CHICAGO, Illinois, July 17 -- The American Bar Association issued the following news on July 16, 2026: * * * ABA 2026 Annual Conference will explore election integrity, AI and America's 250th Legal professionals from across the nation will convene July 29-Aug. 4 in Chicago for the American Bar Association 2026 Annual Conference, where attorneys, judges and legal scholars will examine pressing issues shaping the legal profession, including artificial intelligence, election integrity, the current state of the justice system and the judiciary.  more PR

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 17 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada issued the following news release: * * * ICE agents demonstrate lawlessness in disgraceful Las Vegas Airport incident The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada released the following statement in response to news reports and social video showing immigration agents attacking a man at the Las Vegas airport. ACLU of Nevada executive director Athar Haseebullah (he/him) said: "ICE's reckless actions captured on video at Harry Reid International Airport demonstrate tha more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, July 16 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ashurst Perkins Coie, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Ashurst Perkins Coie ranked No. 26 on The American Lawyer's 2026 Pro Bono Scorecard * SEATTLE July 16, 2026 -Ashurst Perkins Coie has been ranked No. 26 on The American Lawyer's 2026 Pro Bono Scorecard, an annual report measuring the depth and breadth of pro bono commitment across law firms, achieving the firm's highest ranking to date. Moving up a position from No. 27 in 2025, the ranking reflects the firm's sustained more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso: America is Worth Defending and Celebrating * "The contrast is clear. Democrats stand for high taxes, open borders, and lawlessness. Republicans stand for freedom, liberty, and American greatness. America is worth defending. America is worth celebrating. America is worth fighting for. That's what Republicans are committed to do. And that's what the people of Wyoming did over July 4." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker, Schumer, Wyden Reintroduce Legislation to End Federal Ban of Marijuana * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and U.S Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) reintroduced the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act ( CAOA), comprehensive legislation that would end the harmful federal prohibition of cannabis by removing cannabis from the list of federally controlled substances and e more PR

GUILFORD, England, July 16 -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: * * * Brexit nurse exodus linked to more than 3,700 extra hospital deaths, researchers warn * The sharp fall in EU nurses joining the NHS after the Brexit referendum may have contributed to more than 1,200 additional patient deaths each year in England, according to new research led by the University of Surrey in partnership with the University of Aberdeen, Harvard Business School and Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU). The research sug more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Casar, Oversight Democrats Demand Investigation of ICE Murdering Lorenzo Salgado Araujo * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Greg Casar (TX-35), lead Democrat on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement, led Texas Democrats on the committee demanding an investigation into the killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents. Casar is joined by Reps. Jasmine Crockett (TX-30), C more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Castro Leads 110 Democrats in Demanding Dilley Trailer Prison Be Shut Down * July 16, 2026 WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) led a group of 111 Democratic House members in a nationwide call to end family detention and shut down the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in South Texas. In the letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin, the lawmakers highlight the brutality of family detent more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Brad Sherman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Brad Sherman Joins Colleagues Demanding Independent Investigations into Fatal ICE Shootings of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Johan Sebastian Guerrero * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32) joined U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and nearly 200 Members in calling for independent investigations into Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Johan Sebastian Guerrero's deaths and are demanding that Immigration and Customs Enforce more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Escobar Leads Texas Democratic Delegation in Letter to HHS, ORR on Unaccompanied Minors * Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) led a letter of the entire Texas Democratic Delegation to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Acting Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Angie Salazar voicing their concerns that ORR may be preparing to relocate unaccompanied minors, potentially to sp more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on July 16, 2026: * * * The Department of Justice Sues Maryland, Challenging its State Laws that Provide In-State Tuition to Illegal Aliens This lawsuit is the 13th filed to challenge in-state tuition for illegal aliens - Today, the Department of Justice sued Maryland, challenging its state law and regulation that provide in-state tuition and financial assistance for illegal aliens. The Department alleges in its filing that these laws unconstitutionally more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Center for Law and Social Policy issued the following news release on July 16, 2026: * * * New DHS Public Charge Policy Will Increase Fear and Harm Children's Health and Well-being Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) finalized its public charge rule, rescinding the 2022 regulations that provided clear standards for how public charge determinations are made. During the rulemaking process, CLASP opposed this proposal through comments submitted to DHS and as part of a coalition of nearly 200 organizations more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services issued the following information collection: * * * The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment upon this proposed revision of a currently approved collection of information. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the information collection notice is published in the Federal Register to obtain commen more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, July 15 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Geoff Pipoly shares insight on TPS holders with Newsweek * Geoff Pipoly, a partner in BCLP's Appellate and Supreme Court Group, recently spoke with Newsweek about Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders and their options for more durable immigration status following the Supreme Court's ruling in Mullin v. Doe. In Doe, the Supreme Court held that there is no judicial remedy for an unlawful termination of a TPS d more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 [Category: Political] -- Giffords, an organization dedicated to saving lives from gun violence, posted the following news release: * * * GIFFORDS condemns Trump for standing by ICE after two deadly shootings * WASHINGTON - GIFFORDS, the national gun violence prevention organization led by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, released the following statement in response to this morning's Truth Social post from President Trump praising ICE and celebrating crime rates. The posts come after ICE shot and killed two people more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Leads Fight to End Birthright Citizenship in U.S. Territories * U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) introduced the End Birthright Citizenship for Territories Act. This new measure comes in response to the Trump v. Barbara decision, where the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that children born in the United States to aliens who enter the country illegally have automatic access to constitutional protections as granted by the Citizenship Clau more PR

