CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 10 -- The American Bar Association issued the following news: * * * ABA House of Delegates adopts nearly 30 policies on wide-ranging legal issues The American Bar Association House of Delegates adopted almost 30 policy matters on a wide variety of issues including judicial independence and safety, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, the independence of the Department of Justice, Medicaid funding, immigration law enforcement, and the use of National Guard and military forc more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 10 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2026: * * * Immigration judge terminates removal proceedings against child development scholar Rumeysa Ozturk Judge determines DHS lacks legal grounds to deport Ms. Ozturk, who was arrested and detained by ICE for co-authoring an op-ed * NEW YORK - Attorneys for Rumeysa Ozturk submitted documents in federal court today announcing that removal proceedings against more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs released the following written testimony by Caroline Nagy, associate director of housing policy at the Americans for Financial Reform, from a Jan. 22, 2026, hearing entitled "Housing Affordability: Saving the American Dream": * * * Chairman Burlison, Ranking Member Frost, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to present testimony on behalf more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 10 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2026: * * * Senator Rogers Advances Legislation to Target Financial Exploitation Tied to Illegal Immigration Senator Wendy Rogers is advancing bold legislation aimed at protecting Arizona families and taxpayers by addressing the issue of illegal immigrants who exploit financial systems and evade federal authorities. SB 1421 prohibits financial institutions and remittance compa more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta: Transparency and Accountability Are the Foundation of Good Law Enforcement * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Bonta today issued the following statement in response to a ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California denying in part and upholding in part a preliminary injunction sought by the Trump Administration to enjoin th more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Feb. 9, 2026: * * * Chairman Garbarino Joins The Julie Mason Show Ahead of Hearing With ICE, CBP, USCIS This week, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY) joined Sirius XM's "The Julie Mason Show" to preview the Committee's upcoming hearing featuring testimony from senior officials at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * CMS Proposes Regulations to Lower Health Care Costs, Expand Consumer Choice, and Protect Taxpayers * Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed regulations to lower health care costs, promote competition, and strengthen program integrity in the Federal and State-Based Health Insurance (Exchanges). The prop more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard, CBP, Homeland Security Task Force partner agencies apprehend stowaway smuggler, seize $5 million in cocaine in San Juan Harbor * SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Coast Guard Station San Juan and Sector San Juan Boarding Team members working with Homeland Security Task Force - San Juan Region partner agencies apprehended a stowaway smuggler and seized 10 bales of cocaine in  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia posted the following news release on Feb. 9, 2026: * * * Colombian leader of international drug money laundering organization convicted Valentina Forero Alvarez has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering. Forero Alvarez led a sophisticated transnational criminal organization responsible for laundering more than $31 million in illegal narcotics proceeds through the United States f more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Nellie Pou, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Pou Introduces Ban on ICE Vehicle Abuses * WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09) today introduced legislation that would prohibit Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from obscuring or removing their license plates. The Protecting License-plate Access for Transparency and Enforcement Act, or PLATE Act, responds to pervasive behavior by masked ICE agents manipu more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 [Category: Science] -- The Center for Science in the Public Interest issued the following news release: * * * CSPI supports protecting sensitive locations from immigration enforcement * No family, regardless of their immigration status, should feel they must forego food assistance, health care, government services, worship, school, or their constitutionally protected right to participate in peaceful protest for fear of encountering violence at the hands of the Immigration  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Fetterman Criticizes Proposed Pennsylvania ICE Warehouses in Letter to DHS Secretary Noem BRADDOCK, PA - Following reports of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) intention to convert two recently purchased warehouse facilities into U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers, U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) expressed his concerns today in a letter to DHS Secretar more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The Federation for American Immigration Reform issued the following news release: * * * H-1B Fees Go to DC Circuit FAIR shows President's