WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on June 16, 2026, by Executive Director Matthew T. Rooney and Chair Michael John Donohue, both of the New Jersey state chapter, to the Washington Examiner: * * * Delaney Hall is What Sanctuary Statehood Looks Like For a full month now, the streets around the Delaney Hall detention facility in Newark have belonged to the mob. Federal officers have been savagely bitten and pelted with objects. New Jersey State Police pulled in behind riot  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following statement on June 16, 2026: * * * Former Acting DHS Secretary Chad F. Wolf Commends Charges Against Minneapolis Antifa Members Following the announcement by the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) of charges against multiple defendants for a conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers, AFPI's Chair of Homeland Security & Immigration and former acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad F. Wolf released the fol more PR

SANTA CRUZ, California, June 16 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * As the Pister Scholarship grows, two scholars reflect on their time at UC Santa Cruz * This June, Andrea Aviles Guzman (Oakes '26, sociology with a concentration in digital justice) and Cipriano Echezarreta (Rachel Carson '26, environmental studies) graduate from UC Santa Cruz as Pister Scholars. Established by former UC Santa Cruz Chancellor Karl S. Pister in 1993, the Karl S. Pister Leadership Opportunity Program provides sc more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, June 16 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Urges City Leaders to Reject CoreCivic's Applications for Continued Use of California City Detention Facility * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta yesterday submitted comments raising concerns with CoreCivic's faulty and incomplete applications for a business license and site plan for its current use of the California City Correctional Facility for immigrant detention operations. Last year, Cor more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Congressional Democrats Press Todd Blanche on Decision to Weaken Legal Protections for DACA Recipients * Denver -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), and Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) as well as U.S. Representatives Sylvia Garcia (D-Texas) and Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) in leading over 50 colleagues to press Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on the B more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, June 17 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on June 16, 2026: * * * Governor Newsom calls out Trump's weaponized DOJ as President rewards his criminal cronies with pardons Trump continues to pardon, protect, and reward convicted criminals, political loyalists, and January 6 rioters What you need to know: Governor Newsom today condemned the Trump administration's politically motivated DOJ investigation, all while President Trump continues to pardon convicted criminals, reward politic more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Escobar, 17 Other Democrats Urge DHS to Rescind Environmental, Historic Preservation Waivers at Big Bend * Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) joined Rep. Lloyd Doggett, every other member of the Texas Democratic Delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives, and five other Representatives in urging the Department of Homeland Security to rescind the environmental and historic preservation waivers granted at Big Bend. The more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Lauds DOJ for Opening Cornyn-Created Bridging Immigration-Related Deficits Experienced Nationwide (BIDEN) Program U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) officially opened the Cornyn-created Bridging Immigration-related Deficits Experienced Nationwide (BIDEN) Program for applications from eligible states. In addition to the nearly $10 billion fund announced earlier this month by the U.S more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Reflects On 14th Anniversary Of DACA, Calls On Congress To Finally Provide A Pathway To Citizenship For Dreamers * June 15, 2026 In 2010, Durbin sent a bipartisan letter asking then-President Obama to stop the deportation of Dreamers-fourteen years ago today, President Obama responded by announcing the DACA program WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Se more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following information collection: The Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice (DOJ), will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are encouraged. Your comments should address one or more of the foll more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Former Postal Service Employee Pleads Guilty to Failing to Deliver 14,700 Pieces of Mail * BOSTON - A former United States Post Office employee pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to failing to deliver approximately 14,700 pieces of mail to U.S. Postal customers in Brighton, Dorchester and Mattapan. Khalea Turner, 29, of Hull, pleaded guilty to one count of obstruction of mails. A sen more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 16 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Boston Consulting Group, a management consulting firm, presented the following news release: * * * Global Mobility of Highly Skilled Talent Falls Nearly 12% as Competition for AI Expertise Intensifies * New BCG Research Tracks 221 Million Highly Skilled Professionals Across More Than 200 Destinations * US Gains Ground in Three of Four Talent Categories but Cedes Share in AI, the Most Strategically Contested Category * Canada Falls from Top Three to Seventh; UAE Emerges as Rival to more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 16 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ballard Spahr, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Hari Kumar Receives Washington State Bar's Pro Bono and Public Service Award * Hari Kumar, a litigator based in Ballard Spahr's Seattle office, is the recipient of the 2026 Pro Bono and Public Service Award from the Washington State Bar Association (WSBA). Hari is being recognized "for extraordinary dedication to pro bono service, marked by perseverance through complex litigation and an unwavering commitment  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on June 16, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Scott Condemns ED for Approving Indiana's K-12 Funding Waiver Today, Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement after U.S. Department of Education (ED) Secretary Linda McMahon approved Indiana's request to consolidate some federal aid into a single grant with little to no spending requirements and waive certain federal a more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 16, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Raskin Expands Investigation into Apple and Google for Enabling DOJ Efforts to Shut Down Apps for Reporting on ICE Activity After Pressing DOJ for Answers, Raskin Probes Tech Giants' Role in Removing Apps That Enable American Citizens to Exercise First Amendment Rights by Reporting on Government Activity - Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judicia more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * HSI Investigation Leads to Conviction of Man Who Laundered Nearly $100 Million * The defendant and co-conspirators spent two years defrauding victims and sending their money overseas WASHINGTON - The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement after an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) led to the conviction and sentencing of  more PR