NEW YORK, July 17 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary on July 15, 2026, by senior researcher on immigrant rights Angelica Sedgwick Oun: * * * Trump Administration Scrutinizes Groups Representing Children Legal Aid Providers Cast Unannounced Visits as Intimidation Tactic - Federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations and Health and Human Services made unannounced visits in June to several DC-area legal aid nonprofits dedicated to representing unaccompa more PR

NEW YORK, July 16 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: * * * Account of Abuse and Rape in Tunisia, the Story of a Cameroonian Migrant Woman * Before Christine attempted to cross the Mediterranean Sea from Tunisia, she lived with her four children and her husband, a Cameroonian soldier who was based in the city of Bamenda, capital of the Anglophone North-West region. The area had been plagued with violence between armed separatist groups and government forces, as well as abuses against civilians, since l more PR

NEW YORK, July 16 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: * * * EU: Tunisia Migration Deal Worsening Human Rights Violations * (Brussels) - The European Union (EU) and its member states should publicly denounce human rights violations in Tunisia and stop funding abusive migration control activities, 46 human rights and humanitarian organizations said in a joint statement released today. The statement comes three years after the EU and Tunisia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on July 16, 2023, lar more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, July 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas posted the following news release: * * * Human smuggler with cartel ties sentenced for trafficking fentanyl laced with xylazine as part of Homeland Security Task Force investigation * LAREDO, Texas - A 24-year-old Laredo man has been ordered to federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl. Jorge Humberto Medrano Jr. pleaded guilty Jan. 6. U.S. District Judge John A. Kazen has now ordered Medrano to serve 135 month more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Fox News Publishes Rep. Brian Babin Op-Ed: "SCOTUS Has Shown Congress a Path on Birthright Citizenship. Lawmakers Must Act." * Washington, D.C. - Today, Fox News published an op-ed by Congressman Brian Babin (R-TX), Chairman of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee and author of the Birthright Citizenship Act, arguing that the Supreme Court has made clear that Congress must act to restore the original intent of the Fourteenth Amend more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on July 16, 2026, by journalist and geopolitical analyst Matthew Fulco in the foundation's China Brief Notes: * * * Taiwan Intensifies Resistance to PRC Political Warfare Executive Summary: * Under Lai Ching-te, Taiwan has significantly strengthened its countermeasures against political warfare from the People's Republic of China (PRC). Prosecutions of espionage cases, expulsions of influencers calling for military invasions of Taiwan, and tighter outbound trave more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Jayapal Introduces Orlin's Law Calling for the Protection of Children of Immigrants * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration, Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, is introducing Orlin's Law, legislation named for Orlin Hernandez Reyes. Three-year-old Orlin was murdered after his mother was deported and he was sent to live with a violent uncle, despite his mother's request to I more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Murkowski Introduce Legislation to Boost Health Care Workforce, Address Shortages * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, introduced the Welcome Back to the Health Care Workforce Act, legislation to address health care workforce shortages across the country. The bill would help internationally educated health care profess more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Arizona Democrats Demand Answers on Measles Outbreak in Arizona ICE Detention Centers * This week, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), alongside Representatives Greg Stanton (D-AZ-04), Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-03), and Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ-07), demanded answers from Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director David Venturella regarding the l more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi and Smith Reintroduce Welcome Back to the Health Care Workforce Act to Strengthen America's Health Care Workforce * WASHINGTON -Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) introduced the Welcome Back to the Health Care Workforce Act, legislation to help address the nation's persistent health care workforce shortage by helping internationally educated health care professionals overcome barri more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Larsen Demands Independent Investigations into Killings of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, Johan Sebastian Guerrero * This week, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) joined nearly 200 House Democrats in calling for independent investigations into Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Johan Sebastian Guerrero's deaths and demanding that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) halt removal proceedings against the witnesses. "Both of these incidents have create more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Calls for Independent Investigation into Killings of Joan Sebastian Guerrero and Lorenzo Salgado Araujo * Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) called for an independent investigation into the recent killing of Joan Sebastian Guerrero and Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by ICE agents. Following his call for the resignation of U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin earlier this week, he sent a letter to federal offi more PR

