DENVER, Colorado, July 14 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado issued the following news: * * * ACLU of Colorado Condemns Opening of Long-Shuttered Prison as Immigration Detention Facility ACLU of Colorado condemns the opening of a new immigration detention center in Colorado after The GEO Group, Inc (GEO) announces it was awarded a five-year contract to operate the facility in Hudson, Colorado. The GEO Group, Inc (GEO) announced on July 13, 2026, that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded GEO a five-year contra more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 13 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Shares Family Preparedness And Legal Resources For Haitian And Syrian TPS Holders * Boston -Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today encouraged Haitian and Syrian Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders to review resources that can help them prepare for potential changes to their immigration status and better protect their families during a time of uncertainty. The Attorney General Office's Emergency more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued the following news release: * * * Agencies Issue Guidance on Lending to Individuals Not Legally Authorized to Work in the United States * WASHINGTON-The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the National Credit Union Administration (collectively, the agencies) today issued guidance to remind supervised financial institutions of their existing obligations with respect to credit risk management, particularly as it relate more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 13 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release: * * * Agencies Issue Guidance on Lending to Individuals Not Legally Authorized to Work in the United States * (July 13, 2026) -The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the National Credit Union Administration (collectively, the agencies) today issued guidance (Opens new window) to remind supervised financial institutions of their existing obligations with respect to credit risk man more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 14 -- Alianza Americas, a transnational advocacy network of Latin American migrant-led organizations, issued the following statement on July 13, 2026: * * * Racial Profiling and Arbitrary Arrests Continue to Cost Lives Less than a week after the last killing, we denounce another immigration enforcement action resulting in the killing of a man who ICE agents were attempting to stop as he drove a vehicle. - The death of Joan Sebastian Guerrero, a 26-year-old Colombian man, at the hands of Immigration and Customs Enfo more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, July 13 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes Trump Administration's Sweeping Proposal to Allow for Widespread Political Weaponization of Federal Grant Funding * OMB's proposed rule would provide Trump Administration with broad authority to impose its political agenda via more than $1 trillion in federal grant funding each year OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general and two governors i more PR

LONDON, England, July 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The British National Audit Office issued the following report on July 10, 2026, entitled "Electronic monitoring: improving resilience to meet increasing demand." Here are excerpts: * * * Background to the report Electronic monitoring (EM), or 'tagging', uses technology to remotely monitor a person's location and compliance with community orders, court and immigration bail conditions and conditions post release from prison. The electronic monitoring service refers to the supplier-delivered tagging and mo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued the following bulletin (No. OCC 2026-31) on June 13, 2026: * * * Bank Supervision: Interagency Guidance on Lending to Individuals Not Legally Authorized to Work in the United States To: Chief Executive Officers of All National Banks, Federal Savings Associations, and Federal Branches and Agencies; Department and Division Heads; All Examining Personnel; and Other Interested Parties Summary On July 13, 2026, following the President's E more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued the following joint news release on July 13, 2026: * * * Agencies Issue Guidance on Lending to Individuals Not Legally Authorized to Work in the United States The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the National Credit Union Administration (collectively, the agencies) today issued guidance to remind supervised financial institutions of existing supervisory expectations with respect  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Cleo Fields, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN FIELDS' STATEMENT ON FATAL ICE SHOOTING IN BIDDEFORD, MAINE * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Congressman Cleo Fields released the following statement after a 26-year-old man was shot and killed by federal immigration agents in Biddeford, Maine, the second fatal shooting involving ICE officers in less than a week: "This morning, ICE agents shot and killed a 26-year-old man in Biddeford, Maine. He was authorized to work in this country. He h more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 13 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Dershaw Elected to Capital University Board of Trustees * Taft Cincinnati partner Brian Dershaw was recently elected to serve as a Trustee on Capital University's Board of Trustees. Trustees are elected by the board and serve a three-year term, with a maximum of three consecutive terms. Dershaw is a graduate of Capital University and has supported its mission and remained committed to supporting the university and its current and f more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency released the following written testimony by Gina Plata-Nino, director of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program policy and advocacy at the Food Research and Action Center, from a June 25, 2026, hearing entitled "Combating Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in SNAP." * * * Chairman, Ranking Member, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony on efforts to ensure integrity in the Supplemental Nutriti more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement and Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence released the following written testimony by Heather MacLeod, director of homeland security and justice at the Government Accountability Office, from a June 30, 2026, joint hearing entitled "Northern Exposure: Assessing the Evolving Threat Landscape at America's Northern Border": * * * Chairmen Guest and Pfluger, Ranking Members Correa and Magaziner, and Members of the Subcommittees: I am ple more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, July 13 -- Gov. Bob Ferguson, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Ferguson announces new legislative proposal: Requiring FAFSA or WASFA or opt-out to graduate high school * DES MOINES - Today, Governor Bob Ferguson announced his next major legislative proposal: Requiring all high school seniors to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid -known as the FAFSA -or its state equivalent, in order to graduate high school or opt-out. This will be Governor-request legislation in the upco more PR

