NEW YORK, May 1 -- The City University of New York Graduate Center posted the following news: * * * AAPI Scholars Make Their Mark * This AAPI Heritage month, we highlight Graduate Center faculty, students, and alumni who are producing research and creative work that reflects and enhances the experiences of Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. In a new book, Professor Celina Su (GC/Brooklyn College, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Political Science, Psychology, Urban Education, Black, Race, and Ethnic Studies ) drew on her ex more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on April 30, 2026: * * * After Shutting Down the Department of Homeland Security for 76 Days, Republicans Bring Up Funding Bill Mirroring DeLauro Proposal, Passes Overwhelmingly Today, after shutting down the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for 76 days and refusing to fund any agency under DHS without additional funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Border Patrol, Ho more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, April 30 -- The University of California at Los Angeles School of Law posted the following news: * * * Ahilan Arulanantham delivers oral argument at the U.S. Supreme Court * The U.S. Supreme Court convened on April 29 for the current term's final day of scheduled oral arguments. One case on the justices' docket, Mullin v. Doe, had been brought by immigrants from Syria who were challenging the Trump administration's attempt to dismantle the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program, under which they legally remained i more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 1 -- Alianza Americas, a transnational advocacy network of Latin American migrant-led organizations, issued the following news release: * * * BIA Decision Opens the Door to More Deportations of DACA Recipients Congress must take action to protect thousands of people with temporary status * Alianza Americas, a national network of 55 Latin American and Caribbean immigrant-led organizations, is very concerned with the recent precedent-setting decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) that weakens protections fo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 (Rep.) -- Del. Aumua Amata Radewagen, R-American Samoa, issued the following news release: * * * Amata Welcomes End to Lengthy DHS Partial Shutdown * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is welcoming House passage of the Senate-passed Department of Homeland Security funding bill, because it ends the 75-day partial government shutdown, and sends the bill with bipartisan support to President Trump's desk to be signed into law, which ensures the next payday for thousands of DHS employees. The bill finishes t more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 30 -- Vanderbilt Law School posted the following news: * * * Anna Bosking '28 Named 2026 Helen Strong Curry Scholar * Anna Bosking has been selected as the 2026 Helen Strong Curry Scholar for the Class of 2028. Endowed through an estate gift from Jean Curry Allen (BA'44), the scholarship is awarded each year to a first-year student with a passion for international issues who plans to focus their upper-level studies on international law. The scholarship was named in honor of Allen's mother, Helen Strong Curry.  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Arrington Urges Colleagues to Fund Homeland Security * Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) delivered the following remarks on the House floor urging the passage of S.Con.Res. 33, which unlocks reconciliation to fully fund U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP). Click HERE to watch Remarks as Delivered: "Mr. Speaker, we're here because my Democrat coll more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Arrington: 'Republicans are putting the safety and security of the American people first' * Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed by a vote of 215-211 S.Con.Res. 33, unlocking reconciliation to fully fund U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP): "For 74 days, Democrats have held ou more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * As The Trump Administration Attacks DACA, Durbin Calls On Chairman Grassley To Schedule A Committee Vote On The Dream Act * April 30, 2026 Durbin's Dream Act would establish a path to citizenship for thousands of Dreamers WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and lead author of the Dream Act, delivered an opening statement during today's Senate Judiciary Committee ex more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on April 30, 2026: * * * As The Trump Administration Attacks DACA, Durbin Calls On Chairman Grassley To Schedule A Committee Vote On The Dream Act U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and lead author of the Dream Act, delivered an opening statement during today's Senate Judiciary Committee executive business meeting denouncing the Trump Administra more PR

BROOKLYN, New York, April 30 -- Brooklyn Law School posted the following news: * * * Brooklyn Law School Earns 'A+' and No. 16 National Ranking for Practical Training in preLaw Magazine's 2026 Issue * Brooklyn Law School has once again been recognized among the nation's leading institutions for experiential legal education. In the 2026 edition of National Jurist's preLaw magazine, the Law School earned an "A+" and a national ranking of 16 for Practical Training, underscoring its continued strength in preparing students for practice through  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-WA Supports Legal Action of Gov. Ferguson Against GEO Group After Private Prison Corporation Refuses State Health Inspection The Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-WA), a chapter of the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is proud to stand alongside Washington State lawmakers and the governor's office as they pursue legal action against GEO Group's refusal of state h more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Carter statement on ending DHS shutdown, torching Ossoff * WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) today released the following statement after voting to pass the Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026, a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). "I voted with President Donald Trump and his promise to deliver a stronger, safer, and more prosperous America, funding the Department of Homeland Security. F more PR

