WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Demands DHS Provide Information on Training Policies Governing the Use of Force Following the Killing of Renee Good * [WASHINGTON, DC] - Following the killing of Renee Nicole Good, an unarmed U.S. citizen, by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), wrote U.S. Department of Homela more PR

OAKLAND, California, Jan. 10 -- The National Center for Youth Law issued the following news release: * * * California is failing its homeless students While maintaining several key education investments such as community schools, California Gov. Gavin Newsom failed to include dedicated funding for students experiencing homelessness in this year's proposed state budget, a devastating omission that leaves nearly 300,000 of the state's most vulnerable students without educational supports and services they urgently need. Advocates, including t more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * Career criminal, illegal alien in ICE custody passes away at local hospital * PHILADELPHIA, Penn. -Parady La, a 46-year-old criminal illegal alien from Cambodia, died Jan. 9 at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. La was being housed at and receiving treatment for severe drug withdrawal at the Federal Detention Center (FDC) in Philadelphia, following his Jan. 6 arrest. The next day, La was found u more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Al Green to Host Candlelight Vigil to Commemorate the Life of Renee Nicole Good, Victim Killed by ICE Agent in Minneapolis * (Houston, TX) -Today, Congressman Al Green will host a candlelight vigil to commemorate the life of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother and citizen who was fatally shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent earlier this week in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The candlelight vigil will take place at the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn, Senate GOP Blast Tim Walz for Abuse of Taxpayer Dollars, Demand Accountability for Minnesota Fraud * AUSTIN - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and the entire Senate Republican Conference sent a letter led by Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, demanding accountability from outgoing Minnesota Governor Tim Walz amid widespread reports of fraud and abuse of federal child care funding in  more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 10 [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: * * * ICE Out For Good Concludes Day One With Overwhelming Peaceful Actions * WASHINGTON - Today, peaceful protests and vigils kicked off the ICE Out For Good Weekend of Action to honor the lives lost at the hands of ICE, demand accountability, and make visible the human cost of this administ more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * 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 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. Markey (D-Mass.) urged Apple and Google to immediately remove the X and Grok app more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * 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 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. Markey (D-Mass.) urged Apple and Google to immediately remove the X and Grok app more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 [Category: Political] -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release: * * * LULAC, Joined by Leading Legacy Civil Rights Organizations, Calls for Congressional Investigation Into Recent Federal Immigration Enforcement Actions * Washington -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 joined in this call by Common more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Omar, Jayapal, Raskin, Thompson Lead 156 Lawmakers in Demanding Accountability Following the Death of Minneapolis Woman by ICE Agents * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Representatives Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee Jamie Raskin (D-MD), and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Securit more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Omar, Jayapal, Raskin, Thompson Lead 156 Lawmakers in Demanding Accountability Following the Death of Minneapolis Woman by ICE Agents * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Representatives Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee Jamie Raskin (D-MD), and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 1/2/2026-1/9/2026 * Demanding Justice & Accountability After ICE Agent's Killing of an Unarmed U.S. Citizen [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), released the following statement in response to the killing of Renee Nicole Good, an unarmed U.S. citizen, by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in more PR