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***Livestream***Tomorrow: Blumenthal & Robert Garcia to Receive Public Testimony from Children Brutalized by DHS Agents (10)
WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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***Livestream***Tomorrow: Blumenthal & Robert Garcia to Receive Public Testimony from Children Brutalized by DHS Agents
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[WASHINGTON, DC] - On Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at 3 PM ET, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and U.S. Representative Robert Garcia (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and more PR
ACLU of Georgia Issues Statement in Response to ICE Agents at Atlanta Airport (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, March 24 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia issued the following statement on March 23, 2026:
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ACLU of Georgia Issues Statement in Response to ICE Agents at Atlanta Airport
In response to the presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the ACLU of Georgia issues the following statement about deploying legal observers:
"The ACLU of Georgia has deployed peaceful, trained legal observers more PR
ACLU of Louisiana Demands ICE Detention Facilities Restore Access to Legal Counsel (10)
WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights issued the following news release on March 23, 2026:
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ACLU of Louisiana Demands ICE Detention Facilities Restore Access to Legal Counsel
The ACLU of Louisiana today sent formal demand letters to ICE detention facilities across the state, citing widespread failures to provide detained immigrants with adequate access to legal counsel, a fundamental constitutional right and a requirement under ICE's own Performance-Based National Detent more PR
AG Campbell Files Lawsuit Against Trump Administration for Holding Hostage Billions in Critical USDA Funding (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 23 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release:
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AG Campbell Files Lawsuit Against Trump Administration for Holding Hostage Billions in Critical USDA Funding
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BOSTON -Today, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell co-led a coalition of 21 attorneys general in suing the Trump administration over its unconstitutional and unlawful attempt to impose conditions on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) progra more PR
AG Nessel Files Lawsuit Against Trump Administration for Holding Hostage Billions in Critical USDA Funding (10)
LANSING, Michigan, March 23 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release:
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AG Nessel Files Lawsuit Against Trump Administration for Holding Hostage Billions in Critical USDA Funding
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LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in suing the Trump administration (PDF) over its unconstitutional and unlawful attempt to impose conditions on funding received through U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs, gr more PR
American Center for Law and Justice: Senators Call for Denial of U.S. Visas to Religious Persecutors (10)
WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following news:
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Senators Call for Denial of U.S. Visas to Religious Persecutors
By Mark Kelly
Across the globe today, millions of believers face violence, imprisonment, and intimidation simply because they worship according to their conscience. Churches are destroyed. Pastors are kidnapped. Entire communities are driven from their homes.
When religious persecution reaches that level, the United States cannot lo more PR
ASSOCIATED PRESS: Career Politician Tom Kean Jr. "Is Among His Party's Most Endangered Members" (10)
WASHINGTON, March 23 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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ASSOCIATED PRESS: Career Politician Tom Kean Jr. "Is Among His Party's Most Endangered Members"
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"The family lineage may not be enough to protect Kean in this year's midterm elections"
National and local outlets continue to report on the fact that career politician Tom Kean Jr. is on the ropes as he suffers through a series of self-inflicted wounds and continues to betray New more PR
Attorney General Bonta Files Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Attempt to Impose Discriminatory Conditions on Billions in USDA Grant Funding (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, March 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Files Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Attempt to Impose Discriminatory Conditions on Billions in USDA Grant Funding
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OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta, co-leading a coalition of 21 attorneys general, today filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's attempt to impose new discriminatory conditions on U.S. Department of Ag more PR
Attorney General Clark Sues Trump Administration for Holding Hostage Billions in Critical USDA Funding Nationwide (10)
MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 23 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release:
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Attorney General Clark Sues Trump Administration for Holding Hostage Billions in Critical USDA Funding Nationwide
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Unlawful Grant Terms Threaten Over $200 Million in Federal Funding for Vermont
Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in suing the Trump Administration over its unconstitutional and unlawful attempt to impose conditions on U more PR
Attorney General James Sues Trump Administration Over Unlawful USDA Funding Conditions (10)
ALBANY, New York, March 23 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James Sues Trump Administration Over Unlawful USDA Funding Conditions
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New York Attorney General Letitia James and 20 other attorneys general today filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration to block sweeping new funding conditions imposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that jeopardize billions of dollars in funding for critical state programs. more PR
Attorney General Phil Weiser sues Agriculture Secretary Rollins for holding hostage billions in critical USDA funding (10)
DENVER, Colorado, March 23 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Phil Weiser sues Agriculture Secretary Rollins for holding hostage billions in critical USDA funding
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Attorney General Phil Weiser joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in suing the Trump administration over its unconstitutional and unlawful attempt to impose conditions on U.S. Department of Agriculture programs, grants, cooperative agreements and mutual interes more PR
ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOR HOLDING HOSTAGE BILLIONS IN CRITICAL USDA FUNDING (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, March 23 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOR HOLDING HOSTAGE BILLIONS IN CRITICAL USDA FUNDING
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Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, with California Attorney General Rob Bonta, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul, led a coalition of 21 attorneys general in suing the Trump administration over its unco more PR
Attorney General Rayfield Files Lawsuit Against Trump Administration for Holding Hostage Billions in Critical USDA Funding (10)
SALEM, Oregon, March 23 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Rayfield Files Lawsuit Against Trump Administration for Holding Hostage Billions in Critical USDA Funding
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AG Rayfield: "No family in Oregon should have to worry about whether their child will have enough to eat."