ALBANY, New York, July 13 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul's Letter to Secretary of Homeland Security: End the Secrecy, Evasion and Contempt for Communities and the Rule of Law * Governor Kathy Hochul issued a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary (DHS) Markwayne Mullin demanding answers in response to reports of three separate federal immigration detention projects planned in New York State. Despite the Department repeatedly stating their intentions to coordinat more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 [Category: Law/Legal -- Haitian Bridge Alliance, a grassroots community organization that advocates for fair and humane immigration policies and provides migrants and immigrants with humanitarian, legal and social services, issued the following news release: * * * HAITIAN BRIDGE ALLIANCE DEMANDS FULL TRANSPARENCY, INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION, AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOLLOWING FATAL ICE SHOOTING OF LORENZO SALGADO ARAUJO * July 13, 2026 Media Contact: info@haitianbridge.org ; media@haitianbridge.org SAN DIEGO, CA- -Haitian  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement and Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence released the following testimony by Michael J. Krol, assistant director of homeland security investigations at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement, from a June 30, 2026, joint hearing entitled "Northern Exposure: Assessing the Evolving Threat Landscape at America's Northern Border": * * * Chairmen Guest and Pfluger, Ranking Members Correa and Magaziner more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, July 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas posted the following news release: * * * Illegal alien previously convicted of shooting girlfriend's husband and other crimes sent to federal prison * HOUSTON - A 30-year-old illegal alien from Honduras illegally living in Houston has been sentenced for unlawfully reentering the country. Nelson Alberto Fajardo pleaded guilty March 10, 2026. U.S. District Judge Charles Eskridge has now ordered Fajardo to serve 46 months in federal prison. As an  more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, July 13 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * It's Not Just on 'The Pitt': Real-Life Emergency Doctors are Stressed Out--And Patient Irritation Plays a Significant Role * HBO's emergency-department drama "The Pitt" has become a smash hit in large part because it shows the deeply human toll that emergency medicine exacts from those who practice it. While researchers have long known that real-life ER doctors are affected by many of the stresses that "The Pitt" has so effectively captured,  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King Shares Remarks with Maine Press Corps on ICE Involved Shooting in Biddeford * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) spoke to the Maine press corps and share remarks on the reported shooting in Biddeford by a member of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE): Opening Remarks Senator King: "About 20 minutes ago, I talked to Secretary Markwayne Mullen of the Department of Homeland Security about the incident in Biddefo more PR

ROCK HILL, South Carolina, July 13 -- Winthrop University posted the following news: * * * Latest Winthrop Poll Results in Partnership with YouGov * HIGHLIGHTS * Residents around the country were asked about the president's approval rating, the economy, the conflict with Iran, foreign policy, immigration, inflation and affordability, declaring America a Christian nation, whether being a Christian is important to being an American, trust in the institutions of American democracy, and the Jeffrey Epstein files, among other topics. * You more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON ANOTHER DEADLY SHOOTING BY ICE AGENTS * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Less than one week after ICE agents fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Texas, they brutally killed another unarmed person, a 26-year-old Colombian man, in Maine in cold blood. This pattern of violent immigration enforcement actions shocks the conscience and must immediate more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON ANOTHER DEADLY SHOOTING BY ICE AGENTS * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Less than one week after ICE agents fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Texas, they brutally killed another unarmed person, a 26-year-old Colombian man, in Maine in cold blood. This pattern of violent immigration enforcement actions shocks the conscience and must immediately come to an end. Donal more PR

NEW YORK, July 13 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: * * * Local Law Enforcement Should Put Domestic Violence Victims Ahead of Immigration Agenda * Human Rights Watch, the Alliance of Immigrant Survivors, Americans for Immigrant Justice, and other partners, submitted a statement of record to Congress on July 10 as the Trump administration continues to use state and local police via the 287(g) agreements that allow these agencies to participate in federal immigration enforcement. The statement emphas more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Menendez Responds to ICE's Continued Intent to Convert Warehouse to Detention Facility in Roxbury * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Congressman Rob Menendez today released the following statement after reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (" ICE ") is again pursuing its previously abandoned plans to convert a warehouse into a detention facility in Roxbury. "We have been clear from day one: New Jersey does not want the expansion of ICE detenti more PR

NEW YORK, July 13 -- Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health posted the following news: * * * Menstrual Health Still Overlooked Despite Affecting 2 Billion People * Despite affecting an estimated 2 billion people, menstrual health continues to be overlooked by governments, businesses and the scientific community, prompting calls for it to be recognized as a fundamental public health issue. A new international commentary by Marni Sommer, DrPH, MSN, professor of Sociomedical Sciences at Columbia University Mailman School of Public more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation Demands Answers After Reports of DEA Declining to Seize Massive Fentanyl Shipments, Calls for Immediate Reforms to Stop Deadly Fentanyl from Reaching New Mexico Communities * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) sent a letter demanding answers from U.S. Drug Enforcement Admini more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 13 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ogletree Deakins, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Ogletree Deakins Continues Seattle Expansion, Welcomes Employment Litigator Brad Bigos as Shareholder * SEATTLE - July 13, 2026 - Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to welcome Brad Bigos to the firm's Seattle office as a shareholder. Bigos joins the firm from another firm in Seattle, where he was a partner. Bigos has practiced employment litigation more PR

