BELLEVUE, Washington, Feb. 19 [Category: Sociological] -- MomsRising, an online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families, posted the following news release: * * * "Affordable Health Care, Not ICE Cruelty": Care in Action, MomsRising Together Launch Six-Figure Ad Buy Across Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Ohio * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Care in Action and MomsRising Together launched a six-figure CTV campaign across WI-03, PA-07, PA-08, and OH-01. As fa more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 19 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2026: * * * Judge Orders Bond Hearing for Detained Dreamer A federal judge has ordered that a Nebraska Dreamer being held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) must be provided with a bond hearing or released. Today, Judge Susan Bazis issued an order requiring immigration officials to arrange a bond hearing for Joel Angel-Becerril within seven days or to rele more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Feb. 20 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico issued the following news release: * * * ACLU of New Mexico Applauds Passage Of Key Civil Liberties Bills in the 2026 Legislative Session As the 2026 legislative session comes to a close, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico applauds partner organizations, community advocates, and many legislators for their work advancing civil liberties in New Mexico. This session, lawmakers passed histori more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Feb. 20 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan issued the following news release: * * * New Poll Shows Majority of Michiganders Support Statewide Legislation that Reins in ICE and Protects Communities from Federal Immigration Enforcement Michiganders support state legislation that prohibits ICE agents from wearing masks, entering schools and other sensitive locations, and provides other protections. * The majority of Michiganders view U.S. Immigration and Custo more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 20 -- The American Bar Association issued the following news: * * * Former judges offer guidance for navigating immigration courts amid upheaval A recent wave of firings and other departures among U.S. immigration judges has raised questions about the integrity and resource capacity of the immigration court system. That is what a panel of former immigration judges and experts said during a recent webinar sponsored by the ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Amo Exposes "Real State of the Union" Under Donald Trump * PROVIDENCE, RI - TODAY, Congressman Gabe Amo (D-RI) exposed the true state of the union under Trump, sharing the stories of Rhode Islanders who have been devastated by chaos, cruelty, and high costs. Since Trump's inauguration, families have been hit hard by his tariffs, health care cuts, attacks on our social safety net, and draconian im more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 19 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2026: * * * Senate Republicans Advance Border Security Package as Democrat Governor, Attorney General Undermine Law Enforcement Senate Republicans are advancing a comprehensive border security package to ensure that Arizona stands firmly with law enforcement and safe communities, even as Arizona's attorney general and governor continue to send dangerous and irresponsible signa more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 19 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2026: * * * Senator Hoffman Advances Election Integrity Measure Requiring Federal Law Enforcement Presence at Arizona Voting Locations Arizona Senate Republicans are advancing legislation this week to strengthen election security and restore public confidence in the voting process by ensuring existing election laws are consistently enforced at polling locations across the stat more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- The International Refugee Assistance Project issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Attorneys and Advocates Respond to Hearing in Lawsuit Challenging ICE Arrests of Refugees Recorded Version of Post-Hearing Press Conference Available Here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy3ZAZlHWLo) * (Minneapolis, MN) -- Today, a federal judge heard oral arguments on a preliminary injunction request in U.H.A. v. Bondi, a class action lawsuit challenging the unlawful more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Brown Leads Oversight Letter to DHS on ICE's Troubling Mass Surveillance Tech * Washington, DC - Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11), has led a letter with Oversight Committee colleagues demanding answers regarding the Department of Homeland Security's use of powerful surveillance tools to collect and analyze cellphone location data across entire neighborhoods. Reports indicate that DHS and ICE have more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 20 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom announces judicial appointments Governor Gavin Newsom announced his nomination of three Court of Appeal Justices: Justice Joanne Motoike as Presiding Justice of the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Three, Judge Stephen Goorvitch as Associate Justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Two, and Judge Amy Guerra as Associate Justice of the Fifth Dist more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Feb. 19 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Feb. 18, 2026, by economist John Phelan: * * * DFLers open legislative session with proposal to make Minnesota a sanctuary state In my session preview on Monday, I wrote that "the Republicans are leading with fraud" while "the DFL is prioritizing immigration." This was quickly born out. Yesterday, Minn more PR

UTRECHT, The Netherlands, Feb. 19 -- Utrecht University posted the following news: * * * Children play leading role in new project: 'Butterflies are migrants too' * Butterflies, birds and whales travel around the world throughout their lives. But humans have also been moving around for centuries: in search of food, water and safety. Manuela Pinto, Assistant Professor Linguistics, was awarded the Public Engagement Seed Fund for her project 'Also butterflies are migrants'. Children play the le more PR