NEW YORK, July 16 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * LDF Prebunks Disproven Claims of Stolen 2020 Election Ahead of Trump's Speech on Elections and Voting * Tonight, President Donald Trump is scheduled to deliver remarks on U.S. elections and voting machines that will likely include his repeatedly disproven conspiracy theory of substantial fraud within the 2020 presidential election. Ahead of the president's address, LDF President and Director-Counsel Janai Nelson issued  more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, July 17 (TNSletter) -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following letter to Sens. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, Reps. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, and Jared Golden, D-Maine: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 15, 2026 The Honorable Susan Collins United States Senate 413 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington D.C. 20510 - The Honorable Angus King United States Senate 133 Hart Senate Office Building Washington D.C. 20510 - The Honorable Chellie Pingree United States House of Rep more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, July 16 [Category: Law/Legal] -- Fortify Rights, a team of human rights defenders, issued the following news release: * * * Malaysia: 140 Deaths in Immigration Detention Since Start of Enforcement Campaign * (KUALA LUMPUR, July 16, 2026)-The Malaysian government should immediately investigate the large number of deaths in immigration detention centers and end abusive detention practices that put refugees and migrants at risk, said Fortify Rights today. New government data disclosed in parliament reveal that deaths in im more PR

ALBERT LEA, Minnesota, July 17 -- MAZON, an organization that say it fights to end hunger among people of all faiths and backgrounds in the U.S. and Israel, issued the following news on July 16, 2026: * * * Jewish Anti-Hunger Advocates: Public Charge Rule an "Abomination" Today, the Department of Homeland Security released final regulations to expand the highly controversial "public charge" rule. This dangerous rule would use lawful immigrants' participation in "means-tested public benefits," including SNAP, against them in immigration proce more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- 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

ALBANY, New York, July 17 (TNSbrep) -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following news release: * * * DiNapoli: NYC Hotel Industry Among Nation's Largest, Strongest Demand for NYC Hotels Leads U.S., but International Visitors Still Lagging and Employment Remains Below Pre-Pandemic Levels - New York City's hotel industry is one of the nation's strongest, with high demand for rooms led by a surge in domestic visitors, but it remains vulnerable to changes in tourism and the continued loss of international travelers due more PR