Attorney General Rayfield and a coalition of 20 other attorneys general sued the Trump administration today over its unconstitutional and unlawful attempt to more PR
Attorney General Tong Sues Trump Administration for Holding Hostage Billions in Critical USDA Funding (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 23 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Tong Sues Trump Administration for Holding Hostage Billions in Critical USDA Funding
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(Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in suing the Trump administration over its unconstitutional and unlawful attempt to impose conditions on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs, grants, cooperative agreements more PR
British Home Office: New UK-Nigeria Partnership to Speed Up Removals (10)
LONDON, England, March 19 -- The British Home Office issued the following news release:
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New UK-Nigeria partnership to speed up removals
The UK makes it quicker to return Nigerians with no legal right to remain.
From: Home Office, Alex Norris MP and The Rt Hon Shabana Mahmood MP
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Visa overstayers, foreign criminals and failed asylum seekers will be removed from British soil far more easily under a new agreement struck this week during the state visit of Nigeria's President, Bola Tin more PR
Brockton Man Pleads Guilty to Two Separate Cases Involving the Distribution of Large Quantities of Fentanyl and Cocaine (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release:
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Brockton Man Pleads Guilty to Two Separate Cases Involving the Distribution of Large Quantities of Fentanyl and Cocaine
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BOSTON - A Brockton man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to two separately charged cases involving the distribution of kilograms of fentanyl and, in one case, cocaine.
Elijah Melton, 28, pleaded guilty on March 20, 20 more PR
CHC Chair Espaillat Condemns President Trump's Threats, ICE Airport Deployment (10)
WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The Congressional Hispanic Caucus issued the following news release on March 23, 2026:
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CHC Chair Espaillat Condemns President Trump's Threats, ICE Airport Deployment
Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement on Monday in response to President Trump's deployment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in airports:
"This is a dangerous escalation that politicizes our airports and undermine more PR
Democracy Forward: Court Blocks Unlawful Refugee Detention Policy (10)
WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release on March 23, 2026:
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Court Blocks Unlawful Refugee Detention Policy
Unopposed Motion was Granted as Court Halts Policy Forcing Arrest and Indefinite Detention of Lawfully Admitted Refugees
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Boston - Six refugees, Jewish Family Service of Western Massachusetts, and the more PR
Detroit Man Sentenced for Role in Drug Trafficking Organization (10)
CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, March 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia posted the following news release on March 23, 2026:
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Detroit Man Sentenced for Role in Drug Trafficking Organization
A Detroit, Michigan man was sentenced today for his role in a drug trafficking operation that distributed methamphetamine and fentanyl in Harrison County, West Virginia, U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey announced.