OTTAWA, Ontario, April 30 -- The Canada Border Services Agency, an arm of the Canadian government, issued the following news release: * * * CBSA immigration fraud investigation in Saskatchewan leads to conviction and 75K fine * April 30, 2026 Regina, Saskatchewan Canada Border Services Agency Following an investigation by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Regina resident Abdulkader Ali pleaded guilty to two charges related to the falsification of immigration documents in Saskatchewan Provincial Court on February 17, 2026. Mr. Ali  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Center for American Progress issued the following statement on April 30, 2026: * * * Congressional Republicans Own This Shutdown and Congress Must Pass Commonsense Reforms to Hold ICE Accountable After weeks of inaction by House Republicans who refused to bring the bipartisan Senate-passed U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill to the floor until today, the House passed a bill by voice vote to fund DHS, ending a record 76-day shutdown. In response, Neera Tanden, president and CEO of the Center for Am more PR

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, May 1 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on April 30, 2026, by public safety policy fellow David Zimmer to the Thinking Minnesota: * * * To protect and serve American law enforcement: 400 years of evolution and order American law enforcement has been in a continual state of evolution, leading to the earned legitimacy and societal order our founders sought to achieve from it. From the nightwatchmen  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on April 30, 2026: * * * Cole Statement on DHS Funding Bill House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement regarding today's House passage of H.R. 7147, which will now head to President Trump's desk to end the Democrat-led Department of Homeland Security shutdown: "Backed by President Trump, this bill ends the Democrat DHS shutdown. It fully restores funding, stability, and more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Cole Statement on Ending the Democrat-Led Department of Homeland Security Shutdown * | CONTACT : Olivia Porcaro (link sends email) 202-225-6165 Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Tom Cole released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 7147, which will now head to President Trump's desk to end the Democrat-led Department of Homeland Security shutdown: "Backed by President Trump, this funding bill ends the Democrat DHS shutdown. more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Rick W. Allen, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Allen Votes for Budget Framework to Fund ICE and Border Protection * Last night, House Republicans passed S. Con. Res. 33, which establishes a congressional budget to responsibly fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) through the end of President Trump's term, ensuring these agencies are able to keep the American people safe from threats. Upon passage of S. Con. Res. 33, Congressman Rick more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Pat Harrigan Votes in Favor of Congressional Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2026 * WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) voted in favor of S. Con. Res. 33, the congressional budget resolution for fiscal year 2026, setting federal spending levels through 2035 and providing reconciliation instructions to begin cutting wasteful spending and securing the border. "Washington has a spending addiction and this b more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Statement on Ending the DHS Shutdown Without Funding ICE and CBP * Today, the House of Representatives passed the Senate Amendment to H.R. 7147, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026, a bill that funds the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through Fiscal Year 2026. This bill does not include funding for enforcement actions by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Bord more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Ross Statement on End of GOP Shutdown * Washington, D.C. -Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) released the following statement on House Republicans finally agreeing to end the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) partial government shutdown: "After 75 days of self-inflicted chaos and dysfunction, House Republicans finally agreed to do the right thing and stop holding the American people hostage. This crisis was entire more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Applauds Adoption of FY26 Budget Resolution to Strengthen Border Security and Advance Reconciliation * Washington, DC -Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today applauded House adoption of S. Con. Res. 33, the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Resolution, a critical step to unlock the reconciliation process and advance funding for border security and key elements of President Trump's America First agenda. This legislation passed t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Blasts Democrat Senator for Blocking Kayla Hamilton Act, Named for Child Killed by MS-13 Gang Member * WASHINGTON - Today on the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) moved to pass his Kayla Hamilton Act, which he