WASHINGTON, March 10 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- American Oversight posted the following news: * * * American Oversight Sues ICE and DOJ for Records on Sensitive Voter Data Collection and Sharing * Tuesday, American Oversight filed suit against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after the agencies failed to respond to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests that could shed light on how DOJ is collecting voter data fr more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on March 10, 2026: * * * CAIR Calls on Speaker Johnson to Stop Protecting Anti-Muslim Fascists in His Caucus The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization today called on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to stop protecting anti-Muslim fascists in his caucus after the speaker refused to condemn Andy Ogles for declaring that Muslim more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on March 10, 2026: * * * CAIR's 2026 Civil Rights Report Shows the 'Right to Be Different' Narrowed in the Past Year Civil rights complaints reported to the organization remain at an all-time high * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today released its 2026 Civil Rights Report "The Right to be Different," which more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on March 10, 2026: * * * CAIR-AZ Welcomes Arrest for Attack on Children at North Phoenix Mosque The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ), a chapter of the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed an arrest for a reported attack targeting children at a mosque in north Phoenix. Phoenix police arrested Michael Abel Dominguez, more PR

NEW YORK, March 10 [Category: Sociological] -- The Vera Institute of Justice, an organization that says its mission is to end overcriminalization and mass incarceration of people of color, immigrants and people experiencing poverty, posted the following news release: * * * CARE for Immigrant Families Coalition Applauds Courageous Action by the Legislature, Welcomes Support for Vital Investment in Immigration Legal Services * CONTACT: media@vera.org ALBANY - On Monday, lawmakers met advoca more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 [Category: Sociological] -- Cato Institute issued the following news release: * * * Cato Fellow Urges Congress to Protect Americans' Privacy Amid ICE Surveillance Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents continue to doxx protesters and track their movements in real-time using commercially available data on American citizens. A new op-ed from Patrick Eddington, a senior fellow in homeland security and civil liberties at the Cato Institute, urges Congress to protect the p more PR

FAIRFAX, Virginia, March 9 -- George Mason University issued the following news: * * * CONTRA: Schar School Announces New Center Focusing on Transnational Crime, Corruption, and the Networks That Sustain Them * The Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University announces the launch of the Corruption, Networks, and Transnational Crime Research Center - CONTRA -a research hub dedicated to advancing the study of one of today's most urgent global challenges-transnational crime. more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Statement on Impact of Democrats' DHS Shutdown on Texas Travelers, National Security * WASHINGTON - In light of recent acts of Islamic terrorism, including in Austin last month, and as Texas students and families gear up for spring break travel, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today blasted congressional Democrats for blocking the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill, which affects t more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Recounts Secretary Noem's Disgraceful Tenure Leading DHS * March 10, 2026 In a speech on the Senate floor, Durbin recounted the atrocities that happened under Secretary Noem's leadership at DHS WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, yesterday spoke on the Senate floor about President Trump's decision to fire U. more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 10, 2026: * * * Durbin Recounts Secretary Noem's Disgraceful Tenure Leading DHS In a speech on the Senate floor, Durbin recounted the atrocities that happened under Secretary Noem's leadership at DHS * U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, yesterday spoke on the Senate floor about  more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 11 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: * * * FFRF calls on Rep. Ogles to resign over Christian nationalist attack on Muslims The Freedom From Religion Foundation is calling on Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., to resign following several anti-Muslim statements that are incompatible with the Constitution he has sworn to uphold. In a letter sent to Ogles, FFRF condemns his March 9 social media post declaring that "Muslims don't belong in more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Following Hours-Long Airport Security Lines, Rep. Pettersen Calls for TSA Workers to Be Paid During DHS Shutdown * Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) called on Congress to pass legislation to ensure Transportation and Security Administration (TSA) officers are paid during government shutdowns following reports of hours-long security lines across the country this weekend.  more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 10 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Rhoden Signs Bills to Deliver Dalilah's Law Today, Governor Larry Rhoden signed two bills that promote safety on roads by strengthening the process for holders of a commercial driver license (CDL). Together, these bills satisfy President Donald J. Trump's call for states to pass "Dalilah's Law." "These bills are commonsense steps to improve public safety by guaranteeing that tru more PR

