NEW YORK, Jan. 25 [Category: Religion] -- The American Jewish Committee posted the following news release: * * * AJC Statement on Tragic Events in Minneapolis * In the spirit of American Jewish Committee's (AJC) enduring commitment to advancing democratic values in the United States and around the world, we are deeply concerned by the recent violence in Minneapolis and the loss of life connected to federal immigration enforcement actions. Every life lost is a tragedy, and we mourn with the f more PR

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 25 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Video, Audio, Photos & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul Calls on Secretary Noem to Resign and Delivers Remarks in Response to Fatal Ice Shooting in Minnesota * Governor Kathy Hochul today called on Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign and delivered remarks in response to the fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis, Minnesota. VIDEO: The event is available to stream on Y more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on Federal Immigration Agents' Violence in Minneapolis * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement: "For the second time this month, federal immigration agents took the life of a resident of Minneapolis. Stephen Miller branded Renee Good and Alex Pretti 'terrorists' and 'assassins.' He lied. They were no such thing. One was a po more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Discusses ICE Operations in Maine and U.S., Path Forward on Department of Homeland Security Funding Bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, in an interview with Margaret Brennan on CBS's Face the Nation, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) shared his thoughts on the ongoing ICE operations across the United States, as well as a possible path forward for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) governmen more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release: * * * Lawyers' Committee Condemns Killing of Alex Jeffrey Pretti and Demands Accountability in Minneapolis * WASHINGTON-The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law condemns the fatal shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis. Publicly available video footage and reporting contradict the government's claims regarding the sho more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 24 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * LDF Condemns Egregious Killing of Alex Pretti by Federal Law Enforcement in Minneapolis * Today, a Minneapolis man, Alex Pretti, was fatally shot by a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agent, according to city officials. The 37-year-old was a U.S. citizen and intensive care unit nurse. Available video evidence appears to show several federal agents from the Department  more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Jan. 24 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * National Nurses United outraged by murder of VA registered nurse by immigration agents, demand abolition of ICE * National Nurses United, the nation's largest union and professional association of registered nurses with more than 225,000 members, issued the following statement in response to the murder of Alex Pretti, RN: "The nation's nurses, who make it their mission to c more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Haley Stevens Cosponsors Bill to Redirect ICE Funding to Local Law Enforcement * H.R. 7163 is the Latest of Stevens' Efforts to Reform ICE and Hold the Trump Administration Accountable WASHINGTON, D.C. - In the wake of two Americans being killed at the hands of Trump's lawless and out of control Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Congresswoman Haley Stevens (D-MI) announced she will more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Statement by Congresswoman April McClain Delaney on the Murder, Militarization, and Federal Impunity in Minnesota * Today, Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (MD-06) released the following statement: "What the Trump Administration is doing in Minnesota is a testing ground for a paramilitary police state across the country, which is why I stand with Minnesota, and I stand with America.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: "I'm Not Giving ICE or Border Patrol Another Dime" - Sen. Schiff Dismantles Administration Response to Minnesota Shooting, Pledges to Oppose Additional DHS Funding on NBC's Meet the Press * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined NBC's Meet the Press with Kristen Welker to react to the killing of another U.S. citizen at the hands of federal agents in Minneapolis more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 25 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Yale, other universities file brief in case on U.S. institutions' ability to host international students Yale this week joined a legal brief pertaining to a lawsuit challenging the U.S. government's effort to rescind a university's right to host international students. * Yale and 47 other U.S. colleges and universities nationwide filed a legal brief on Jan. 19 to assist judicial review in a lawsuit challengi more PR