introduced to require the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct thorough background and criminal record checks on unaccompanied alien children (UACs) and potential sponsors prior to their placement, via unanimous con more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * CORREA REINTRODUCES HONOR OUR COMMITMENT ACT * Legislation aims to protect Vietnam War refugees WASHINGTON -Today, U.S. Representatives Lou Correa (CA-46) and Derek Tran (CA-45) reintroduced the Honor Our Commitment Act, which would prohibit the deportation of Vietnamese refugees who came to the United States prior to July 12, 1995, when relations between the U.S. and Vietnam were normalized. These refugees face risk of deportation under th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Lujan, Padilla, and Gallego Statement onTrump Administration's Decision to Make it Easier to Deport DACA Recipients * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congressional Hispanic Caucus Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) released a statement following the Trump Administration's cruel and indefensible decision to make it easier to deport DACA recipients.  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- 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: * * * Detained Immigrants Challenge Trump-Vance Policy that Forces Automatic Denial of Applications Lawsuit Seeks to Block New Policy that Keeps Noncitizens with Pending Immigration Applications from Completing Biometric Collection * A group of detained noncitizens represented by Democracy Forward, National Immigration Projec more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news: * * * POLITICO: Nevada Governor's Race "Neck-and-Neck" as Lombardo-Trump Economy Devastates Working Nevadans New reporting from POLITICO details how the Nevada governor's race is "neck-and-neck" as a "highly unpopular president," "wobbling economy," and "soaring" gas prices continue to make Joe Lombardo the most vulnerable Republican governor running for reelection. Even Lombardo admitted, "Yes, I am concerned," as the Lombardo-Trump agenda leaves Nevada "s more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * DHS and US Department of State announce return of stolen cultural property to the Hellenic Republic of Greece ICE's Homeland Security Investigations and its partners repatriated 26 ancient artifacts seized by U.S. law enforcement officials to the Hellenic Republic of Greece during a ceremony at the Embassy of Greece in Washington D.C. April 23. The artifacts were recovered through investigations cond more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * DHS Shutdown Ends With a Blow to Trump's Brutality * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. House today passed legislation funding the U.S. Department of Homeland Security except for its immigration enforcement operations. Lisa Gilbert, co-president of Public Citizen, issued the following statement: "House Republicans finally passed a bill that was available all along - funding for DHS without additional money for the out-of-control and already over more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 1 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following insight on April 30, 2026: * * * DOL's New Joint Employer Proposal Could Impact The Tech Industry: What Your Business Needs To Know Technology businesses relying on staffing firms or subcontractors for content moderation, IT support, ad operations, or other services may soon have clearer lines around whether they can be held jointly liable for their contractors' wage or leave violations. A new proposal from the Department of Labor's (DOL) Wage and Hour Division woul more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 30 -- TheDream.US, a college and career success program for immigrant youth, issued the following news release on April 29, 2026: * * * Gaby Pacheco on BIA DACA Ruling: "Alarming and Deeply Misguided," Underscoring Urgency of Legislative Fix Washington, DC - Last Friday, the Board of Immigration Appeals issued a decision that "says being a DACA recipient is not enough reason to provide relief from deportation," as NPR described. The ruling, which is inconsistent with recent legal precedent, adds fear and confusion more PR

DENVER, Colorado, April 30 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Polis, Business Leaders Highlight Positive Role of Immigrants in Colorado's Strong Workforce and Economy * DENVER - Today, Governor Jared Polis and FWD.us joined business leaders from across Colorado to discuss a new report that details how immigrants strengthen Colorado's workforce and are driving economic growth across the state. "Hardworking and law-abiding immigrants make important contributions to our workforce, economy, and  more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 30 -- Gov. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, posted the following news release: * * * Governor Sherrill Moves Quickly to Deliver for New Jersey in First 100 Days * TRENTON - During Governor Mikie Sherrill's First 100 Days in Office, she has fought tirelessly to lower costs, create opportunity for our kids, and make state government more accountable to the people of New Jersey. She has also stood strong against attacks from Washington, charting a different path forward in New Jersey focused on affordability. "From Da more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Mark Harris, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Harris Applauds Passage of Budget Reconciliation Framework to Fund CBP + ICE * WASHINGTON, DC -Congressman Mark Harris (NC-08) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed, which sets up the reconciliation process to fund U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) through the remainder of President Trump's term: "Congressional Democrats have spent more than 70  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Harshbarger Advances