CHICAGO, Illinois, March 25 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Partnership for New Americans issued the following news: * * * "A Deliberate Attempt to Cut an Invaluable Lifeline:" NPNA Condemns Administration's Secret Dismantling of Immigration Legal Assistance Program This week, the Justice Department (DOJ) quietly gutted the Recognition and Accreditation (R&A) program, a 60+ year-old initiative that accredits non-attorneys to provide affordable legal aid for immigration courts across  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 26 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * ACLU of Arizona Seeks News Records about Pima County Sheriff's Collaboration with ICE, Border Patrol This comes as the department has demonstrated reluctance to cooperate with additional requests, claiming that identifying more incidents would be burdensome and requesting exorbitant fees to comply. * TUCSON, Ariz. - The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Arizona filed a more PR

NEW YORK, March 26 [Category: Law/Legal] (TNSrpt) -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * ACLU Warns of Civil Liberties Risks if Only Police and Corporations Can Use Drones * WASHINGTON - U.S. drone rules are in danger of creating a world in which corporate and government forces seize the technology for themselves a more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The White House issued the following news on March 26, 2026: * * * America First in Action: U.S. Records Net Negative Migration Across Every Metro Area The United States has achieved a historic turnaround on immigration, with net migration falling across every single metropolitan area in the country last year. It's yet another major victory for President Donald J. Trump's unrelenting commitment to securing our borders and putting America First. "In the Laredo metro ar more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 [Category: Political] (TNSrep) -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Exposes Staggering Liberal Bias at the American Bar Association, Releases Report Finding 80% of Filings Over a Decade Support Leftist Causes and Lawfare Against President Trump * Today, America First Legal (AFL) released a report detailing findings from a comprehensive review of American Bar Association filings over the last dec more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 26 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Issues Statement of Policy and Guidance Regarding Immigration Matters * (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today released a statement of policy and guidance regarding immigration law and related legal matters, proceedings and enforcement actions to provide clarity and guidance as to the state's legal position on these matters. "I write this more PR

OTTAWA, Ontario, March 24 -- The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives posted the following commentary by Niall Harney and Molly McCracken: * * * Manitoba Budget 2026 Focus on budget balance overshadows public service rebuild and support for low-income Manitobans in Budget 2026 * As the third fiscal plan of this mandate, Budget 2026 attempts to balance three competing commitments within the Manitoba government's fiscal strategy: rebuilding public services after years of austerity, balanci more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 26 -- Vanderbilt Law School posted the following news: * * * Civic Courage, the Rule of Law, and the Legal Profession at a Crossroads * In early March, The George Barrett Social Justice Program at Vanderbilt Law hosted its annual Lecture, named in honor of George Barrett '57, a civil rights attorney who fought for desegregation in Tennessee's higher education institutions. This year's keynote speaker was Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., a partner with Munger, Tolles & O more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, March 25 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan issued the following news release on March 24, 2026: * * * Coalition Urges Michigan Healthcare Providers to Protect Patient Rights When Facing Unprecedented Federal Pressure to Target Immigrants The ACLU of Michigan and the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center (MIRC) sent guidance this week to over 400 Michigan hospitals and healthcare providers regarding the rights of immigrant patients in healthcare settings. The guid more PR

NEW YORK, March 27 -- Columbia University Columbia Journalism School issued the following news: * * * Professor Nina Alvarez's Film Almost American Re-Released: How the Government Moved to Strip Protections from 600,000 People -- and the Fight That Stopped It The PBS documentary from the Columbia Journalism School professor tells the story from the inside -- with evidence never seen in any courtroom -- premieres for free on PBS YouTube March 26. * On March 16, the Supreme Court agreed to h more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Aderholt Announces DeKalb, Fayette, and Lamar Counties Remote Office Hours * Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04) announced that his office will host remote office hours in DeKalb, Fayette, and Lamar Counties in April. The events will be led by Constituent Services Representatives and are open to all residents needing assistance with federal agencies or services. Remote office hours more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Kennedy Presses for Accountability Amid GOP's DHS Shutdown, Slams Republican Refusal to Reform ICE * WASHINGTON, D.C. - At a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing yesterday, Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) underscored that the ongoing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown is a direct result of President Trump and Congressional Republicans' refusal to negotiate in  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * CORREA CALLS TO TACKLE IMMIGRATION BACKLOG * DOGE cuts severely impacted processing capabilities of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services WASHINGTON -Today, U.S. Representatives Lou Correa (CA-46) and Dan Goldman (NY-10) announced that they led 124 of their colleagues in a letter to the House Appropriations Committee to request $700 million for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Servic more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- 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 26, 2026: * * * Court Strengthens and Extends Relief for People Detained in Minnesota, Restricting Transfer Out of State and Protecting Access to Counsel Preliminary Injunction Continues to Halt Practices Blocking Detainees From Attorneys * Minneapolis -- A federal more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Doggett, Schakowsky Introduce Brand New "Safe Staffing Saves Lives Act" * Washington, D.C.- Today, Reps. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Ranking Member of the House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee, and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Co-Founder & Co-Chair of the House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Aging and Families, filed brand new legislation to establish comprehensive mandatory minimum nurse staffing standards i more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Calls On Senate To Honor Sheridan Gorman's Memory By Working To Fix Our Broken Immigration System * March 25, 2026 Durbin: "Sadly, even our best efforts on a bipartisan basis won't bring back the victims, like Sheridan. But we can honor their memory by absolutely working together in a good faith effort to prevent tragedies like this in the future. I'm ready to try again." WASHINGTO more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Questions Durham County Sheriff About The Impact Of Trump's Mass Deportation Campaign On Local Law Enforcement * March 25, 2026 WASHINGTON - During today's Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, questioned Clarence Birkhead, Sheriff of Durham County, North Carolina, about the Trump Admin more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 27 (TNSrpt) -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration's Border Plan Is A "Ticking Time Bomb" According to New Analysis Border wall and water buoys pose an inevitable and irreversible threat to human life, property, and the environment * Laredo, TX -- A new report by Mark R. Tompkins, PhD, and the Rio Grande International Study Center (RGISC), finds the border wall and buoys in Texas pose a threat to human life and property more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 [Category: International] -- The Federation for American Immigration Reform issued the following news release: * * * FAIR Urges Supreme Court to Review Cases on Arizona's Citizenship-Verification Law * FAIR shows Court state law should remain in force to protect government by the people WASHINGTON-The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) has filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court urging the Court to review a decision in a set of consolidated lawsuits aga more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights issued the following news release: * * * Federal Court Orders Release of Trans Woman Illegally Deported by ICE Despite Torture Protections NEW ORLEANS - A federal court has ordered the release of Jane Doe/*, a transgender woman who spent a year in immigration jail and was illegally deported by ICE to Mexico in violation of a court order protecting her from torture in Mexico and preventing her deportation there. The ruling delivers a resou more PR

NEW YORK, March 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York posted the following news release: * * * Federal Immigration Officer Pleads Guilty To Bribery Conspiracy * United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced that HENRY YAU, a former supervisory deportation officer in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE"), pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon to conspiring to solicit and accept bribe more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, March 26 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Filmmakers save stories of Topeka's Bottoms neighborhood * LAWRENCE -A 30-minute version of the documentary film "Reclaiming Home: Remembering the Topeka Bottoms" premieres at 7 p.m. March 27, closing out the related exhibition at the University of Kansas Department of Visual Art's Off-Site Art Space downtown. But that is hardly the extent, or the end, of co-producer and co-director Matt Jacobson's work more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Schumer Continue To Press Secretary Kennedy On World Trade Center Health Program Staff Cuts * This week, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Charles Schumer (D-NY) launched a new effort to press U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to quickly address the staff cuts and administrative delays at the World Trade Center Health Pro more PR

