WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news: * * * "The Shutdown Makes Our Country Less Safe": Chairman Garbarino Warns DHS Funding Lapse Threatens Public Safety House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY) joined ABC News Live and Fox News Live to outline how the lapse in Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding, triggered by Senate Democrats' refusal to advance the Hou more PR

LONDON, England, Feb. 18 -- The British Film Institute issued the following news release: * * * 40th BFI FLARE: LONDON LGBTQIA+ FILM FESTIVAL 2026 18-29 March at BFI Southbank FULL PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED INCLUDING SCREEN TALK WITH RUSSELL T DAVIES 31 WORLD PREMIERES INCLUDING MADFABULOUS, WASHED UP & HUNKY JESUS 4K RESTORATION PREMIERE OF PINK NARCISSUS INCLUDING UK WIDE SCREENINGS * One of the most significant and longest running LGBTQIA+ film festivals in the world, BFI Flare today unveil more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 19 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas issued the following statement on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * ACLU of Texas Comments on State Investigations of School Districts Over Student Walkouts Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Monday announced investigations into North East Independent School District in San Antonio, Dallas Independent School District, and Manor Independent School District outside Austin in response to student protests. Over the past few weeks, students more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Feb. 18, 2026, by Chad F. Wolf, chair of the Homeland Security and Immigration, and Bob Unanue, chairman of the Hispanic Leadership Coalition, to Voz: * * * Open Borders Led to an Explosion of Human Trafficking Victims. We Can Stop It. A humanitarian crisis has been unfolding inside America's borders, largely ignored for years: the mass trafficking of vulnerable children. National Slave more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 -- The International Refugee Assistance Project issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * Appeals Court Protects Syrian TPS Holders from Effort to Strip Legal Status Court Upheld Order Delaying TPS Termination While Case Moves Forward * Yesterday, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a District Court order that delays the Trump Administration's termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Syria while the legal case moves forward. The Trump admi more PR

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Feb. 18 -- Gov. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news: * * * Armstrong to attend NGA Winter Meeting, White House business session, panel on permitting reform * BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. Kelly Armstrong and First Lady Kjersti Armstrong will attend the National Governors Association (NGA) Winter Meeting this week in Washington, D.C. On Saturday, Armstrong will participate in an NGA panel discussion on energy and infrastructure permitting reform, with  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 17 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES COURT TO PRESERVE BLOCK ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S UNLAWFUL TERMINATION OF HAITI'S TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS DESIGNATION * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Miot, et al. v. Trump in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, opposing the Trump administration's more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker Condemns DHS Purchase of New ICE Detention Facility in Roxbury, NJ * NEWARK, N.J. - Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement condemning DHS' purchase of a proposed detention facility in Roxbury, NJ: "ICE's most recent purchase of a warehouse in Roxbury to use as a detention center is an affront to the Roxbury commun more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued the following news release: * * * Serial Immigration Fraudster Working as a Minnesota Corrections Officer Arrested MINNEAPOLIS -- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' Operation Twin Shield is yielding yet more results with the arrest of a Minnesota correctional officer and AWOL National Guard member masquerading as a U.S. citizen despite having no legal status in the United S more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Will Not Attend Trump State of the Union * Has boycotted previous Trump addresses MEMPHIS - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), who has boycotted previous State of the Union and inaugural addresses by President Trump, will again avoid the speech scheduled for Tuesday evening. He will instead attend the People's State of the Union organized by the progressive advocacy group MoveOn an more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Krishnamoorthi Convenes Elgin Leaders Amid DHS, ICE, and CBP Abuses to Protect Families and Demand Accountability * ELGIN, IL -Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) convened a roundtable at The Centre of Elgin with Mayor Dave Kaptain, as well as other local elected officials, faith leaders, educators, and community advocates to discuss the impact of recent actions by the  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Constangy Welcomes Four New Attorneys to Employment Litigation, Cybersecurity, and Advice & Counsel Practices * Constangy is pleased to announce that Casey Crumbley, Kimberly Seiler, and James Yoo have joined the firm, and Brittany De Hoyos has rejoined the firm, further expanding its national Employment Litigation, Cybersecurity Incident Response, more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Las Vegas Community Leaders Call for Guardrails on ICE Abuses of Power * ***VIDEO AVAILABLE FTPs for TV stations is available here. Las Vegas, Nev. - Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) hosted a press conference with local community leaders to discuss her vote against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill. Despite broad public support for co more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO Communications Workers of America posted the following news release: * * * CWA Statement on the Passing of Jesse Jackson * The following statement is from CWA President Claude Cummings Jr.: CWA mourns the passing of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, a warrior for workers' rights and civil rights. CWA members have stood shoulder to shoulder with the Reverend as we fought to protect the vote in Alabama, or on picket lines and campaigns going back de more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Demands Answers from Trump Administration on Treatment of Unaccompanied Children * Heinrich, colleagues to Trump Administration: "It is unconscionable that this Administration believes that children belong behind bars and should be stripped of protections that ensure access to food, water, and other necessities while in detention." WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.)  