authority is more than adequate * The Chamber of Commerce, after its lawsuit against President Trump's hundred-thousand-dollar H-1B fee was dismissed by the DC federal district court, has appealed the case to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. The Chamber claims that the President's proclamation establishing this fee has  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Join Effort to Uphold Protections for Kids in Immigration Detention * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined 25 of their Senate colleagues in filing an amicus brief to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals urging the Court to uphold the 1997 Flores Settlement Agreement, which sets critical minimum standards for children in immigratio more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027 Proposed Rule * Introduction Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), issued the proposed "Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters" for the 2027 plan year (the 2027 Payment Notice proposed rul more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * ICE Asks Charlotte Politicians to Not Release Criminal Illegal Alien Charged for Attempted Murder in North Carolina * Sanctuary policies resulted in the release of 1,400 criminal illegal aliens from jail directly back onto North Carolina streets WASHINGTON -U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged an arrest detainer-which is a request that local law enforcement not release t more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Consumer Law Center posted the following news release: * * * ICE Has Created a Disaster in Minnesota; The Financial Services Industry Can Help * February 9, 2026 -Press Release Advocates Call On Lending, Debt Collection, Credit Reporting Companies to Ease Financial Impact on Families WASHINGTON - Today, a coalition of 52 economic justice, civil rights, labor, faith, and other groups sent a letter to the financial services industry  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI--Hagerty Joins Fox News Sunday on Fox News to Discuss ICE Cooperation, Government Shutdown Risks, Iran Talks, Russia Arms Control, the SAVE Act * WASHINGTON -Yesterday, United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Appropriations and Foreign Relations Committees and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, joined Fox News Sunday on Fox Newsto discuss ICE enforcement cooperation, p more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI--Hagerty Joins Mornings with Maria on Fox Business to Discuss Japan's Elections, DHS Funding Standoff, the SAVE Act, the GENIUS Act * WASHINGTON -Today, United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Appropriations, Banking, and Foreign Relations Committees and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, joined Mornings with Maria on Fox Business to discuss Japan's parliamentary elect more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Congressman Max Miller Leads Letter to Secretary Noem Advocating for Faith-based Organizations * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Congressman Max Miller (OH-07) alongside Brad Schneider (IL-10), Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), and Michael McCaul (TX-10) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Noem asking to ensure that the terms and conditions for the Non-profit Security Grant Program are  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Mini Timmaraju on MS NOW: ICE Raids, Federal Violence, and Abortion Bans Are Part of the Same Tyrannical Agenda * On Thursday, Reproductive Freedom for All President and CEO Mini Timmaraju joined Deadline White House on MS NOW to talk about the political and cultural reckoning in response to escalating authoritarian violence and ICE  more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 9 [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: * * * Immigration Judge Terminates Removal Proceedings Against Child Development Scholar Rumeysa Ozturk * NEW YORK - Attorneys for Rumeysa Ozturk submitted documents in federal court today announcing that removal proceedings against the Tufts U more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "REPUBLICANS HAVE FAILED AMERICA" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he emphasized that despite the high cost of living, the Trump administration is using taxpayer dollars to brutalize and kill the American people instead of to make like more affordable for them. LEADER JEFFRIES : Notwithstanding what Donald more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "REPUBLICANS HAVE FAILED AMERICA" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he emphasized that despite the high cost of living, the Trump administration is using taxpayer dollars to brutalize and kill the American people instead of to make like more affordable for them. LEADER JEFFRIES : Notwithstanding what Donald Trump continues to say, t more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Booker, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Prevent Politicization of Public Safety Grants * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) introduced the Federal Grant Neutrality Act, legislation designed to stop the politicization of Department of Justice (DOJ) federal grants and preven more PR

LONDON, England, Feb. 9 [Category: BizMedia] -- Civil Society Media, an independent media company that says it is dedicated to supporting the charity sector, posted the following news: * * * Most charities oppose government's 'harmful' migrant volunteering plans, survey shows * Three-quarters of charities oppose the government's plans to link volunteering to settlement in the UK, according to a new survey by NCVO. Last year, home secretary Shabana Mahmood announced proposals to introduce a more PR

