ROSEMONT, Illinois, Jan. 28 [Category: Nursing] -- The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology issued the following statement by President Jeff Molter: * * * "AANA is aware of the online reports that a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) made threats against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. "We are deeply troubled by these events, and the individual who recently made public comments bringing our profession into disrepute is no longer a member of the AANA. "O more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Votes to Keep Government Open and Move to Rein in ICE * Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) voted to pass five bipartisan full-year funding bills, keep the government open, and set a two-week deadline to negotiate a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that delivers accountability and puts commonsense guardrails on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Included more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet Condemns Cruel DHS Policies on Senate Floor, Demands Accountability and Reform * Washington, D.C. -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet condemned the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) cruel and unconscionable policies on the Senate floor. This follows Bennet's release of new proposed legislation to impose guardrails and accountability measures for DHS, Immigration and Customs Enfo more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Julia Brownley, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Brownley Holds Press Conference on ICE Brutality and Lawlessness * Camarillo, CA - Yesterday, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA) held a press conference outside of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office in Camarillo. Joined by faith leaders, community organizers, and fellow elected officials, Congresswoman Brownley condemned the brutality of U.S. Department of Homeland Secu more PR

OTTAWA, Ontario, Feb. 1 -- The Canadian Medical Association issued the following statement by President Margot Burnell: * * * Canadian doctors join nursing colleagues in grieving Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti Doctors across Canada stand in solidarity with the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions Opens in a new window, the Canadian Nurses Association Opens in a new window and our nursing colleagues as they grieve Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis nurse who was senselessly killed Saturday by United  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * CBP to open temporary Calexico pedestrian facility * CALEXICO, Calif. -U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials announced the implementation of a temporary pedestrian facility at the Calexico West Port of Entry. The temporary facility is scheduled to open Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, at 10 a.m. Located one block east of the current pedestrian crossing areas, more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Feb. 2 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * 500 habeas cases By Bill Glahn We are now over 500 habeas corpus cases filed in federal district court in Minnesota so far in just January. These petitions all seek the release of one or more illegal aliens held in ICE detention. By my count, as of Friday morning (January 30), based on caption and c more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Feb. 2 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 30, 2026: * * * Common ground on immigration: Minnesota By John Phelan Yesterday, looking to define some common ground on immigration, I noted that: 1. The president enforces that law across the entire United States 2. Congress makes immigration law for the entire United States What does this me more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 29 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Common ground on immigration: the civics By John Phelan Over the last few weeks, the issue of immigration and the enforcement of immigration laws has roiled Minnesota. Can we chart a path forward for our state? 1) Immigration policy is a federal issue If you are looking to the Center of the Ameri more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Feb. 2 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 31, 2026: * * * Ellison fails to persuade court in effort to shut down Operation Metro Surge By David Zimmer On January 12th, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison along with the Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul sued the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over Operation Metro Surge - a 3 more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Feb. 2 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Feb. 1, 2026: * * * Habeas at the southern border By Bill Glahn The big news in habeas corpus yesterday occurred down in San Antonio, Texas. U.S. District Judge Fred Biery (Clinton appointee) issued a ruling in a much-followed case. From The Hill newspaper, A federal judge in Texas on Saturday ordered  more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 29 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Homan outlines three strategic changes to Operation Metro Surge By David Zimmer This morning, Tom Homan, the U.S. Border Czar, held a press conference to highlight the outcomes of his discussions with state and local leaders relevant to the immigration enforcement effort known as Operation Metro Su more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 28 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Lawfare-industrial complex By Bill Glahn Taxpayer-funded lawyers sue the feds to create more demand for their product. I'm not kidding. The lawsuit (viewable here) was filed yesterday in federal district court in Minnesota (Case No. 26-cv-479) and reported this morning. The lawsuit was filed as a more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news: * * * Chairman Garbarino Announces ICE, CBP, USCIS Hearing Date, Testimony Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY) announced