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * House Democrats Press ED on Negative Impact of Immigration Enforcement on Students House Committee on Education and Workforce Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA-03) and Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Ranking Member Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), and 69 House Democrats are pressing Secretary of Education Lin more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * ICE Asks Charlotte Sanctuary Politicians to Not Release Child Rapist and Kidnapper * Sanctuary politicians previously RELEASED this pedophile from their jail into North Carolina communities WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged an arrest detainer asking local law enforcement to not release Arnol more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas posted the following news release: * * * Illegal alien sentenced for leadership role in multi-state drug trafficking organization linked to Mexican cartels * CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 36-year-old Mexican national who illegally resided in Houston has been ordered to federal prison for his role in a conspiracy involving large quantities of cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. Baldema more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 18 [Category: Media] -- The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University issued the following news release: * * * Immigration Judges Ask Supreme Court to Review Case Challenging Federal Policy Silencing Their Speech * WASHINGTON-The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University today filed a cross-petition for certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court, asking it to review a First Amendment challenge to a federal policy that forbids immigration judges from spe more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Jayapal Demands ICE Review Rodney Taylor's Request for Release * WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) is leading 20 Members of Congress in calling on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to look into the detention of Rodney Taylor, who has been detained at a for-profit detention facility in Lumpkin, Georgia. "Mr. Taylor is a double amputee with only one functional hand who h more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 18 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * Largest Latinx Film Festival in Michigan returns to MSU, Lansing * The MSU Latinx Film Festival -the largest Hispanic/Latino/Latin American film festival in Michigan -returns Feb. 19-22 with screenings and events across Michigan State University's campus and the city of Lansing. A biennial, curated festival, LxFF brings acclaimed independent films from Latin America and the Latinx diaspora to the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "ICE NEEDS TO BE REFORMED IN A DRAMATIC, BOLD, MEANINGFUL AND TRANSFORMATIONAL MANNER" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he emphasized that the DHS funding bill should not move forward without dramatic reforms to stop ICE from brutalizing the American people. LEADER JEFFRIES : This is day five of the Trump more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "ICE NEEDS TO BE REFORMED IN A DRAMATIC, BOLD, MEANINGFUL AND TRANSFORMATIONAL MANNER" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he emphasized that the DHS funding bill should not move forward without dramatic reforms to stop ICE from brutalizing the American people. LEADER JEFFRIES : This is day five of the Trump-Republican shutdown of th more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 17 -- The Loyola University Chicago issued the following news release: * * * Loyola's Weekend JD graduates forge change while leading successful careers * Throughout her career, Jacqueline Collins (JD '20) has championed policies that are shown to reduce inequality and strengthen underserved and disinvested communities. She spent 20 years representing Illinois' 16th Legislative District as a State Senator in the Illinois General Assembly -ultimately serving as Assista more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * McIver Joins New Jersey Democratic Delegation in Statewide Initiative to Stop Proposed ICE Warehouse in Roxbury Today, Congresswoman LaMonica McIver (NJ-10) joined Congressman Rob Menendez's statewide initiative to oppose the proposed Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") warehouse facility in Roxbury Township, New Jersey. Menendez's effort is joined by Senator Andy Kim a more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Menendez Leads New Jersey Democratic Delegation in Statewide Initiative to Stop Proposed ICE Warehouse in Roxbury * Congressmembers Pallone, Conaway, Gottheimer, McIver, Norcross, Pou, and Watson Coleman and Senator Kim Join Initiative WASHINGTON, DC \- Today, Congressman Rob Menendez launched a statewide initiative (link is external) to oppose the proposed Immigration and Customs Enforceme more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Menendez Leads New Jersey Democratic Delegation in Statewide Initiative to Stop Proposed ICE Warehouse in Roxbury * Senator Kim and Congressmembers Conaway, Gottheimer, McIver, Norcross, Pallone, Pou, and Watson Coleman Join Initiative WASHINGTON, DC \- Today, Congressman Rob Menendez launched a statewide initiative to oppose the proposed Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") warehouse f more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens Visits Largest ICE Detention Facility in the Midwest * Baldwin, MI - Today, Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens, along with Michigan Congresswoman Hillary Scholten, toured the North Lake Processing Center ICE detention facility in Baldwin. The visit follows their demand for answers regarding the December death of detainee Nenko Gantchev. During the visit, th more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Osage Nation Applauds Senator Mullin: "consistently proven to be a strong advocate for tribal sovereignty" * Pawhuska, O.K. - Today, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) traveled to Pawhuska, Oklahoma to sit down with Osage Nation and Osage County leadership as part of a busy in-state work period. During the visit, Senator Mullin spoke with local officials about their goals to widen growth oppo more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff, 40+ Lawmakers Sound Alarm on How Trump's Immigration Agenda is Hurting Workers and Families' Child Care Access, Raising Costs * Lawmakers: "The Trump Administration's policies risk eliminating a significant number of trained caregivers from an already strained system, reducing access to care and raising child care costs for American families" "Rather than making child care more more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Padilla, Raskin, Thompson Defend Congress' Authority Over Asylum Law in New Bicameral Supreme Court Amicus Brief * Amicus brief rejects Trump Administration's unconstitutional attempt to rewrite asylum statutes by executive action WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, Representative Jamie Raskin ( more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Raskin, Thompson, and Padilla Defend Congress's Authority Over Asylum Law in New Bicameral Supreme Court Amicus Brief Amicus Brief Rejects Trump Administration's Unconstitutional Attempt to Rewrite Asylum Statutes by Executive Action Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, Ranking M more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Ruiz Visits Immigration Detention Site, Urges Passage of Humanitarian * Calexico, CA -Today, Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-25) conducted an oversight visit to the Imperial Regional Detention Facility to evaluate medical care, living conditions, and the treatment of individuals in custody. Following the visit, Congressman Ruiz, an emergency physician and the author of the Humanitarian Standa more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Summer Lee Presents Over $1 Million Federal Investment to Combat Blight and Revitalize North Braddock * PITTSBURGH, PA - FEBRUARY 17, 2026 -Today, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) joined local leaders in North Braddock to present more than $1 million in federal Community Project Funding (CPF) to support blight remediation and neighborhood revitalization efforts across the borough. The f more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- American Oversight posted the following news: * * * Report: "ICE Officials Knew Use of Force Was Rising Well Before Minneapolis Shootings" * Tuesday, we released a tranche of records obtained by a Freedom of Information Act request and lawsuit to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detailing troubling training practices and a sharp escalation in use-of-force incidents by ICE officers soon after President Trump returned more PR

RIVERSIDE, California, Feb. 18 -- The Riverside Community College District issued the following news: * * * Congress Passes Key Funding Bills Following Brief Government Shutdown After a partial federal government shutdown that lasted from January 31 through February 3, 2026, Congress has passed five of the six remaining federal funding bills for Fiscal Year 2026. As a result, the U.S. Departments of Education and Labor are now funded and operational through September 30, 2026, the end of the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Marks Day 3 of 4 Corners 50 Counties Tour Across South West Kansas * SW Kansas - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), continued traveling across southwest Kansas, meeting directly with farmers, manufacturers, law enforcement, health care providers, and community leaders to discuss the priorities driving rural communities. From biofuels and water conservation t more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Serial Immigration Fraudster Working as a Minnesota Corrections Officer Arrested * MINNEAPOLIS -U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' (USCIS) Operation Twin Shield is yielding yet more results with the arrest of a Minnesota correctional officer and AWOL National Guard member masquerading as a U.S. citizen despite having no legal status in the United States. The serial fraudster was i more PR

GLASGOW, England, Feb. 19 -- The John Smith Centre at the University of Glasgow issued the following news: * * * TACKLING THE BIG ISSUES: JOHN SMITH CENTRE'S UK YOUTH POLL THEMES CHOSEN BY YOUNG PEOPLE Young people taking the John Smith Centre's groundbreaking Youth Poll Project course have chosen the themes for this year's high-profile UK Youth Poll. * The UK Youth Poll, generously funded by Nationwide, produces high-quality annual data and results about the priorities and opinions of youn more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 [Category: BizMedia] -- Atlantic Media, a print and online media company, issued the following news release: * * * The Atlantic's Nick Miroff Wins 2025 George Polk Award for Immigration Reporting * The Atlantic 's staff writer Nick Miroff is the recipient of the 2025 George Polk Award for immigration reporting for his coverage of the wrongful deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Miroff broke the story in March 2025 that the Trump administration had erroneously deported Ab more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Alsobrooks, Ivey Press for Answers on Proposed ICE Facility in Hyattsville * Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks and Congressman Glenn Ivey (all D-Md.) pressed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for answers on a newly proposed ICE lease in Hyattsville, located in Maryland's Fourth Congressional Distric more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Feb. 19 -- Virginia Tech issued the following Q&A on Feb. 18, 2026, with Cayce Myers, director of graduate studies at the School of Communication in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences: * * * Expert on the political motives driving the partial government shutdown Disagreement in the U.S. Congress over continued funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) led to a partial government shutdown with no immediate end in sight. Political communications ex more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- WERC (formerly the Worldwide ERC) issued the following news release: Corporate mobility professionals are adapting to an increasingly unpredictable U.S. immigration environment that demands strategic foresight rather than rapid reaction, according to guidance from the Worldwide Employee Relocation Council. The organization reported that the 2026 immigration process has evolved into a "just-in-case" system shaped by executive orders and unexpected policy changes, such as  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- WERC (formerly the Worldwide ERC) issued the following news release: International mobility programs are adapting to changing patterns in travel, assignments, and remote work as employers balance safety, cost, and compliance pressures, according to analysis of Aon's 2025 International People Mobility Report. The report, based on 361 survey responses from 49 countries across multiple industries, outlines how companies are categorizing workers as business travelers, long-t more PR