Framework to Fully Fund ICE, Border Patrol for Remainder of the Trump Presidency Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) released the following statement after voting in favor of S. Con. Res. 33, the FY26 budget resolution which will lay the foundation to fully fund U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). "After Senate Democrats voted to defund our homeland security si more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on April 29, 2026: * * * Chairman Arrington Urges Colleagues to Fund Homeland Security Today, House Budget Committee Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) delivered the following remarks on the House floor urging the passage of S.Con.Res. 33, which unlocks reconciliation to fully fund U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP). Remarks as delivered: "Mr. Speaker, we're here becau more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement on April 29, 2026: * * * Chairman Arrington: 'Republicans are putting the safety and security of the American people first' Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed by a vote of 215-211 S.Con.Res. 33, unlocking reconciliation to fully fund U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP). House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) released the following sta more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE asks North Carolina jail to turn over illegal alien child sex predator * HIGH POINT, N.C. -ICE lodged an immigration detainer against Rebeca Fratila-Ilies, of Romania, on April 17. Fratila-Ilies was convicted of two counts of carnal knowledge of a child and statutory rape and sentenced to 10 years in Staunton, Virginia, but officials there released her from prison early. Police in North Carolina a more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- American Oversight posted the following news: * * * ICE's Work with Local Police Departments is Being Kept Secret * Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is working with more than 1,000 police departments and sheriffs' offices across the country to carry out the Trump administration's immigration agenda. American Oversight has been using Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and state public records requests to investigate these partnerships, but ICE and many state and loc more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 30, 2026: * * * In Letter to DHS Secretary Mullin, Fetterman Reiterates Opposition on Proposed Pennsylvania ICE Warehouses Following his original letter to former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem, U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) today sent a letter to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin reiterating his opposition to the proposed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers in Pennsylvania. "While  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Kamlager-Dove Statement on DHS Funding * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) released the following statement on her "no" vote on S.Con.Res. 33: "Americans are struggling to afford their medications, put food on the table, and fill their gas tanks. Instead of tackling the rising, unsustainable cost of living, Republicans are once again trying to shove DHS funding down the American peoples' throats without reform more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly votes to fund Department of Homeland Security * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed by voice vote a measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) -including funding for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the U.S. Secret Service, and other agencies -after the majority of congressional Democrats previously voted to keep DHS shut down fo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy in Fox Digital: Democrats' anti-ICE tantrum leaves Republicans with one option going forward * WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this op-ed in Fox News Digital explaining how Democrats' shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security is proof that Republicans will need to use reconciliation yet again to address any of the cost-of-living issues facing America. Key excerpts of the op-ed are below: "For more than 70 days, Se more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Larsen Demands ICE Accountability; Votes to Fund FEMA, U.S. Coast Guard, TSA * Today, Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement: "I am proud to have voted for bipartisan legislation to pay FEMA staff, Coasties, TSA agents, CISA experts and other DHS employees who do important work to protect our country. The people I represent need a fully functional FEMA to recover from December's devastating floods. Passing this fu more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Applauds House Vote to Pay TSA and Coast Guard Without Handing More Money to Cruel Trump Immigration Agenda * Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) issued the following statement after the House passed a funding bill to ensure TSA agents, FEMA personnel, and members of the Coast Guard are paid, while rejecting Republican demands to hand ICE another blank check as part of any funding deal. Larson has called for disbandi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Opposes $70 Billion Republican Blank Check for ICE * Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) opposed Republicans' budget resolution advancing a $70 billion blank check for ICE and Border Patrol. Last month, the Senate unanimously voted to provide funding to ensure pay for TSA and the Coast Guard, but House Republicans have refused to hold a vote - refusing to fund paychecks for TSA officers and members of the Coast Guard more PR