Malik Rashard Fikes, also known as "Face," was more PR
EMILYs List Announces Nominees for EMILYs List's Annual Gabrielle Giffords Rising Star Award (10)
WASHINGTON, March 23 [Category: Political] -- EMILYs List issued the following news release:
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EMILYs List Announces Nominees for EMILYs List's Annual Gabrielle Giffords Rising Star Award
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today EMILYs List, the nation's largest resource for women in politics, announced the five nominees for the annual 2026 Gabrielle Giffords Rising Star Award, an award that celebrates outstanding women serving in state or local office. This year's nominees are Detroit Mayor Mary Sheff more PR
Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Reid Issues Weekly Reflections on March 23, 2026 (10)
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, March 24 -- Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Michelle Reid issued the following Weekly Reflections on March 23, 2026:
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Hello Team FCPS,
Well, spring has officially arrived!! I for one am certainly celebrating the drier and warmer weather!! I trust that you will have an opportunity to get outside and feel the sun on your face as the magic of spring unfolds. And so, the end of March is coming, and as we approach the start of a new and glorious month, I more PR
Federal Judge Who Retired in Protest Warns Brandeis Forum of Attacks on Democracy (10)
WALTHAM, Massachusetts, March 24 -- Brandeis University issued the following Q&A on March 23, 2026, by Steve Foskett with federal judge Mark Wolf:
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Federal judge who retired in protest warns Brandeis forum of attacks on democracy
At a campus forum last week, Mark Wolf, a federal judge who resigned from the bench in November after being compelled to speak out against current assaults on the rule of law, told University Professor Anita Hill and the audience that despite the feeling that th more PR
From City Streets to Airport Runways: 'ICE Has No Place in Our Communities,' Says National Partnership for New Americans (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, March 24 -- The National Partnership for New Americans issued the following news on March 23, 2026:
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From City Streets to Airport Runways: "ICE Has No Place in Our Communities," says National Partnership for New Americans
By Andres Bautista
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, as the debate over common-sense safety guardrails for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) budget funding fight continues, untrained Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents--who are known to more PR
Goldman Leads 47 Democrats In Push To Safeguard Election Integrity, Ban Use Of DHS Funding To Seize Election Infrastructure (10)
WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release:
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Goldman Leads 47 Democrats In Push To Safeguard Election Integrity, Ban Use Of DHS Funding To Seize Election Infrastructure
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Push Follows Raid Of Fulton County Election Office, Trump Suggestion That Republicans Should "Take Over" Elections
Washington, D.C. \- U.S. Representative Dan Goldman is leading 47 Democrats in calling on leadership of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland S more PR
Governor Moore and Congresswoman McClain Delaney Hear Community Concerns Over Planned ICE Detention Warehouse in Washington County (10)
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, March 23 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
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Governor Moore and Congresswoman McClain Delaney Hear Community Concerns Over Planned ICE Detention Warehouse in Washington County
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ANNAPOLIS, MD -Governor Wes Moore and Congresswoman April McClain Delaney convened a roundtable with two dozen faith leaders, local officials and business owners, and representatives of nonprofit organizations in Washington County to hear their perspectives on more PR
Heinrich, Lujan Demand DHS Reduce Delays for DACA Renewals (10)
WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Heinrich, Lujan Demand DHS Reduce Delays for DACA Renewals
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) sent a letter demanding that outgoing U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Joseph Edlow reduce the delays in processing renewal applications under the Deferred Action more PR
ICYMI: Vivek Ramaswamy Used Nearly $12k in Campaign Funds to Play Pickleball with the Paul Brothers at Luxury Resort (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 23 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news:
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ICYMI: Vivek Ramaswamy Used Nearly $12k in Campaign Funds to Play Pickleball with the Paul Brothers at Luxury Resort
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Columbus, Ohio- While working families across Ohio are struggling to make ends meet, new reporting revealed billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy spent nearly $12,000 in campaign funds to stay at a luxury resort in Puerto Rico to speak at a conference on outsourcing jobs. When his speech was cancele more PR
International Refugee Assistance Project: Court Blocks Unlawful National Refugee Detention Policy (10)
NEW YORK, March 24 -- The International Refugee Assistance Project issued the following news release on March 23, 2026:
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Court Blocks Unlawful National Refugee Detention Policy
Unopposed Motion was Granted as Court Halts Policy Forcing Arrest and Indefinite Detention of Lawfully Admitted Refugees
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Six refugees, Jewish Family Service of Western Massachusetts, and the International Institute of New England (IINE) secured a major court victory today when a federal court blocked the Trump more PR
LULAC: Dolores Huerta's Legacy Stands on Its Own (10)
WASHINGTON, March 19 -- LULAC, the League of United Latin American Citizens, issued the following statement by National President and Board Chairman Roman Palomares:
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Dolores Huerta's legacy stands on its own
Dear Friends,
The story of the farmworker movement did not begin with monuments, school names, or holidays. It began in the fields, in the dust, the heat, and the long days of exhausting labor endured by men and women whose work fed this country even as their humanity was too often more PR
Maryland Man Admits to Role in a Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Operation (10)
CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, March 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia posted the following news release:
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Maryland Man Admits to Role in a Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Operation
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A Hagerstown, Maryland man has admitted to his part in a large-scale drug operation in Berkeley and Jefferson Counties that has ties to the Sinaloa Drug Cartel in Mexico, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey.