U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Director Todd Lyons, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Rodney Scott, and U.S. Citize more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines Votes to Fund Military, Homeland Security, and Other Critical Agencies * U.S. Senator Steve Daines issued the following statement today after voting to fund the military, Department of Homeland Security, and other critical agencies today: "I voted for the appropriations bill that avoided a government shutdown and funds our military, the Department of Homeland Security, and important agencie more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Votes For Five Bipartisan Government Funding Bills * January 30, 2026 Senate Democrats successfully separated the five bipartisan government funding bills from the DHS bill; Senate also passed a two-week stop gap funding bill for DHS while negotiations around ICE reforms continue WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Comm more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on DHS Funding "NO" Vote, Announces Over $50 Million for New Mexico Projects * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after voting against a funding package that did not include needed reforms to rein in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE): "Under the Trump administration, our nat more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey Again Demands Answers About Abysmal Conditions of ICE Field Office in Burlington, MA * Markey has not received a response to his Dec. 17 letter to ICE Boston Acting Field Director Letter Text (PDF) Boston (January 31, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) wrote to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Boston Acting Field Office Director David Wesling, demanding ans more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 [Category: Sociological] -- MomsRising Executive Director and CEO Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner issued a statement objecting to the Justice Department's arrest of Don Lemon, Georgia Fort, and other journalists who were covering an immigration protest at Cities Church, Minnesota. Rowe-Finkbeiner argued that the arrests undermine First Amendment protections and warned against efforts to intimidate members of the media. She pointed to demonstrations in multiple cities as evidence th more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy On Fox News: The Country Is Less Safe Because Of ICE * WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Sunday appeared on Fox News Sunday with Shannon Bream. As Americans decisively turn against the Trump administration's lawless immigration enforcement operations, Murphy made the case for why Republican more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- No Labels, a political organization that advocates for centrism and bipartisanship, issued the following commentary: * * * Government Funding: What Is at Stake This Week Will Congress be able to avert yet another government shutdown? By Sam Zickar Congress has until midnight Friday to fund major portions of the federal government or face a partial shutdown, just two and a half months after the longest government shutdown in American history. The good news is that  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- No Labels, a political organization that advocates for centrism and bipartisanship, issued the following commentary on Jan. 30, 2026: * * * What Are Sanctuary Cities? Definitions, legal boundaries, and the range of local immigration enforcement policies What "Sanctuary City" Means By Austin Milks "Sanctuary city" is not a legal term. There is no single official definition. The phrase is commonly used to describe cities, counties, or states that restrict the extent to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- No Labels, a political organization that advocates for centrism and bipartisanship, issued the following commentary: * * * Why ICE Is at the Center of a Shutdown Fight By Peyton Lofton Democrats demand ICE reforms after fatal shootings in Minnesota Two recent fatal shootings by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minnesota have jolted Capitol Hill, turning what had been a routine budget deadline into a flashpoint over agent accountability and federal  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff Join Amicus Brief Urging Ninth Circuit Court to Affirm Critical Protections for Children in Immigration Detention * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senators Alex Padilla, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) joined a group of 24 other Senators in filing an amicus brief to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals urging the Court to upho more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 29 -- 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: * * * New Poll: Michiganders Say Trump Administration Prioritizing Deportations Over Kitchen Table Issues Majority disapprove of ICE, report widespread awareness of Minneapolis shooting, and say economic concerns are being sidelined * On Thursday, a new poll released by Progress Mi more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * REP. MIKE THOMPSON, JOINED BY 1500+ ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, CALLS FOR NOEM IMPEACHMENT AND CUTS TO ICE FUNDING * Woodland, CA -This week, Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-04) was joined by over 1500 community members in Napa and Woodland to protest ICE's rogue actions in Minneapolis and call for action. Thompson organized these events following the recent fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens -R more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Representative Ro Khanna Presses Noem and ICE Acting Director Over Alarming Conditions He Observed at the California City Detention Facility * Washington, DC -Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17) sent a letter to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Todd M. Lyons demanding immediate production of records and explanations for