DENVER, Colorado, March 26 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Polis Celebrates Overall Population Increase, Population Increased in Counties with Most Housing Construction * DENVER - Today, new county-level Census data shows that Colorado counties with some of the biggest increases in new housing construction are seeing the greatest increase in population growth. This latest U.S. Census Bureau data reflects the strongest positive net migration  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 [Category: Political] -- The Campaign Legal Center posted the following news release: * * * Group Sues for Records on Visa Holder Social Media Surveillance and Voter Registration Limits at Naturalization Ceremonies * WASHINGTON - Today, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed suit against the Trump administration for failing to release records related to federal policies targeting visa holders' social media activity and restricting voter registration access at naturalization c more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, issued the following news: * * * Guthrie Votes for Third Time to Fully Fund Department of Homeland Security as Absurd Democrat Obstruction Continues in Senate * Washington, D.C. - Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) issued the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 8029, the Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act. This marks the third time that the House has passed a bipartisan funding package to fully fund the Department of Homelan more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Blunt Rochester, McIver Lead Colleagues in Introducing Working Women's Bill of Rights * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), and U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), along with Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), led 16 of their colleagues in introduc more PR

NEW YORK, March 25 [Category: Political] -- The Hispanic Federation, an organization that supports and strengthens Latino institutions through education, health, immigration, civic engagement, economic empowerment and the environment, issued the following news release: * * * Hispanic Federation's Fourth Annual Encuentro of North Carolina Latino Organizations Strengthens Community Resilience and Advances Equity * Contact: media@hispanicfederation.org Summit brought together nonprofit leader more PR

BARCELONA, Spain, March 25 -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news: * * * Ian Shapiro: "When people are afraid of losing their jobs, they are more vulnerable to messages of exclusion" * Yale University professor Ian Shapiro addressed the causes of the rise of contemporary populism on Wednesday 25 March in a lecture at the UAB Faculty of Political Science and Sociology in front of a packed auditorium. Entitled "Angry populist politics: Why is it happening and what  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * ICE Arrests Killers, Sexual Assailants, and Car Jackers * Nearly 70% of ICE arrests are criminal illegal aliens charged or convicted of a crime in the United States WASHINGTON -Yesterday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested criminal illegal aliens convicted for despicable crimes including manslaughter, sexual assault of a child, and carjacking. "Yesterday, ICE arrested more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * ICE Lodges Arrest Detainer for Mexican Criminal Illegal Alien for Fatal Hit-And-Run of 62-Year-Old Man in North Carolina * Lopez-Gomez illegally crossed the border and was RELEASED into the country by the Biden Administration WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today released the following statement regarding U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodgin more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * Justice Department Secures the Denaturalization of Convicted Gun Trafficker and Health Care Fraudster, and Files Complaint Against Marriage Scammer Trump Administration Ramps Up Efforts to Denaturalize Those Who Gained U.S. Citizenship by Concealing Crimes and Committing Fraud * The Department of Justice announced today that it has secured the denaturalization of two individuals more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Votes Against $10 Billion Blank Check for ICE * Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted against Republicans' funding bill that would give $10 billion in new funding for ICE, with no new restraints to rein in ICE's lawlessness. Last weekend, President Trump rejected a bipartisan proposal, led by Rosa DeLauro, to fund all agencies at the Department of Homeland Securit more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES FLOOR REMARKS AGAINST REPUBLICAN BILL FUNDING ICE BRUTALITY * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke on the House Floor against House Republicans' DHS funding bill that prioritizes ICE brutality over the American people and in support of legislation that pays our TSA agents and reforms Donald Trump's mass deportation machine. LEADER JEFF more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES FLOOR REMARKS AGAINST REPUBLICAN BILL FUNDING ICE BRUTALITY * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke on the House Floor against House Republicans' DHS funding bill that prioritizes ICE brutality over the American people and in support of legislation that pays our TSA agents and reforms Donald Trump's mass deportation machine. LEADER JEFFRIES : I rise today in str more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Legal Action Launched Against Proposed Maryland I.C.E Detention Center * BALTIMORE-The Center for Biological Diversity took legal action today to support Maryland's lawsuit to stop the Trump administration's unlawful construction of a massive federal immigration detention center near Williamsport. The state of Maryland's lawsuit, filed March 19, challenges the purchase o