NEW YORK, June 17 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following commentary by Connor Swenson, intern for Washington advocacy: * * * US Congress Approves Immigration Funding Despite Abuses Lawmakers Should Still Press for Transparency and Accountability - US President Donald Trump signed the Secure America Act into law on June 10, including roughly $70 billion for immigration enforcement. The legislation funds several agencies through September 2029, including approximately $38 billion for Immigration and Customs Enfo more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI Video: Blumenthal Marks DACA Anniversary, Calls on Trump Administration to Halt Unlawful Detention of Dreamers * [WASHINGTON, DC] - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spoke on the Senate Floor to commemorate the fourteenth anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Amid the Trump Administration's repeated attacks on DACA, Blumentha more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * James Beard Foundation Celebrates Senator Lujan as 2026 Impact Award Honoree for National Leadership on Nutrition Programs - The James Beard Foundation(r) celebrated U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and four other honorees of the 2026 James Beard Impact Awards at a luncheon in Chicago on Sunday, June 14. The event honored five changemakers from across the country whose work is helping to build a more equitable, sustainable, and economically  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine And Durbin: Senate to Vote Today on Resolution Blocking Dangerous Trump-Vance Rule Obliterating Immigration Appeals Process * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), a former civil rights attorney, and Dick Durbin (D-IL), the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced that the Senate will vote this afternoon on their Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn an interim final rule by the Trump-Vance more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on June 16, 2026: * * * Menendez Demands Stop to Third Country Deportations by Trump Administration Effort Follows Deportation of Menendez's Constituent, Adriana Quiroz Zapata, to the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Today, Congressman Rob Menendez demanded a stop to third country deportations to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (" DRC ") and other countries by the Trump Administration. Menendez called on Department of Homeland Security (" DHS more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 [Category: Education] -- The National Association of College and University Business Officers posted the following news: * * * NACUBO On Your Side: June 9 - 15 * As things move quickly in Washington, DC, NACUBO is your constant advocate in action. NACUBO On Your Side covers important legislative and agency activity NACUBO staff are tracking, research updates, what we're currently advocating for, and how you can take action. Here are the issues we are tracking this week. Executive Action SEC Adopts Data Standards Th more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * NEW DATA: Castro Sounds Alarm Over Deportation of Dreamers with No Criminal Record as DACA Turns 14 * This week, as the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program celebrates its 14th anniversary, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) sounds the alarm over new ICE data revealing that 85 DACA recipients-none with a criminal record-have been deported since January 2025 under the Trump Administration. In March 2026, Reps. Joaquin Castro (TX-2 more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * New ICE Detention Standards Fail to Address Detainee Exploitation Yesterday, the Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency released new " National Detention Standards " that alter some of the language regarding ICE's so-called Voluntary Work Program (VWP). This program has permitted immigrant detainees to work at ICE facilities for a meager $1 a day pay, doing labor-intensive activities to maintai more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Women's Law Center posted the following news release: * * * New NWLC Poll: Voters Skeptical of Stripping Rights from Transgender Student Athletes Ahead of the Supreme Court's decision in West Virginia v. BPJ and Little v. Hecox, a new National Women's Law Center (NWLC) poll finds that voters nationwide do not believe the Court should be setting official policy on whether transgender students can participate in school sports. Voters are also not in favor of reversing state-based protec more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 17 -- Ogletree Deakins, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Ogletree Deakins Strengthens Business Immigration Practice in Columbus with Shareholder David Janklow COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to welcome back David Janklow as a shareholder in the firm's Columbus office. Janklow joins from FBT Gibbons LLP, where he was a partner. Janklow returns to Ogletree Deakins with more than 15 years of experience advising e more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * On Senate Floor, Sen. Schiff Delivers Remarks Honoring 14th Anniversary of DACA * Schiff: "Congress has failed to act at every turn to provide a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers. But it's within our power to do so...we just need to act" Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) delivered remarks on the Senate floor in honor of the 14 th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program - known across the c more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Delivers Remarks to Commemorate DACA's 14th Anniversary * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, delivered remarks on the Senate floor commemorating the 14th Anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Padilla emphasized DACA's legacy and called for permanent protections for DACA recipients and Dreamers. In his remarks, Padil more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Welch Introduce Legislation to Repeal Trump Deportation Provision Targeting First Amendment Right to Free Speech * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, and Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, introduced legislation to confront President Trump's reckless attacks on freedom of speech against more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 16 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Palmer Museum opens juried show of contemporary art for the USA's 250th * What does it mean to be American? The Palmer Museum of Art is examining that question in the special exhibition " Dreaming American Futures: Invitational 250," on view now through Nov. 29. The major juried exhibition is mounted in response to the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and includes artwork from 50 cont more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * PHOTOS: Following Listening Session with Unjustly Deported and Formerly Detained Constituents, Pressley Reaffirms Fight to Abolish ICE * Pressley Has Stood in Vigorous Defense of Immigrant Communities in MA 7 th and Nationwide, Fought to Bring Detained Neighbors Home Photos (Dropbox) BOSTON - Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) led a closed-door listening session with unjustly deported and formerly detained constituents, emphasizing her comm more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Aguilar Helps Block Unfair Housing Rule for Mixed-Status Immigrant Families * Rep. Aguilar helped prevent a dangerous rule that would put U.S. citizen children who live in mixed immigration status households at risk of being evicted and becoming homeless WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Pete Aguilar (CA-33) recently helped pass a bipartisan amendment to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agenci more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Summer Lee Tours Pittsburgh School Greening Projects with Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, Pittsburgh Public Schools, and Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy * PITTSBURGH, PA -JUNE 16, 2026 -Today, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) joined the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, Pittsburgh Public Schools officials, and Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy staff for a tour of local school grounds greening projects that are helping transform outdoor spaces  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 (TNSrep) -- Small Business Majority issued the following news release: * * * New Poll: Gas Prices Impacting Most Small Businesses Voice of Main Street, a quarterly survey of Small Business Majority's network, finds affordability remains a top concern for small business owners; just 43% are optimistic about their business prospects over the next six months - A majority of small business owners say their expenses have increased over the last three months as fuel and other expenses rose while profit margins have decreased  more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, June 15 [Category: Media] -- The Society of Professional Journalists posted the following news: * * * SPJ honors Bloomberg News with New America Award for immigration reporting * The Society of Professional Journalists honors Bloomberg News staff with this year's New America Award for "Immigration, Inc.," its investigative series examining the economic and human consequences of expanded U.S. immigration enforcement. This year ' s award recognizes journalism published or broadcast in 2025.  The New America Award hono more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 12 -- TheDream.US, a college and career success program for immigrant youth, issued the following news release: * * * Gaby Pacheco Reflects on the Fight for DACA and Implications for Current Moment Washington, DC - Monday, June 15th is the anniversary of the announcement of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program - one of the most popular and successful immigration programs in U.S. history. Despite the many stories and statistics that document how DACA transformed lives and strengthened the nation, more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Border Patrol and HSI take down stash house * EL PASO, Texas - U.S. Border Patrol and Homeland Security Investigations agents disrupted a stash house in El Paso and arrested 10 illegal aliens from Mexico and two from Guatemala on May 27. At 10:30 a.m., agents acting on information from a previous smuggling investigation were able to locate and disrupt a stash house being used for human smuggling. Eleve more PR