the unacceptable cond more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts Applauds Minibus Passage, Calls for Quick Funding of DHS * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) issued the following statement after the Senate voted to pass five full-year appropriations bills. The Senate also passed a short-term continuing resolution for Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which is responsible for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Rounds Issues Statement Following Senate's Passage of Third FY26 Appropriations Package * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued a statement following the Senate's passage of a package of five appropriations bills for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026. The legislation included appropriations bills for Defense; Labor, Health and Human Service more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz: Hawai'i Set To Receive Hundreds Of Millions In New Federal Funding In Appropriations Deal * WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate today passed a bipartisan appropriations deal that will deliver hundreds of millions in federal funding for critical programs that benefit Hawai'i. U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, successfully secured funding fo more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 1/23/2026-1/30/2026 * Honoring VA Nurse Killed by ICE in Minneapolis [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, released a statement on the killing of Alex Pretti, a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Intensive Care Unit nurse who worked at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Gillibrand Statement On 5-Bill "Minibus" Appropriations Funding Bill And DHS/ICE Reforms * Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on the five-bill "minibus" appropriations funding package and proposed DHS/ICE reforms: " As a member of the Appropriations Committee, I am proud that this package w more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt on Impending Immigration Enforcement Debate: "Bring it on" * Schmitt Lays Out Plan to Support ICE, Enforce Law and Order ST. LOUIS, MO - Today, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) joined Fox News' Sunday Morning Futures to applaud Trump's deportation operation, forcefully condemn Democrat rhetoric targeting ICE and federal law enforcement, and praise President Trump's nominee to lead  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Joins Meet the Press and Fox News Sunday * WASHINGTON -This morning, Speaker Johnson joined Kristen Welker on Meet the Press and Shannon Bream on Fox News Sunday to discuss the state of play regarding the partial government shutdown and the ongoing implementation of the Working Families Tax Cut legislation as tax season gets underway. "I will say that we need good faith on both si more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services issued the following information collection: (1) Type of Information Collection: Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection. (2) Title of the Form/Collection: e-Request Tool. (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the DHS sponsoring the collection: G-1592; USCIS. (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a bri more PR

PARIS, France, Jan. 31 -- International Federation for Human Rights issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2026: * * * United States plunges into unlawful rule and extrajudicial killings * The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), together with its United States member organisation, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), warns of a rapidly decaying democracy and rule of law in the United States, which may become durable if allowed to take hold. * The murders of Renee  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock Statement on Government Funding for ICE * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) released the following statement on his vote against government funding legislation that failed to rein in the abuses of President Trump's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following the deaths of two American citizens: " This week, I stood at the sites where Alex P more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Sen. Schiff Votes Against Additional Funding for Department of Homeland Security without Statutory Reforms * Watch the Senator's full statement here. Washington, D.C. -Tonight, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) released the following video statement after voting against additional funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) without more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- United We Dream issued the following news release: * * * We, the People, Demand More Than Accountability: We Demand Citizenship, Living Wages, and An End to Billionaire Greed Now! This moment calls for more than accountability of the immigration enforcement machine; it demands Congress put working people first. * This week our country has mourned the brutal killings of our neighbors Renee Nicole Good, Alex Pretti, Keith Porter and Silverio Villegas Gonzalez, as well a more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 1 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Will Human Rights Survive the Donald Trump Era? * Human rights are never ensured. The freedoms we hold dear were won-piece by piece-after the catastrophes of the 20th century, when governments accepted, however imperfectly, that state power should be constrained by law, institutions, and a shared baseline of human dignity. Today, that architecture is buckling. Under relentless pressure from Pr more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Probe Collapse in IRS Investigations of Wealthy Tax Cheats Under Trump * Senators: IRS investigations into abusive tax schemes plummeted last year to lowest levels in the past decade Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined Senate colleagues to demand answers on how Republican funding clawbacks and DOGE staff cuts have gutted the Internal R more PR