David Reyes, 61, pled gui more PR
Md. A.G. Brown Files Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration Threats to Billions in Critical USDA Funding (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 24 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 23, 2026:
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Attorney General Brown Files Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration Threats to Billions in Critical USDA Funding
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in suing the Trump administration over its attempt to impose unlawful conditions on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs, grants, cooperative agreements, and mu more PR
More Cubans Are Choosing to Stay in Latin America, New IOM Data Shows (10)
GENEVA, Switzerland, March 23 (TNSrep) -- The United Nations International Organization for Migration issued the following news release:
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More Cubans Are Choosing to Stay in Latin America, New IOM Data Shows
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Panama, 23 March 2026 - A new report from the International Organization for Migration's (IOM) Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) shows shifting migration patterns among Cubans across Latin America, with more people not only moving through the region but also choosing to remain th more PR
Mullin Expected to be Confirmed as DHS Secretary Despite Disregard for Democracy, Elections and Climate Change (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 23 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release:
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Mullin Expected to be Confirmed as DHS Secretary Despite Disregard for Democracy, Elections and Climate Change
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The U.S. Senate is expected to confirm Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) today to be the next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Mullin's temperament, background and lack of experience make him unqualified for the job of leadin more PR
N.J. A.G. Davenport Sues to Protect Billions in USDA Funding (10)
TRENTON, New Jersey, March 24 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on March 23, 2026:
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Attorney General Davenport Sues to Protect Billions in USDA Funding
Trump Administration Issues Unlawfully Vague and Coercive Conditions That Hold Over $2 Billion in Food Assistance and Other Funds Hostage
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Attorney General Jennifer Davenport joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in suing the Trump Administration over its unconstitutional and unlaw more PR
National Center for Youth Law: Flores Counsel Responds to Federal Status Report: Children Detained at Dilley Continue to Suffer (10)
OAKLAND, California, March 24 (TNSrpt) -- The National Center for Youth Law issued the following news release on March 23, 2026:
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Flores Counsel Responds to Federal Status Report: Children Detained at Dilley Continue to Suffer
ICE Facility Remains Woefully Out of Compliance with Flores Settlement Agreement.
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LOS ANGELES -- A brief filed Friday by lawyers representing immigrant children in the seminal Flores v. Bondi case describes the grim and unsafe conditions that persist at the Sou more PR
No Labels Issues Commentary: Why Are Americans Waiting Five Hours to Board a Plane? (10)
WASHINGTON, March 20 -- No Labels, a political organization that advocates for centrism and bipartisanship, issued the following commentary by Deputy Research Director Austin Milks:
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Why Are Americans Waiting Five Hours to Board a Plane?
A standoff in Washington over immigration enforcement is leaving TSA workers unpaid and airport security lines growing longer across the country.
At airports nationwide, Americans are waiting longer in security lines and facing more delayed flights.
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Philadelphia Man Sentenced for Work in Drug Trafficking Operation (10)
CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, March 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia posted the following news release on March 23, 2026:
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Philadelphia Man Sentenced for Work in Drug Trafficking Operation
A Philadelphia, Pennsylvania man was sentenced for his role in a drug trafficking organization that distributed large amounts of methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine in the Northern District of West Virginia, U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey announced.