more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Leger Fernandez Opposes Blank Check for ICE; Reiterates Pay for TSA, Coast Guard, FEMA Bill Must Be Passed * Washington, D.C. -Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez released the following statement after voting against H. Res. 1128 and opposing efforts to tie funding for critical homeland security agencies to unchecked authority for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE): "I suppor more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 25 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on March 24, 2026, by senior counsel Tasneem Zaman: * * * One Big Beautiful Bill's Impact on TPS Work Permits On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed into law H.R. 1, the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act." This federal budget reconciliation law addresses various issues including tax policy, border security and immigration, defense, energy production, the debt ceiling, and modifications to SNAP and Me more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 27 -- Earthjustice posted the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * Maryland Latest Site For Rapid and Reckless Expansion of Immigration Detention Local groups submit amicus brief to prevent further construction on retrofitting warehouse * Washington, D.C. -- Today, a coalition of environmental and community organizations, represented by Earthjustice and the Center for Biological Diversity, filed an amicus brief in the State of Maryland's case to s more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 27 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Files Motion for Summary Judgment in Lawsuit Over Records for Reported Dangerous, Inhumane, and Unlawful Conditions in Baltimore ICE Detention Facility Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today filed a motion for summary judgment in Maryland v. Lyons, seeking a court order to compel U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the De more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, March 25 [Category: Aerospace] -- The International Civil Aviation Organization issued the following news release: * * * New ICAO border system will enhance security and process travellers faster * Next-generation passport verification platform launches globally 27 March 2026 Montreal, 26 March 2026 -Travellers, airlines, airports and governments will benefit from more efficient and secure cross-border journeys following tomorrow's launch of a next-generation "Public Key  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- American Oversight posted the following news: * * * New Lawsuit for Records on Visa Holder Social Media Surveillance and Voter Registration Limits at Naturalization Ceremonies * Thursday, Campaign Legal Center (CLC) filed suit against the Trump administration for failing to release records related to federal policies targeting visa holders' social media activity and restricting voter registration access at naturalization ce more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * NEW POLL: AAPI Adults Say Trump Has Done More Harm Than Good On Immigration * The AP reports that about 60% of AAPI adults believe Trump and his Republican administration have done more harm than good on the issue of immigration and border security. Overall, 73% of AAPI adults also have a "somewhat" or "very" unfavorable opinion of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Newhouse Votes to Fund Department of Homeland Security * : March 26, 2026 Contact: Juan Ayala, (202) 713-7750 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse released the following statement after passage of H.R. 8029, Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act. The legislation passed by a vote of 218-206. "It's Groundhog Day on Capitol Hill. Once again, the House of Representatives has passed a bill to  more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 27 -- The Center for Gender and Refugee Studies issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * One Year On: Venezuelans file new case seeking justice for torture in El Salvador's CECOT prison Earlier today, a coalition of human rights organizations filed a petition before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on behalf of 18 Venezuelan nationals who were among the 288 Venezuelans and Salvadorans secretly transferred from the US to E more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * One Year On: Venezuelans File New Case Seeking Justice for Torture in El Salvador's CECOT Prison Earlier today, a coalition of human rights organizations filed a petition before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on behalf of 18 Venezuelan nationals who were among the 288 Venezuelans and Salvadorans secretly transferred from the US to El Salvador's maximum-secur more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * Oversight Committee Releases Memorandum Exposing Reckless Sanctuary Policies' Impact on Public Safety and Taxpayers Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released a staff memorandum that analyzes how policies that shield criminal illegal aliens from federal immigration enforcement threaten publ more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R41759) on March 24, 2026, entitled "Past Government Shutdowns - Key Resources:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Office of Personnel Management OPM has some information publicly available on the internet related to government shutdowns and furloughs. * U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Pay & Leave Furlough Guidance, available at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/fur