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 30 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Lombardo "Concerned" About Re-election Odds Amidst Affordability Crisis [Politico] * "[Lombardo] finds himself in a neck-and-neck race [...] yoked to a highly unpopular president, a wobbling economy and a Middle Eastern war that has sent gas prices in the state soaring from $3.50 to $5 a gallon." In a recent interview with Politico, Joe Lombardo told reporters he was " concerned " about his odds of re-election. This comes after he admitted  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Introduces Legislation to Boost Compensation for TSA Workers, Guarantee Pay During Republican DHS Shutdown * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced the Workforce Assurance for Transportation and Critical Homeland Personnel Act (WATCH Personnel Act), legislation that would boost compensation for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers and guarantee pay for TSA workers during the current Repub more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 30 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Malaysia: Investigation of Malaysiakini reporting sparks media intimidation concerns * 30 April 2026 The residence of Malaysiakini journalist B Nantha Kumar was raided by police on April 27, as part of investigations of a March 27 expose on government plans to implement a digitalised migrant worker recruitment system. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate, the National Union of more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Doris O. Matsui, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * MATSUI STATEMENT ON HOUSE REPUBLICANS PASSING BLUEPRINT TO FUND ICE AND CBP * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07) released the following statement after House Republicans voted to pass S. Con. Res. 33, a budget resolution that will act as the blueprint to fund ICE and CBP through the reconciliation process. "Today, I voted no on one of the cruelest measures I have seen during my time in Congress. House Republicans  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Menendez, Watson Coleman, and McIver Lead NJ Democrats in Calling on DHS to Abandon Roxbury ICE Warehouse Plans and Halt Further Immigration Detention * April 29, 2026 Senators Booker and Kim, Congressmembers Conaway, Mejia, Norcross, Pallone, and Pou Join Effort to Stop ICE Warehouses in New Jersey Today, Congressmembers Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), Rob Menendez (NJ-08), and LaMonica McIver (NJ-10) led New Jersey House and Senat more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement on April 30, 2026: * * * Merkley Statement on House Passage of Budget Resolution That Ignores the Needs of Working Families Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below statement after Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives agreed to the Senate Republican budget resolution that could gift Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and more PR

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, May 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania posted the following news release on April 30, 2026: * * * Mexican National Charged With Illegal Reentry HARRISBURG-The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jorge Humberto Olais Solano, age 40, a citizen of Mexico, was indicted April 29, 2026, by a federal grand jury on the charge of illegally reentering the United States after having previously been removed three times. According to Uni more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Moulton Votes 'No' on Republican Reconciliation Resolution * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) issued the following statement regarding his decision to vote 'No' on Republican Reconciliation Resolution: The resolution provides the legislative instructions for a "Reconciliation 2.0" package, which proposes funneling at least $70 billion in additional funding to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Borde more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 [Category: Political] -- The National Organization for Women issued the following news release: * * * NOW Celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month * May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month -an annual celebration of the vital contributions that Asian and Pacific Islander Americans have made to our country. May was chosen to commemorate two historic events: the May 7, 1843 arrival of America's first Japanese immigrant -a 14-year-old fisherman named Manjiro -and the co more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Ramirez Statement on the Passage of DHS Funding Bill * Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) released the following statement on the passage of the Senate Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill: "Today, the House passed a DHS funding bill, and just like that, the shutdown is over. While I am relieved that essential employees will receive their paychecks, I am disappointed that I was not given an opportunit more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Ranking Member Jayapal Hosts Hearing on Trump's Attacks on TPS * WASHINGTON, DC -U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ranking Member of the Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee, today hosted a shadow hearing titled Kidnapped and Disappeared: Trump's Attacks on Temporary Protected Status (TPS). "Eliminating TPS is yet another assault by Trump and Stephen Miller on our LEGAL immigration system, making it clear that t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin Statement on GOP's Dangerous ICE Boondoggle * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Jamie Raskin (MD-08) released the following statement after House Republicans passed S.Con.Res. 33, legislation that initiates the process to provide billions more taxpayer dollars for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP): " I voted 'hell no' on House Republicans' latest scheme to funnel billions of taxpa