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R.I. A.G. Neronha, Coalition Sue Trump Administration for Placing Illegal Conditions on Billions in Critical USDA Funding (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 24 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on March 23, 2026:
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Attorney General Neronha, coalition sue Trump Administration for placing illegal conditions on billions in critical USDA funding
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in suing the Trump Administration over its unconstitutional and unlawful attempt to impose conditions on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA more PR
Ranking Members Larsen and Carson Statement on Trump Administration Sending ICE to Airports Instead of Ending Shutdown (10)
WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on March 23, 2026:
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Ranking Members Larsen and Carson Statement on Trump Administration Sending ICE to Airports Instead of Ending Shutdown
Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA) and Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Aviation Andre Carson released the follow more PR
Reedsburg Woman Sentenced for Her Role in Fentanyl Trafficking Organization (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, March 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin posted the following news release:
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Reedsburg Woman Sentenced for Her Role in Fentanyl Trafficking Organization
Chrystal Mueller distributed drugs in exchange for a discount on drugs for personal use
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Chadwick M. Elgersma, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Chrystal D. Mueller, 41, Reedsburg, Wisconsin, was sentenced yesterday by Chief U.S. Di more PR
Rep. April McClain Delaney, Gov. Wes Moore Hear Community Concerns Over Planned ICE Detention Warehouse in Washington County (10)
WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release:
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Rep. April McClain Delaney, Gov. Wes Moore Hear Community Concerns Over Planned ICE Detention Warehouse in Washington County
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HAGERSTOWN, MD -Today, Congresswoman April McClain Delaney and Governor Wes Moore convened a roundtable with twenty faith leaders, nonprofit organizations, and local business representatives in Washington County to discuss concerns about the Trump Administration's more PR
Rep. Fitzgerald Votes to Protect Hunters and Anglers and Deport Criminal Illegal Aliens Who Commit Fraud or Harm Working Animals (10)
WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Fitzgerald Votes to Protect Hunters and Anglers and Deport Criminal Illegal Aliens Who Commit Fraud or Harm Working Animals
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WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) issued the following statements in response to the recent passage of three critical pieces of legislation: the Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act, the Deporting Fraudsters Act, and the Federal Workin more PR
Rowan University: Immigration Issues in New Jersey - Conversation With Political Analyst, Ben Dworkin (10)
GLASSBORO, New Jersey, March 24 -- Rowan University issued the following Q&A on March 23, 2026, involving Ben Dworkin, director of Rowan Institute for Public Policy & Citizenship:
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Immigration issues in New Jersey: A conversation with political analyst, Ben Dworkin
Immigration policy has become one of the most consequential and politically charged issues facing New Jersey. With nearly a quarter of the state's residents born outside of the United States, changes in federal immigration enf more PR
San Francisco Congressional Representatives Respond to ICE Incident at SFO (10)
WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-California, issued the following news release:
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San Francisco Congressional Representatives Respond to ICE Incident at SFO
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San Francisco, CA - Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (CA-11) and Congressman Kevin Mullin (CA-15) who jointly represent San Francisco in the U.S. House of Representatives, issued the following statement response to reports of ICE agents detaining a woman at the San Francisco International Airport:
"The video of a mother b more PR
Senator Murray Responds as 49 Senate Republicans Vote Down Bill to Pay TSA (10)
WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release:
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Senator Murray Responds as 49 Senate Republicans Vote Down Bill to Pay TSA
Senate Republicans have now blocked TSA pay 7 times
Senate Republicans have blocked legislation to fund TSA, CISA, Coast Guard, FEMA, & other important DHS functions 10 times in total as talks to rein in ICE & CBP continue
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This afternoon, in a 41-49 vote, every Senat more PR
Sherman Blasts Trump for Blocking TSA Deal, Deploying ICE at Airports to Push Voting Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Rep. Brad Sherman, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Sherman Blasts Trump for Blocking TSA Deal, Deploying ICE at Airports to Push Voting Bill
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32) today criticized President Donald Trump for derailing a bipartisan agreement to fund the Department of Homeland Security and deploying ICE agents to airport security checkpoints, as delays and TSA staffing shortages continue to strain airports nationwide. more PR
State Dept. Issues Readout of Deputy Secretary Landau Meeting With Guatemalan Foreign Minister Martinez, Minister of Defense General Saenz (10)
WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following readout by Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott on Deputy Secretary Christopher Landau's meeting with Guatemalan Foreign Minister Carlos Martinez and Minister of Defense General Henry Saenz:
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Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau met on Tuesday in Washington, D.C., with Guatemalan Foreign Minister Carlos Martinez and Minister of Defense General Henry Saenz. They discussed ongoing cooperation to combat narc more PR
State Dept. Issues Readout of Deputy Secretary Landau Meeting With Uzbekistan Special Representative for Foreign Affairs Kamilov (10)
WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following readout by Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott on Deputy Secretary Christopher Landau's meeting with Uzbekistan's Special Representative of the President for Foreign Affairs Abdulaziz Kamilov and his delegation:
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Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau met today with Uzbekistan's Special Representative of the President for Foreign Affairs Abdulaziz Kamilov and his delegation.