OTTAWA, Ontario, March 10 -- Employment and Social Development Canada issued the following news release: * * * Governments of Canada and Ontario partner to support workers impacted by tariffs and global market shifts The global trade landscape is shifting rapidly, creating uncertainty and challenges for workers, industries and communities across Canada. In a rapidly changing world, we are focusing on what we can control: building a stronger more resilient Canada. This calls for decisive actio more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 10 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont Announces 14 Nominations to the Superior Court Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is nominating 14 individuals to serve as judges of the Connecticut Superior Court. The nominees are each being selected to fill one of 20 vacancies that currently exist on the court. "Selecting nominees to become judges is one of the most important duties of a governor, and this c more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Presses Budget Committee Witnesses on the Cost of Sanctuary Cities * WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today participated in a Senate Budget Committee hearing to examine the cost of sanctuary city policies. In response to Grassley's questioning, expert witnesses discussed the safety concerns and fiscal burdens sanctuary cities place on all Americans. Grassley is the former Rank more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Neguse, Bennet, DeGette, Crow, Pettersen Demand Answers as ICE "Death Cards" Investigation Raises Oversight Concerns * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper and Representative Joe Neguse led Senator Michael Bennet and Representatives Diana DeGette, Jason Crow, and Brittany Pettersen in calling on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to disclose which ICE field  more PR

DENVER, Colorado, March 10 -- The University of Colorado posted the following news: * * * Historic Preservation Jobs Matter. Here's How CU Denver Can Prepare You for One. * Molly Rose Merkert didn't always see herself working in historic preservation jobs, which protect cultural history through public policy, projects, or other means. In fact, she was totally new to the field when she took her first class on the topic as a master of architecture student at CU Denver. The course-an introducto more PR

MELBOURNE, Australia, March 10 [Category: International] (TNSrpt) -- The Institute of Public Affairs issued the following news release: * * * Housing supply stagnates despite surging migrant intake * "Australia's housing construction sector is showing no signs of lifting to the levels needed to meet the massive mass-migration induced wave of demand, with the latest data showing the number of new homes actually lower than where it was a decade ago," said Dr Kevin You, Senior Fellow at the Ins more PR

NEW YORK, March 10 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Child in the US Deprived of Hearing Aids during Deportation * A six-year-old child with a hearing disability was prevented from having his hearing aids delivered to him after being taken into custody with his mother and his five-year-old brother during an immigration check-in with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in San Francisco on March 3. The child's mother appeared for the ap more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * ICE Asks Local Authorities in Florida Not to Release Criminal Illegal Alien Who is Charged with Aggravated Manslaughter for Death of 3-Year-Old Nephew * The child's injuries included at least 17 strikes to the head, extensive bruising, intentional burns, a broken collarbone, a transected pancreas from blunt trauma, and several broken ribs WASHINGTON -U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforc more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * ICE Continues to Arrest Criminal Illegal Alien Pedophiles, Rapists, and Violent Sex Criminals to Keep America Safe * Nearly 70% of ICE arrests are of illegal aliens charged or convicted of a crime in the U.S. WASHINGTON -U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the arrest of more criminal illegal aliens from across the country, convicted of horrific crimes including chi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on March 10, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Chairman Graham Highlights the Costs & Dangers of Sanctuary City Policies U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, today held a hearing entitled, "Sanctuary Cities: The Cost of Undermining Law and Order." This hearing focused on the consequences of sanctuary policies that have b more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON CNN: "THE PRESIDENT HAS FAILED TO ARTICULATE A COMPELLING REASON FOR WHY THE U.S. PREEMPTIVELY STRUCK IRAN" * Last night, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's The Story Is with Elex Michaelson, where he emphasized that the taxpayer dollars of the American people should be used to make life better and more affordable for the Ameri more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON CNN: "THE PRESIDENT HAS FAILED TO ARTICULATE A COMPELLING REASON FOR WHY THE U.S. PREEMPTIVELY STRUCK IRAN" * Last night, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's The Story Is with Elex Michaelson, where he emphasized that the taxpayer dollars of the American people should be used to make life better and more affordable for the American people, not to fund Do more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Introduces Legislative Package to Hold ICE and CBP Accountable, Increase Transparency, and Make Communities Safer * Legislative Efforts Follow Major DHS Scandals, Killings of American Citizens Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced the Homeland Security Improvement Act, DHS Hiring Review Act, and the Location Updates for Custody and Transparency Enforcement Act more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 11 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 10, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Files Lawsuit to Force ICE to Turn Over Records for OAG's Civil Rights Investigation into Reported Dangerous, Inhumane, and Unlawful Conditions in Baltimore ICE Detention Facility Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today filed a federal lawsuit against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 11 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 10, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Seeks Emergency Court Order to Halt Construction of Unlawful ICE Detention Facility in Washington County Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today filed an emergency motion asking a federal court to immediately halt any construction or retrofitting of a warehouse near Williamsport, Maryland, that the Trump administration is converting into more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on March 10, 2026: * * * Merkley Delivers Opening Statement at Sanctuary Cities Hearing Today, U.S. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, delivered the following opening statement at a Senate Budget Committee hearing on sanctuary cities. Ranking Member Merkley invited David J. Bier, Director of Immigration Studies and The Selz Foun more PR