more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 30 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Registered nurses, allies to demand Maine Health cancel contract with Palantir Technologies * Maine Medical Center registered nurses will hold a press conference on Friday, May 1 in Portland to demand Maine Health cancel its contract with Palantir Technologies. Joined by their allies in the Purge Palantir campaign, nurses will detail why leaders of Maine's public institutions and health care organizations should refuse coll more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Andrea Salinas Votes Against $70 Billion for ICE and CBP With No Accountability * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) released the following statement on her vote against House Republicans' budget resolution that would give $70 billion to ICE and CBP with no strings attached. "I proudly voted against giving an additional $70 billion to ICE and CBP. "We have spent over 25 percent of Trump's second term in a full or par more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Barry Moore, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Barry Moore introduces Americans First Immigration Act to put American workers first and advance President Trump's agenda * Washington, D.C. \- This week, Representative Barry Moore (AL-01) along with Representatives Glenn Grothman (WI-06), Wesley Hunt (TX-38), and Troy Nehls (TX-22) introduced the Americans First Immigration Act, sweeping legislation that will overhaul the nation's legal immigration system by prioritizing American workers, st more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Foushee Votes Against Republican Budget Resolution That Prioritizes ICE Over Addressing The Cost of Living * WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 30, 2026) - Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) released the following statement after voting against S. Con. Res 33, a Republican budget resolution which provides another $70 billion to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, while failing to address the over more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Garamendi Statement on Additional ICE Funding * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Today, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08) released the following statement after voting NO on the House passed a $140 billion budget increase for Immigration and Customs and Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP): "Republicans' bill that would again give ICE additional money is exactly what Americans are sick of. Oversized budgets to fund an out-of-contr more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Adelita S. Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Grijalva Statement on Farm Bill that Cements Cuts to SNAP and Fails to Address Rising Prices for Arizona Farmers * Washington, D.C. -Representative Adelita S. Grijalva co-led a series of amendments to the Republican-led farm bill to address recent cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which has resulted in a 47% decrease in SNAP enrollment in Arizona - the largest decline of any state. The bill, which covers a more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Loudermilk on Passage of Budget Resolution Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) issued the following statement following the U.S. House vote on S.Con.Res 33: Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States for fiscal years 2027 through 2035. "Border security and immigration enforcement are vital elements of any sovereign nation and are too important to be left unfunded. I continue to believe that Homeland Security should be funded in more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Roy Introduces the End U Visa Abuse Act * Congressman Chip Roy (R-TX) introduced the End U Visa Abuse Act, which would end a program that was originally created to support alleged crime victims, but has become a breeding ground for fraud and abuse by illegal aliens.  "The U visa program is a magnet for fraud, allowing illegal aliens to game the system, avoid deportation, and secure work permits they were never meant to have in the first place. Th more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on April 30, 2026: * * * Rep. Sykes Applauds Passage of Bipartisan Homeland Security Funding Bill With No New Immigration Enforcement Funding After 75-Day Shutdown Today, U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) supported the passage of bipartisan legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), ending a 75-day shutdown that created uncertainty for critical personnel and jeopardized national security. The legislation previously passed the  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on April 30, 2026: * * * Rep. Sykes Introduces COOL IT Act to Strengthen Immigration Officer Training, Improve Safety, and Promote Accountability Today, U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) introduced the Critical Operation Oversight of Law Enforcement Intervention and Training Act, or the COOL IT Act, legislation to modernize immigration officer training through annual scenario-based instruction focused on de-escalation, officer safety, crisis inter more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Vasquez Votes Against $70 Billion Slush Fund for ICE, Stands Firm in Call for Real Reforms at DHS * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On April 29, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) stood firm in his call for reforms at the Department of Homeland Security and voted against a resolution that would set the stage for the agency to receive a $70 billion blank check for violent immigration enforcement activities without offsets, guardrails, or  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Chu, Meng, Vargas, and Sen. Padilla Introduce Language Access Board Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), Chair