congress have returned to federal court after the Trump- more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The White House Office of Management and Budget issued the following statement of administration policy on the Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act (H.R. 504), which was introduced by Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Florida, and three cosponsors: * * * The Administration strongly opposes H.R. 504, the Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act. The bill amends the Miccosukee Reserved Area Act to expand a certain area located in the Everglades National Park in southern Florida and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Krishnamoorthi and Garcia Demand Secretary Kristi Noem Testify on DHS Killings, Unlawful Detentions, Systemic Abuse, and Out of Control Operations Like 'Midway Blitz' * WASHINGTON -Today, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Robert Garcia (D-CA) and Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) called more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Garamendi Joins Omar, Jayapal, Raskin, Thompson & 155 Lawmakers in Demanding Accountability Following the Death of Minneapolis Woman by ICE Agents * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Representative John Garamendi (D-CA-08) joined Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), and Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) in demanding transparency and accountability (link is external) from Dep more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Cruz, Cornyn Introduce Stop Illegal Aliens Drunk Driving Act to Protect American Lives * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), and colleagues in introducing the Stop Illegal Aliens Drunk Driving Act. The legislation would strengthen current immigration laws to ensure that illegal aliens who drive drunk and kill or seriously injure someone can be arrested, detai more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following readout by Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott on Secretary Marco Rubio's meeting on Jan. 12, 2026, with Honduran President-elect Nasry "Tito" Asfura: * * * Today, Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Honduran President-elect Nasry "Tito" Asfura. Secretary Rubio congratulated President-elect Asfura on his electoral victory and commended the Honduran people for their strong democratic participation in Honduras's Nov more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Calm and Order at the Border, Thanks to President Trump and Republicans * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Before I begin, I just want to mention Thursday's appropriations vote in the House. "Thanks to Speaker  more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico posted the following news release on Jan. 12, 2026: * * * U.S. Attorney's Office Announces Assignment of Five Department of War Legal Personnel to Las Cruces Office Acting U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison announced today that five Department of War personnel have been assigned to the Las Cruces Office of the District of New Mexico. The detailees include three Special Assistant U.S. Attorneys (SAUSAs)  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The Peterson Institute for International Economics issued the following commentary on Jan. 12, 2026: * * * What PIIE researchers will be watching in 2026 By Anjali V. Bhatt (PIIE) We asked our researchers what they'll be keeping their eyes on this year. Here's what they said, lightly edited for length and clarity. Gregory Auclair: How foreign pledges to invest in the US evolve. The Trump administration has promised more than $5 trillion of foreign investment in the US more PR