TAMPA, Florida, March 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida posted the following news release: * * * Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy Involving the Forced Labor of Mexican Workers * Alexander Villatoro Moreno, age 53, also known as Quichi, pleaded guilty in federal court in Tampa, Florida, to conspiracy under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act. A federal grand jury in the Middle District of Florida had pre more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association issued the following news: * * * Homeland Security Shutdown Enters Fourth Week The shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues into its fourth week, as Congress and the president failed to extend funding for DHS ahead of a February 13 deadline. While both sides appeared to be negotiating in good faith over the details and conditions o more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 11 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on March 10, 2026, by Azya Thornton: * * * National Media Respond to ICE Detention of Nashville Reporter Nashville Noticias reporter Estefany Rodriguez Florez was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) last week and is being held in a jail in Alabama, prompting support from national media organizations including the Committee to Protect Journalists, the National Association more PR

OAKLAND, California, March 11 -- The National Center for Youth Law issued the following news release on March 10, 2026: * * * NCYL calls on Minnesota State Legislature to Protect Students in Wake of Federal Immigration Enforcement Letter to lawmakers raises major concerns around application of school attendance law * The National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) is calling on the Minnesota State Legislature to take immediate action to protect students and school districts impacted by the federal more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Neguse Demands Answers as ICE "Death Cards" Investigation Raises Oversight Concerns * Washington, D.C. - Today, Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse and Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet, along with the Democratic members of Colorado's House Delegation, called on the Department of Homeland Security (link is external) (DHS) to disclose which ICE field office is conducting the investigation  more PR

NEW YORK, March 10 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * New Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration's Termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalia * Media Inquiries: ramla@panasd.org, maria@panasd.org, press@africans.us, golnaz@muslimadvocates.org, media@haitianbridge.org, media@naacpldf.org, Somali immigrants and advocacy organizations file a federal lawsuit to preserve protections for thousands facing unlaw more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, March 10 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Nurses, constituents demand Collins return donations from Palantir, ICE's top tech contractor * Nurses and constituents will hold a press conference at the district office of Senator Susan Collins to demand she stop taking future donations from Palantir Technologies, the tech company powering ICE surveillance. According to Purge Palantir's "Palantir Payroll" tracker, Senator more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Nellie Pou, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Pou Guardian Oped: World Cup in Crisis - Missing Money and ICE * PATERSON, NJ - Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09), the Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Task Force overseeing security preparation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, today published the lead opinion article (link is external) at The Guardian on two critical threats to the success of the upcoming World Cup: withheld security mo more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley, Hirono, Peters Lead Colleagues in Introducing Resolution to Recognize Abortion Providers * WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), alongside Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Gary Peters (D-MI), led over 30 of their colleagues in reintroducing a bicameral resolution honoring abortion providers and staff by designating March 10, 2026 as "Abortion Provider Appreciation more PR