LONDON, England, June 16 -- The British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office issued the following news: * * * UK deepens joint migration efforts and marks Pakistan's role in brokering US-Iran peace deal on two-day Ministerial visit * * Middle East Minister Hamish Falconer uses a visit to Islamabad to thank Pakistan for their leadership in brokering the US-Iran peace deal. * Visit underlines longstanding UK support for stability in the Middle East and for Pakistan's mediation role. * Minister bolsters joint UK-Pakistan efforts more PR

BATH, England, June 16 -- The University of Bath posted the following news: * * * Professor Turi King releases book on how genetics changed the world * Professor Turi King, Director of the University's Centre for Evolution, has published a new popular science book, The Secrets of our DNA: How Genetics has Changed the World, on the advances and limitations of genetic tools. DNA has become one of the most powerful tools in modern science; From unlocking crime and immigration cases, to ensuring our food and animal safety, to resolving questi more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, June 17 -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news: * * * World Cup puts spotlight on immigration policy UC professor teaches course on sports and politics By Michael Miller, 513-556-6757, michael.miller3@uc.edu CNN and NPR turned to a political science professor at the University of Cincinnati to explain the intersection of sports and politics at the FIFA World Cup. Cities across the United States are playing host to fans and players from around the world for the international soccer tournament held every more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Padilla Lead Bicameral "Land of the Free Act" to Repeal Trump Deportation Provision Targeting First Amendment Right to Free Speech * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today. U.S. Senator Peters Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on The Constitution, together with U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration, introduced bicameral legislation to con more PR

BANGALORE, India, June 17 -- Wipro Ltd., an AI-powered technology services and consulting company, issued the following news release: * * * Wipro Advances Enterprise AI Leadership with an Applied AI Center of Excellence for Claude Models, Powered by Anthropic Leveraging Wipro Intelligence(TM) to deliver business outcomes with Anthropic's Claude models through repeatable delivery methodologies and enterprise-grade execution. - BENGALURU, India - Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading AI-powered technology services an more PR