Deputy Secretary Landau and S more PR
State Dept.: Sanctioning a Global Network Supporting Hizballah Financing (10)
WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement by Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott:
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Sanctioning a Global Network Supporting Hizballah Financing
Today, the United States is imposing sanctions to disrupt a global financial network that supports Hizballah. This action targets individuals and entities involved in laundering and raising funds for Hizballah's finance team through a range of companies and projects operating across the Middle East, Eu more PR
Tift County Meth Trafficking Ringleader Sentenced to Prison (10)
MACON, Georgia, March 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia posted the following news release:
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Tift County Meth Trafficking Ringleader Sentenced to Prison
Inmate Leader Ran Organization from Prison; Group Distributed 180 Kilos of Meth, 60 Kilos of Cocaine, 1300 Pounds of Marijuana
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ALBANY, Ga. - The last member of a Tift County, Georgia, drug trafficking ring, who helped orchestrate the operation from behind prison bars which authorities estimate di more PR
U.S. Flight Attendants Demand Pay for TSA to Keep Airports Secure, Not Create Havoc With ICE (10)
WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA issued the following joint statement on March 22, 2026:
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U.S. Flight Attendants Demand Pay for TSA to Keep Airports Secure, Not Create Havoc with ICE
As U.S. airports suffer long security delays, Flight Attendant Union leaders representing more than 100,000 of aviation's first responders released the following joint statement:
"Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers must be paid now.
"Flight Attendants will more PR
Va. A.G. Jones Files Lawsuit Against Trump Administration For Holding Hostage Billions in Critical USDA Funding (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, March 24 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on March 23, 2026:
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Attorney General Jay Jones Files Lawsuit Against Trump Administration For Holding Hostage Billions in Critical USDA Funding
Attorney General Jay Jones joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in suing the Trump administration over its unconstitutional and unlawful attempt to impose conditions on U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs, grants, cooperative agr more PR
Virginia Tech: Experts Available - Rising Gas Prices, ICE Agents Assisting TSA at Airports, LaGuardia Plane-fire Truck Collision, and More (10)
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, March 24 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
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Experts available: Rising gas prices, ICE agents assisting TSA at airports, LaGuardia plane-fire truck collision, and more
The Virginia Tech media relations office has experts available for interviews this week surrounding issues in the news, rising gas prices tied to the war in Iran, negotiations to open the Strait of Hormuz, ICE agents sent to help TSA at airports, the plane-fire truck collision at LaGuardia, a more PR
WA sues USDA for illegally holding hostage billions in critical funding (10)
OLYMPIA, Washington, March 23 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release:
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WA sues USDA for illegally holding hostage billions in critical funding
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In a move to protect Washingtonians who depend on federal U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs, Attorney General Nick Brown has joined 20 other attorneys general in suing the agency for attempting to impose unconstitutional and unlawful conditions on the agency's programs, grants, and agreeme more PR
Warnock Works to Save America from the Save America Act (10)
WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release:
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Warnock Works to Save America from the Save America Act
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Senator Reverend Warnock is raising alarm bells about the harms of voter suppression legislation, inappropriately named the "Save America Act"
The Senator is taking to the airwaves, the Senate floor, social media platforms, and to the people directly about the consequences of this legislation, which may disenfranchise thousands or mi more PR
Warren, Shaheen Press Hegseth on Diversion of Military Resources to Build Immigrant Detention Centers, Demand Pentagon End Agreement with DHS (10)
WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Warren, Shaheen Press Hegseth on Diversion of Military Resources to Build Immigrant Detention Centers, Demand Pentagon End Agreement with DHS
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Construction of these facilities threatens to waste billions of taxpayer dollars; does not advance U.S. national security or improve the military's readiness
Migrant detention centers have been likened to "concentration camps for immigrants"
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