WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-NJ to Join Rally in Solidarity with Metuchen Resident Detained at Delaney Hall * The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ), a chapter of the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, issued a statement of solidarity with a community member currently detained at Delaney Hall, his family, and the organiz more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito: On Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, Republicans Back the Blue * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) expresses her gratitude for law enforcement officers and highlights how the Working Families Tax Cuts Act delivers on Republicans' commitment to supporting law enforcement and improving public safety and bor more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The Children's Defense Fund issued the following news release: * * * CDF: White House Must End Federal Militarized Immigration Enforcement in U.S. Communities, Citing Harm to Nation's Children On Friday, CDF President & CEO Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson spoke out against the Trump administration's use of force in immigration enforcement at a press conference outside the White House in Washington, D.C. * On Friday, youth advocacy organization Children's Defense Fund (CDF) j more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 10 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 8, 2026: * * * Federal authorities assert full jurisdiction over investigation into fatal shooting by ICE By David Zimmer Federal authorities assert full jurisdiction over investigation into fatal shooting by ICE Yesterday, following the fatal shooting of Renee Good, 37, in South Minneapolis by a more PR

BEAUMONT, Texas, Jan. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas issued the following news release: * * * Collin County men sentenced in methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy PLANO, Texas-Two Plano men have been sentenced to lengthy prison sentences for their roles in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Brandon Michael Pitts, 30, pleaded guilty to being involved in a conspiracy to posses more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- LULAC, the League of United Latin American Citizens, issued the following news release: * * * LULAC ISSUES NATIONWIDE PLEA ON BEHALF OF PREGNANT MOTHER FACING DEPORTATION AMID MEDICAL CRISIS Nation's oldest and largest Latino civil rights organization calls for compassion, due process, and a reset of immigration enforcement priorities * The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is issuing a nationwide call to action on behalf of Cecil Quinonez, a young immi more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Appearing on MS NOW's "The Briefing With Jen Psaki," New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani addressed a recent fatal shooting involving an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, calling for universal accountability. Speaking from the television program's set in New York, Mamdani committed to standing up for all residents regardless of their birth origin and criticized federal attempts to bypass sanctuary city policies. The mayor also highlighted a partnership with Gove more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 10 -- Progress Michigan, an organization that says it holds public officials and government accountable and assist in the promotion of progressive ideas, issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2026: * * * ICE Killing In Minneapolis is the Predictable Outcome of a Lawless Immigration System On Thursday, Progress Michigan released the following statement following the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the false nar more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Jan. 10 -- The Southern Poverty Law Center issued the following news: * * * SPLC Condemns DHS Secretary Noem Labeling Protestors as 'Terrorists' As ICE Continues Lawless Actions The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is alarmed by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem's labeling of American protestors as "terrorists." Following the horrific shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis at the hands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- United We Dream issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2026: * * * United We Dream Responds to Fatal Killing of Minneapolis Woman by Federal Agent Yesterday, following the federal government's deployment of 2,000 immigration agents to Minneapolis in recent weeks and escalating efforts to target the city's immigrant communities, an immigration agent brutally shot and killed an unarmed Minneapolis woman in her car. United We Dream released the following statement:  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2026: * * * VICTORY: Settlement Secures First Amendment Protections for Immigrants Detained in Buffalo ICE Detention Facility Today, the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), Prisoners' Legal Services of New York (PLS), the Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center, and Covington & Burling LLC announced a settlement in PLS v. DHS that ensures all privileged legal mail sent to immigrants detai more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Jan. 9, 2026: * * * President Donald J. Trump Safeguards Venezuelan Oil Revenue for the Good of the American and Venezuelan People PROTECTING VENEZUELAN OIL REVENUE: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order declaring a national emergency to safeguard Venezuelan oil revenue held in U.S. Treasury accounts from attachment or judicial process, ensuring these funds are preserved to advance U.S. foreign pol more PR