IRVING, Texas, Feb. 9 [Category: BizMedia] -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release: * * * Nexstar's Illinois Television Stations To Host Exclusive Live Debate Between Democratic Party Candidates for U.S. Senator * Debate Will Originate from WGN Studios on Thursday, February 19, at 7 p.m. CT CHICAGO, February 9, 2026 - Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST), today announced that its television stations serving Illinois will carry an exc more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Feb. 9 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * OSU Global announces strategic reorganization to strengthen international engagement and student support * Media Contact: Hailey Rose Viars | Communications Specialist | 405-744-5496 | hviars@okstate.edu OSU Global is implementing a strategic reorganization to align with the evolving global higher education landscape while continuing to advance Oklahoma State University's mission of global engagement more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Partnership with West Virginia Leads to 650 Illegal Alien Arrested in 2 Weeks Including Drug Traffickers, Violent Offenders, and Burglars * While sanctuary politicians across the country are banning cooperation with ICE and choosing to RELEASE criminals from their jails into our communities, West Virginia's state and local cooperation with ICE serves as a model for how we can work together more PR

CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, Feb. 10 (TNSjou) -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law issued the following news: * * * Professor Medha D. Makhlouf coauthors piece in Rhode Island Medical Journal Offers guidance on the practical aspects of providing care for patients who are in or at risk of ICE detention * Professor Medha D. Makhlouf coauthored an article in the latest issue of the Rhode Island Medical Journal. "When ICE Comes to Work: Defending Access to Healthcare" urges healt more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- President Trump issued the following executive order: * * * PROTECTING THE NATIONAL SECURITY AND WELFARE OF THE UNITED STATES AND ITS CITIZENS FROM CRIMINAL ACTORS AND OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY THREATS By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including 6 U.S.C. 122(a)(2), it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Policy. It is the policy of the United States to protect its welfare and security, and the welfare and sec more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. W. Greg Steube, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Steube Introduces EXILE Act * WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) introduced today the Ending Exploitative Imported Labor Exemptions Act or EXILE Act. This bill would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act by ending the H-1B visa program. "Prioritizing foreign labor over the well-being and prosperity of American citizens undermines our values and national interests," sai more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Tony Gonzales Introduces the Bulletproof Law Enforcement Vehicles Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. -In response to the recent increase in threats toward Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) introduced the Bulletproof Law Enforcement Vehicles Act to expand existing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) resources for law enforcement vehicle security upgrades.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued the following information for an oversight hearing at 9 a.m. on Feb. 12, 2026, at 342 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Witnesses Panel 1 * THE HONORABLE TOM EMMER, Majority Whip, U.S. House of Representatives * THE HONORABLE HARRY NISKA, GOP Floor Leader, State House of Representatives State of Minnesota * THE HONORABLE KEITH ELLISON, Attorney General, State of Minnesota * PAUL SCHNELL, Commissione more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Blasts Democrats for Opposing Commonsense Voter ID Law, DHS Funding on Fox News * 'Voter ID is Common Sense, ICE Operations Will Continue' WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) joined Fox News' Faulkner Focus to discuss his support of the SAVE America Act, the importance of passing voter ID laws to secure our federal elections, his Protect America Act, and blas more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune on the Importance of Funding DHS * 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): "Mr. President, funding for the Department of Homeland Security runs out on Friday. "Over the weekend, the Trump administration and congressional more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Alsobrooks Announce Over $50 Million for Maryland Public Safety, Bay Preservation, and Research Projects in Key Government Funding Bill * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS), and Senator Angela Alsobrooks (both D-Md) announced $53,743,000  more PR

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 9 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Video, Audio, Photos & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul Highlights Growing Support for Local Cops, Local Crimes Act * Earlier today, Governor Hochul hosted a roundtable with law enforcement and elected officials to announce growing support for the Local Cops, Local Crimes Act, which would prohibit local law enforcement from being deputized by ICE for federal civil immigration enforcement. Join more PR