SALEM, Oregon, July 13 [Category: Education] -- The Oregon School Boards Association posted the following news: * * * OSBA's first Summer School Session takes school leadership training to central Oregon * OSBA Policy Services Director Spencer Lewis directs school district leaders in a complaint procedure exercise during OSBA's first Summer School Session in Redmond on Friday, July 10. The conference brought together board members, district administrators and administrative professionals from all over Oregon for training and networking. (Ph more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Ramirez Statement on Oversight Visit To Cuba and Humanitarian Crisis on the Island * Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), the co-chair and co-founder of the Global Migration Caucus, released the following statement after returning from an oversight visit to Cuba: "As a member of Congress, it is my responsibility to understand the effects of U.S. policies on the lives of our neighbors in Cuba. That's why this weekend,  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colorado, with six co-signers issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 1, 2026 The Honorable Markwayne Mullin Secretary United States Department of Homeland Security 2707 Martin Luther King Jr Avenue SE Washington, DC 20528 Dear Secretary Mullin: The undersigned Republican Members of Congress write to urge the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Customs and Immigration Services (USCIS) to expedite time more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Roy Outlines What Republicans Must Do Before End of 119th Congress Washington, D.C. - Congressman Chip Roy (TX-21) sent a letter to his House and Senate Republican colleagues outlining what Republicans must do before the end of the 119 th Congress. The Daily Signal wrote an exclusive story on the letter, which you can read here. Dear House and Senate GOP Colleagues: We were elected to deliver what we promised the American people, not to campaign  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Dexter, Pocan, Leger Fernandez, and Ramirez Return From Cuba Fact-Finding Mission * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Maxine Dexter (OR-03), Mark Pocan (WI-02), Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM-03), and Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) released the following statement upon the conclusion of their four-day Congressional delegation to Cuba: "I went to Cuba thirty years ago, three and a half years ago, and now today," said Rep. Pocan. "As a small busi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Pocan, Dexter, Leger Fernandez, and Ramirez Return From Cuba Fact-Finding Mission * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02), Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM-03), Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) and Maxine Dexter (OR-03) released the following statement upon the conclusion of their four-day Congressional delegation to Cuba: "I went to Cuba thirty years ago, three and a half years ago, and now today," said Rep. Pocan. "As a small busin more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * SCHNEIDER CALLS FOR ICE ACCOUNTABILITY FOLLOWING FATAL SHOOTINGS * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) released a statement following ICE-involved shootings in Texas and Maine: "For the second time in less than a week, ICE personnel have shot and killed a person during an immigration enforcement operation. Since January of 2025, more than 20 people have been shot by federal immigration officials. We demand fully inde more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, with five co-signers issued the following letter to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and Assistant AG Colin McDonald: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 10, 2026 The Honorable Todd Blanche Acting Attorney General of the United States U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530 - The Honorable Colin McDonald Assistant Attorney General of the United States U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement and Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence released the following joint testimony by Jason Schneider, acting deputy chief of the U.S. Border Patrol, and Christopher Holtzer, executive director of operations at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection, from a June 30, 2026, joint hearing entitled "Northern Exposure: Assessing the Evolving Threat Landscape at America's Northern Border": * * * Chairman Guest more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 14 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Five Huskers awarded fellowships for language learning Four University of Nebraska-Lincoln undergraduates and a recent alumna have earned nationally competitive language-learning fellowships that will support intensive study abroad and strengthen their preparation for globally focused careers. The students earned awards through the Critical Language Scholarship Program and the Boren Awards, which support immersive study of languages critical to U.S. dip more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Releases Outstanding DOJ Oversight Requests Ahead of Nomination Hearing of Todd Blanche Whitehouse's letter from last month has yet to receive any response Unanswered questions relate to DOJ's cushy treatment of Ghislaine Maxwell, Patel's private jet use, changes to bend the justice system to Trump -  U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released a letter sent in l more PR

NEW YORK, July 13 [Category: Political] (TNSrep) -- Physicians for Human Rights posted the following news release: * * * Widespread Misuse of Crowd-Control Weapons by Law Enforcement at Immigration Enforcement Protests, New Report Finds * Berkeley, California -Law enforcement agents misused crowd-control weapons during protests against the Trump administration's immigration enforcement operations in 412 verified incidents across 16 U.S. cities from when immigration enforcement protests escalated in Los Angeles in June 2025 until May 2026, a more PR

NEW YORK, July 13 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: * * * Yet Another Death in ICE Custody * Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal-an Afghan asylum seeker who had worked alongside the US military in Afghanistan-died on March 14, 2026, from an alleged allergic reaction less than 24 hours after being detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Texas. His death certificate was released, 103 days later, on June 25, 2026. In announcing his death, ICE vilified Paktiawal as a "criminal illegal alien," more PR