more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley, Min Introduce Bill to Provide Oversight on Deaths Caused by ICE Legislation Requires DHS Evidence in ICE-related Injuries and Deaths be Turned Over to Congress, Including Body Cameras, Incident Reports Pressley Has Stood in Vigorous Defense of Immigrant Communities in MA 7 th and Nationwide, Fighting to Bring Detained Neighbors Home *  WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07 more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Kelly votes no on DHS funding * WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) released the following statement after voting against a bill that does not rein in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or Customs and Border Protection: "For the third time, Speaker Johnson has prolonged a Department of Homeland Security shutdown instead of meeting with Democrats to pass a funding bill that would more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Summer Lee, Tlaib, Grijalva Launch People's Environmental Justice Caucus * WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 26, 2026 -Today, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12), Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12), and Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07) officially launched the People's Environmental Justice Caucus, a new congressional caucus focused on advancing policies that center community leadership and add more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Schakowsky, Doggett Unveil Brand New Bill to Establish Mandatory Nursing Home Staffing Standards * Full Text of Bill (PDF) | Bill Summary (PDF) WASHINGTON - Today, Reps. Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Co-Founder & Co-Chair of the House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Aging and Families, and Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Ranking Member of the House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee, filed brand new legislation more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Op-Ed: ICE Doesn't Need a Second Court - It Already Used One * Washington - On Thursday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), published an op-ed in the Salina Post, writing about the truth behind how ICE enforces immigration law and defending the agency's use of administrative warrants as a long-established legal practice. Senator Marshall argued that those subject to r more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Chairs Senate Judiciary Hearing Highlighting Painful Consequences of Sanctuary City Policies * Schmitt Exposes Democrats' Refusal to Prioritize American Citizens Over Illegal Aliens WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, held a hearing titled "Protecting American Citizenship II: Federalism, San more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Ossoff, Durbin Launch Investigation into Abuse Allegations at "Alligator Alcatraz" * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is investigating allegations of abuse at the so-called "Alligator Alcatraz" detention site that he says may rise to the level of torture. Sens. Ossoff and Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, launched an inquiry with Homeland Security  more PR

GALLOWAY, New Jersey, March 26 -- Stockton University posted the following news: * * * Series Brings Local Government to the Classroom * Galloway, N.J. -Stockton University students get something most Intro to Politics courses can't offer -a seat at the table with the people actually making decisions. The "Lunch with Legislators" series, organized by Stockton's Director of Government Relations Amy Swan, brings local and state politicians to campus for open, informal discussions with studen more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Thomas Suozzi, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Suozzi, Fitzpatrick Announce Bipartisan Effort to Fund TSA, Coast Guard, FEMA, and Other DHS Departments, While Advancing ICE Reforms * Washington, D.C.- Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-NY) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) announced that they are working on bipartisan legislation to immediately re-open the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) while advancing commonsense reforms to Immigration  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Democrats Must Fund DHS * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, enough is enough! "Republicans have bent over backward to negotiate with Democrats. "And now Democrats need to get serious about fund more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley Announces Fraud Coordinators and Benefit & Voter Fraud Team * BOSTON - United States Attorney Leah B. Foley has named two federal prosecutors to lead the newly formed Benefit and Voter Fraud Team in response to the rampant fraud being uncovered in Massachusetts. The Team's mission will be to actively and aggressively root ou more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Padilla Blasts Republicans' False Narratives About Sanctuary City Policies * 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 Constitution Subcommittee hearing. He denounced Republicans for deflecting from the Trump Administration's failure to adh more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * Whitehouse, Leader Schumer, and Senate Democrats Spotlight How Climate Change Drives Up Household Costs for American Families Trump's fossil fuel donors put heavy burden on family budgets--from home insurance to utility bills, grocery prices, and health costs * U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI),  more PR