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 -- Clark University posted the following news: * * * Clarkives: Franz Uri Boas, the 'father of anthropology' * The following is excerpted from "Changing the World: Clark University's Pioneering People, 1887-2000" (Chandler House Press, 2005), by former president Richard P. Traina. Often called the "Father of Anthropology," Franz Boas might more accurately be thought of as the father of systematic or academic anthropology-rescuing the infant field from the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Luz Rivas, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Luz Rivas Demands ICE Cease Unconstitutional Actions Outlined in "Secret Memo" * LOS ANGELES -After whistleblower reports revealed that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers are circulating a memo encouraging agents to forcefully enter people's homes without a judicial warrant - a direct violation of the Fourth Amendment - Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29) sent a letter more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Announces National Border Patrol Council President Paul Perez as State of the Union Guest * DALLAS - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration, today announced National Border Patrol Council (NBPC) President Paul Perez as his guest for President Donald J. Trump's State of the Union address to Congress next week: "As pres more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government released the following testimony by Robert Spencer, Shillman fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Sharia-Free America: Why Political Islam & Sharia Law Are Incompatible with the U.S. Constitution": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) As a result, "permission to have intercourse with a slave woman was not something barbaric or uncivilised; on the con more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government released the following testimony by Ilya Somin, a professor at George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Sharia-Free America: Why Political Islam & Sharia Law Are Incompatible with the U.S. Constitution": * * * I am grateful for the opportunity to address some of the important issues raised by the proposed "Preserving a Sharia-Free America Act." My more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Adelita S. Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Grijalva, Stanton, Ansari Demand Transparency on Potential Immigration Detention Facility in Marana TUCSON, AZ - U.S. Representative Adelita S. Grijalva (AZ-07), joined by Representatives Greg Stanton (AZ-04) and Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03), sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons demanding answers regarding reports more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe released the following testimony by Matt Boyse, a senior fellow at Hudson Institute Center on Europe and Eurasia, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Weaponized Mass Migration: A Security Risk to Europe and the United States": * * * Chairman Self, Ranking Member Keating, distinguished members of the Committee: thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today. Before I joined the Hudson Institute, I served in  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Human Rights First issued the following news: * * * ICE Air Expands Deportation and Domestic Transfer Flights to Record Levels in First Year of Second Trump Administration ICE Air Operations has been dramatically expanded under the second Trump administration, operating with minimal transparency or public oversight. Human Rights First's ICE Flight Monitor reports that from January 20, 2025, to January 20, 2026, the Trump administration conducted 2,253 deportation flight more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Sweden Deporting Young People * Ayla, 21, Jomana, 18, and Ilya, 19, came to Sweden as children, though at different ages and under different circumstances. Today they face the same reality: all have been ordered to leave the country alone while their families remain. These cases stem from Sweden's increasingly restrictive migration policy, under which young people who turn 18 before obtaining more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE Charleston, partners arrest West Virginia man for making terroristic threats * CLARKSBURG, W.Va. -ICE Charleston and its law enforcement partners from the FBI, the U.S. Marshals Service, the U.S. Secret Service and the West Virginia State Police arrested Cody Smith, a U.S. citizen who threatened to kill ICE Officers in West Virginia. "The safety a more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Capito Op-Ed: Democrats Turn Their Backs on DHS and ICE When America Needs Them Most * CHARLESTON, W.Va. - In an op-ed published for FOX News, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, underscored her strong support for fully funding the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and standing firmly behind  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * In Everett, Murray Highlights How She Protected Homelessness & Housing Funds from Trump, Pushed Back on Attacks on Continuum of Care * Last year Murray was in Everett to hear about how Trump's attacks had jeopardized access to Continuum of Care funds in the face of drastic policy changes; this year, Murray returned to Everett having boosted funding and passed into law new policy to protect Contin more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 [Category: International] -- The International Rescue Committee posted the following news release: * * * IRC: New U.S. Policy Breaks America's Promise to Refugee Families, Undermining Decades of Bipartisan Support for Refugee Resettlement * New York, NY, February 19, 2026 - The International Rescue Committee (IRC) calls on the U.S. administration to halt the rollout of a newly released (opens in a new window) policy that claims sweeping authority to arrest and detain refuge more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 19 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on Feb. 18, 2026, by Azya Thornton: * * * Judge Blocks ICE from Re-Detaining Garcia Again A federal judge ruled Tuesday that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) cannot re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia now that a 90-day detention period has expired because the government has no viable plan for deporting him, the Associated Press reports. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis of Maryland wro more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel Concludes Immigrant Welfare Eligibility Rules Apply to Public Housing Today, the Department of Justice released an opinion for the Department of Housing and Urban Development which addresses the relationship between the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) and Section 214 of the Housing and Commun more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson to Attend People's State of the Union on the National Mall, Welcome Bristol Family Targeted by Trump Immigration Application Ban to the Capitol * East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced he will not attend President Trump's State of the Union address. Larson will join progressive lawmakers and advocates across the country to speak out at the National Mall for a " more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADERS JEFFRIES, SCHUMER ANNOUNCE GOVERNOR ABIGAIL SPANBERGER TO DELIVER DEMOCRATIC RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT TRUMP'S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS * Senator Alex Padilla Will Deliver the Democratic Response in Spanish House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today announced that Governor Abigail Spanberger will deliver the Democrat more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADERS JEFFRIES, SCHUMER ANNOUNCE GOVERNOR ABIGAIL SPANBERGER TO DELIVER DEMOCRATIC RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT TRUMP'S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS * Senator Alex Padilla Will Deliver the Democratic Response in Spanish House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer today announced that Governor Abigail Spanberger will deliver the Democratic Response to President T more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe released the following testimony by Natalia Banulescu-Bogdan, deputy director of the International Program at the Migration Policy Institute, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Weaponized Mass Migration: A Security Risk to Europe and the United States": * * * Chairman Self, Ranking Member Keating, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify today before the House Committee  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Senator Alex Padilla to Deliver Democratic Spanish Response to President Trump's State of the Union Address * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) announced that he will deliver the Democratic Spanish language response to President Trump's State of the Union Address on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. U.S. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.-08) and Senate De more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sens. Schiff, Padilla, and Rep. DeSaulnier Raise Alarm on Trump Administration's Intent to Re-open Notorious Dublin Correctional Facility as Immigration Detention Center * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla (both D-Calif.) and Representative Mark DeSaulnier (D-Calif.-10) are raising the alarm on steps the Trump administration is taking to reopen the infamous more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Feb. 19 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Nurses put Tri-City Medical Center on "RED ALERT" status * RNs condemn health care cuts that fund ICE/CBP terror campaign The nation's largest union of registered nurses, National Nurses United, is sounding a "RED ALERT" warning to hundreds of communities nationwide that face a drastic reduction in quantity and quality of health care services as a result of H.R. 1, the Rep more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following news on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * Mayor Mamdani Announces Six Appointees to the Rent Guidelines Board * The nine-member board will set rent adjustments for approximately one million rent-stabilized apartments, lofts and single-room occupancy units in New York City * Today, New York City Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani announced the appointment of six new members of the Rent Guidelines Board (RGB), including a new Chair who w more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon posted the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * Portland Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting a Federal Law Enforcement Officer A Portland man pleaded guilty today after assaulting a federal officer at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in South Portland. Robert Jacob Hoopes, 25, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault of a federal employee with a dangerous weapon resulting in bod more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 16 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release: * * * Public Safety Committee Passes Speaker Montenegro Bill to Cut AG Mayes Out of DPS Legal Decisions and Fund Front-Line Enforcement HB 2993 ensures independent legal counsel for DPS and redirects $5 million to gang and transnational crime enforcement * The Arizona House Committee on Public Safety and Law Enforcement today passed House Bill 2993, legislation sponsored by House Speaker Steve Mont more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez Meets with New Mexico Farmers and Ranchers in Albuquerque to Set 2026 Farm Bill Priorities * ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - On February 17, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) convened his Agriculture Advisory Group at the Gutierrez-Hubbell House in the South Valley to hear directly from New Mexico farmers, ranchers, food banks, state officials, and agricultural advocates abo more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Garamendi Joins 70 Democrats in Demanding Answers from Education Secretary on ICE's Impact on Students * This week, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08) joins Democratic House Committee on Education and the Workforce Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA-03), Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Ranking Member Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) and 68 House Democrats in demandi more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Adelita S. Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Rep. Grijalva Conducts Oversight Visits at Eloy and Florence Detention Centers, Meets with Detainees Eloy, Arizona -- Today, U.S. Representative Adelita S. Grijalva (AZ-07) conducted an oversight visit at the Eloy and Florence federal detention facilities, where she met detainees and reviewed conditions inside the facility as part of her congressional oversight responsibilitie more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Jimmy Gomez Hosts Virtual Premiere of Housing Over Hate, A Film Based On His Bill to Redirect $175 Billion from Trump's ICE & CBP Slush Fund to Housing * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) hosted a virtual community premiere of his new short film, Housing Over Hate, produced in partnership with the documentary film group Brave New Films. The film centers on Rep. Gomez's more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Subramanyam, Sen. Kaine Lead Effort Pushing Administration to Make Exemption for International Adoptions * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representative Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) and U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) led a bicameral effort to pressure the Trump administration to provide a clear, categorical exemption for adopted children that would allow international adoptions to continue. Earlier th more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. John Mannion, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Representative John W. Mannion (NY-22) Announces Syracuse Mayor Sharon Owens as his Guest for the President's State of the Union Address * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative John W. Mannion (NY-22) today announced Syracuse Mayor Sharon Owens will be his guest at the President's State of the Union Address on February 24 in Washington, D.C. She is the first African American and second woman to serve a more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Chu, Jayapal, Lofgren, & Pressley to Reintroduce the Southeast Asian Deportation Relief Act of 2026 * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) met with community leaders from Southeast Asia Resource Action Center, Southeast Asian Freedom Network, and Southeast Asian Action to commemorate the reintroduction of the Southeast Asian Deportation Relief Act of 2026 (SEADRA) with Reps. Pramila  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 [Category: Environment] -- GreenLatinos, an organization that says it convenes a coalition of Latino leaders committed to addressing national, regional and local environmental, natural resources and conservation that affect the health and welfare of the Latino community, issued the following news release: * * * Scrubbing Non-English Content From DOI Websites Is an Erasure of Culture and Public Land Access * Washington, DC - Recent directives from the U.S. Department of th more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * Senator Banks Urges Administration to Investigate Foreign Influence Behind Anti-ICE Activism Today, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.)sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi urging a formal investigation into potential foreign influence and coordination behind a growing wave of anti-ICE activism across the United States. Read more about the letter here (https://www.breitbart.com/immigratio more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement on Feb. 18, 2026, by Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott: * * * Announcement of Additional Visa Restriction Targets for Individuals Involved in Inhibiting Iranians' Rights to Freedom of Expression During Iran's nationwide protests in December 2025 and January 2026, the Iranian regime has unleashed violence and repression against tens of thousands of peaceful demonstrators. The regime imposed a near-total na more PR

WINDSOR, Ontario, Feb. 19 -- University of Windsor issued the following news: * * * Internationally educated nurses are vital to Canada's health system -- but support gaps remain By Sara Meikle As Canada faces ongoing health-care worker shortages, internationally educated nurses (IENs) are increasingly relied upon to fill critical roles. Research by Dr. Edward Cruz, a professor in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Windsor, suggests many of these nurses continue to encounter system more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 19 -- Vanderbilt Law School issued the following news: * * * Community Justice Legal Project: Building Community Through Public Service Elise Harris The Community Justice Legal Project (CJLP) is the newest pro bono initiative offered by the Public Interest Office and funded by the George Barrett Social Justice Program. The student-led project works in collaboration with the McGruder Family Resource Center in North Nashville and seeks to eliminate the civil legal ba more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Watson Coleman Joins New Jersey Democratic Delegation in Statewide Initiative to Stop Proposed ICE Warehouse in Roxbury * Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) 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 an more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 20 -- World Relief issued the following news release: * * * World Relief Condemns DHS Move to Strip Protections from Previously Approved Refugees, Violating Promises U.S. Made to Those Fleeing Persecution Faith leaders call for swift reversal and reinstatement of full protections made to most vetted category of immigrant * Late last night, in an unprecedented reversal of decades-long interpretation of refugee law, the Department of Homeland Security submitted a mem more PR