OAKLAND, California, March 11 -- Positive Women's Network-USA issued the following statement on March 10, 2026: * * * PWN-USA & The Well Project Honor National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Each year on March 10, US organizations and groups come together for National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (#NWGHAAD) to show support for women across the gender spectrum living with HIV or with reasons for prevention. But unlike most years, in 2026, the US government has disavowed this aw more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Rebukes Trump Admin. for Wasting Millions of Tax Dollars on Fleet of Gaudy, Unwanted ICE Trucks & SUVs * WASHINGTON, DC - The Washington Examiner reports that the Trump Administration wasted millions of taxpayer dollars on a fleet of new, decked-out trucks and SUVs that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents are refusing to drive. The gaudy vehicles feature massive golden ICE log more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Summer Lee Presents $3 Million Check to Support Affordable Housing in Allegheny County * PITTSBURGH, PA - MARCH 10, 2026 -Today, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) joined Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato, Lieutenant Governor Austin A. Davis, local leaders, and housing advocates at the Avenue Apartments in Braddock to present a $3 million Community Project Funding (CPF) investment more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Ansari, Grijalva, and Stanton Demand Investigation into Death of Haitian Asylum Seeker Emmanuel Damas Held in ICE Custody * Washington, D.C. - Representatives Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03), Adelita S. Grijalva (AZ-07), and Greg Stanton (AZ-04) sent a letter to outgoing U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem demanding a full investigation into the death of Emmanuel Damas, more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement on March 9, 2026, by Secretary Marco Rubio on the designation of the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood as a specially designated global terrorist: * * * Today, the Department of State is designating the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist and intends to designate the group as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, effective March 16, 2026. The Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood uses unrestrained  more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 10 [Category: Media] -- The Society of Professional Journalists posted the following news: * * * SPJ demands release of Nashville journalist detained by federal immigration authorities * The Society of Professional Journalists joins Free Press and a coalition of 39 other local and national press freedom and civil liberties organizations in a statement expressing deep concern over the detention of Tennessee journalist Estefany Rodriguez. The letter calls for Rogri more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following fact sheet on March 9, 2026: * * * Designation of the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood Today, the Department of State announces the designation of the Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist and the intent to designate the group as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. * The Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood (SMB), composed of the Sudanese Islamic Movement and its armed wing - the al-Baraa Bin Malik Briga more PR

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, March 11 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on March 10, 2026: * * * Trump Administration Supports Governor Gordon's Veto of Anti-Law Enforcement Bill Governor Mark Gordon (R-WY) today vetoed Senate File 101 / Senate Enrolled Act No. 64, citing serious concerns raised by Wyoming Sheriffs and Chiefs of Police. Those concerns were echoed by the Trump Administration federal law enforcement officials, who warned the legislation could weaken critic more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Troy Edgar, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador, from a March 5, 2026, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Ricketts, Ranking Member Coons, and distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. I am deeply honored by the President's nomination to serve as United States Ambassador to the Republic of El Salvador. I want to  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 [Category: Sociological] -- UnidosUS posted the following news release: * * * UnidosUS Condemns Detention of Gamez-Cuellar Family and Calls on U.S. Congress to Enforce Meaningful Immigration Guardrails * McAllen, Texas - Today, UnidosUS Texas State Director Eric Holguin issued the following statement in reaction to the detention of the Gamez-Cuellar family, who were wrongfully detained by immigration authorities despite complying with the legal immigration process and at more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Padilla Dismantles Republicans' Baseless Attacks on Sanctuary Cities * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, slammed Republicans' lies about sanctuary city policies during a Senate Budget Committee hearing. As Republicans try to falsely cast sanctuary cities as lawless, Padilla set the record straigh more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Refutes Trump's Dangerous Attempts to Eliminate Birthright Citizenship: "It is very clear that the law says if you're born here, you are a citizen here." * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, today emphasized the grave dangers of President Trump's executive order aiming to terminate birthright citizenship more PR