Emerita of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), introduced the Language Access Board Act of 2026 with Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06), Chair of CAPAC, and Rep. Juan Vargas (CA-52). This bill would establish an independent board of community leaders and federal agency officials to research, develop, imple more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Rosen Forces Bipartisan Senate Vote to Reverse Trump Regulation Ending Automatic Extension of Work Permits * Although Senator Rosen's Resolution To Overturn Trump's Rule Received Bipartisan Support, Most Senate Republicans Opposed It Watch Senator Rosen's Full Remarks HERE. WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) forced a vote on her resolution to overturn Trump's harmful rule ending automatic work permit extension for pen more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sanchez welcomes DHS funding deal, vows to continue fighting ICE abuses * WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Linda T. Sanchez (D-Calif.) today released the following statement after House Republican leadership agreed to pass the bipartisan Senate bill to fund all Department of Homeland Security agencies except Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement: "Speaker Johnson held DHS employees' paychecks hostage for more tha more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on April 30, 2026: * * * Alsobrooks, Torres Introduce Bill to Prohibit Banks from Enforcing Immigration Laws Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) and Congressman Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.-15) introduced the Financial Access Protection Act, which would prohibit banks from "collecting, maintaining, and disclosing" information tied to Americans' citizenship and immigration status. In February, at a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing, more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson: Despite Our Historically Small Majority, House Republicans Continue to Deliver * WASHINGTON -Speaker Johnson delivered remarks today after House Republicans ended the Democrat DHS shutdown and passed a budget resolution to fund immigration enforcement and border security for 3 years - preventing future Democrat attempts to reopen the border and halt the removal of criminal illegal immigrants. House Republicans also this week pas more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 30 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Study: Immigrants help address the US eldercare shortage * Good caregivers are often in short supply, but after the Covid-19 pandemic hit the U.S. in early 2020, staff levels at nursing homes dropped by 10 percent. What was a simple personnel shortage has moved closer to being a nursing-care crisis. "We have an aging population, care for them is labor-intensive, and there are shortages everywhere in that supply chain," says MIT more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune on Democrats' Anti-Law Enforcement Rhetoric * 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, we are a nation of immigrants, but we're also a nation of laws. "That's a commonsense statement - and one on which Republicans and Democrats should be able to agree.  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. House Passes Homeland Security Funding Bill Ending Shutdown For All Department Of Homeland Security Agencies Except ICE and CBP * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Representative Ed Case (HI-01), a member of the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, responsible for all federal discretionary funding, announced that the U.S. House passed legislation earlier passed by the U.S. Senate to fund all of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for Fiscal Year (FY more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison Cosponsors Bill to Ban ICE Warehouse Detention Facilities * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) is cosponsoring the Ban Warehouse Detention Act, which would ban Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from converting industrial warehouses into immigration detention centers. The Trump Administration plans to spend almost $40 billion turning warehouses across the country into ICE detention fac more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, April 30 -- The University of Technology Sydney issued the following commentary on April 29, 2026, by Wanning Sun, deputy director of the Australian-China Relations Institute, to Crikey: * * * Taylor, Hume and the Liberal circus are easy prey for hungry journalists. Policy critique is suffering because of it Journalists are salivating over the fertile hunting ground provided by Angus Taylor and Jane Hume. But for those interested in serious critique? It's a barren wasteland. Liberal leader Angus Taylor's interview with Da more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 1 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on April 30, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jay Jones Opposes Federal Effort to Strip Housing Support for Mixed-Status Immigrant Households Attorney General Jay Jones recently co-led a coalition of 22 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter opposing a proposed rule by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that would prohibit mixed-status families from living in public housing and from receiving other federal housing more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Womack Statement on Budget Resolution to Fund ICE and CBP * WASHINGTON, D.C. -April 29, 2026... Today, Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) released the statement below regarding the House's passage of S. Con. Res. 33. This budget resolution instructs relevant House and Senate committees to provide funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) operations for the next three years. Congressman Womack sai more PR