OAKLAND, California, July 16 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Center for Youth Law posted the following news release: * * * NCYL, Lawyers' Committee, and COPAA demand information and transparency from the U.S. Department of Education * The National Center for Youth Law (NCYL), the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (LCCRUL), and the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) have advanced a sweeping legal effort to force transparency from the Department of Education (Department), submitting a new Freedom of Informatio more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, July 16 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Nurses, constituents demand Sen. Durbin return donations from Palantir, ICE's top tech contractor * Nurses and constituents held a press conference and protest on Wednesday, July 15 at the Chicago residence of Senator Dick Durbin to demand he donate his financial contributions from Palantir Technologies, the tech company powering ICE surveillance, to immigrant rights groups. According to Purge Palantir's "Palantir Payroll" t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Presses Attorney General Nominee Todd Blanche During Confirmation Hearing * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) questioned President Trump's nominee for U.S. Attorney General, Todd Blanche, during a Senate Judiciary confirmation hearing. Blanche was President Trump's personal attorney in several criminal cases, including Trump's New York hush money trial, in which the President was convicted of 34 felony counts. more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Angie Craig Pushes Trump Administration to Shut Down Notorious ICE Processing Center Run by Private Prison Operator, CoreCivic * The Dilley Immigration Processing Center is the primary facility in the country detaining families with children WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig joined 108 of her colleagues in pushing the Trump Administration to shut down the notorious Dilley Immigration Processing Center in South Texas ru more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Peters Slams Reckless Republican Spending Bill * Washington, D.C. -Today, U.S. Congressman Scott Peters (CA-50) joined the full House Budget Committee for a markup of House Republicans' Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2027, their third reconciliation package of the 119th Congress. The $95 billion proposal includes $73 billion for the war in Iran and Department of Defense, $12 billion in farm aid, and $10 billion for el more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Summer Lee Condemns Republican Plan to Further Dismantle the Department of Education and Abandon America's Students * WASHINGTON, D.C. - JULY 16, 2026 -Yesterday, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) a member of the House Committee on Education and Workforce, condemned a package of ten Republican bills designed to retroactively codify and expand the Trump Administration's ongoing dismantling of the Department of Education. The legislation  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Summer Lee Joins Education and Workforce Dems in Introducing Bills to Protect Americans from Wrongful Health Claim Denials * WASHINGTON, D.C. - JULY 16, 2026 -Today, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) alongside House Committee on Education and Workforce Democrats, introduced legislation to protect workers and families from wrongful health insurance claim denials and hold insurers accountable when they deny consumers a fair opportunity to a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following news release on July 16, 2026: * * * Rep. Sykes Joins Nearly 200 House Democrats in Calling for Independent Investigations into Fatal ICE Shootings U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (OH-13) joined nearly 200 House Democrats in calling for independent investigations into Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Johan Sebastian Guerrero's deaths and are demanding that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) halt removal proceedings against the witnesses. "Both of these incidents more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 10, 2026 The Honorable Markwayne Mullin Secretary of Homeland Security U.S. Department of Homeland Security 2707 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE Washington, D.C. 20032 - The Honorable Joseph B. Edlow Director U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 5900 Capital Gateway Drive Camp Springs, MD 20588 - Dear Secretary Mullin and Director Edlow: I  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 9, 2026 The Honorable Markwayne Mullin Secretary U.S. Department of Homeland Security 2707 Martin Luther Jr. Avenue SE Washington, DC 20528 - The Honorable Joseph B. Edlow Director U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services U.S. Department of Homeland Security Camp Springs, MD 20746 - Dear Secretary Mullin and Director Edlow: I write today to express my more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Releases Letter on Biddeford Shooting * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins today responded to a letter from Governor Janet Mills about the Biddeford shooting involving ICE personnel. In the letter, Senator Collins reiterated her call for a thorough, full, and impartial investigation of the shooting by the independent Office of the Inspector General (OIG) at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), aided by the Departm more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Praises Acting AG Blanche's Crackdown on Crime and Support for Rule of Law, Calls for Swift Confirmation * U.S. SENATE -Today, at the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Todd Blanche to be U.S. Attorney General, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) praised the Acting Attorney General and the Trump Administration for working to crack down on violent crime, eliminate fraud, and uphold the rule of law. Following the Biden  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on July 15, 2026: * * * Senators Coons, Blunt Rochester, colleagues send letter to Trump administration calling for answers on green card application changes In a letter to USCIS, senators and representatives question the new requirements for green card applicants to apply abroad and demonstrate their presence is in the ill-defined "national interest" - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Alex Pa more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Markey, Warren Demand Answers from Burlington ICE Field Office Following Fatal Shooting in Maine * Letter Text (PDF) Washington (July 16, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) today wrote to David Wesling, Acting Field Office Director for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Boston Field Office, following an ICE agent's killing of Joan Sebastian Guerrero, a 26-year-old m more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 15 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * State Blocked from Reporting Sick Kids to Immigration * Davidson County Chancellor Patricia Head Moskal on Tuesday issued a temporary injunction blocking Tennessee health officials from reporting identifying information about certain children enrolled in the Children's Special Services (CSS) program to immigration enforcement. NewsChannel 5 reports that under the order, the department must restore the status of af more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Backs Arrington Resolution Affirming States' Right to Defend Against Border Invasion * Washington, D.C. - Today, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced strong support for H.Res.50, a resolution introduced by House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) affirming states' constitutional authority to defend themselves when the federal government fails to secure the border. Attorney General Paxton's endorsemen more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, July 16 [Category: Law/Legal] -- Fortify Rights, a team of human rights defenders, issued the following news release: * * * Thailand: Chinese Refugee Approved for Resettlement at Risk of Forced Return to China * (BANGKOK, July 16, 2026)-The Thai government should immediately facilitate the resettlement of Hong Kong pro-democracy journalist Zhang Xinyan and refrain from forcibly returning her to China, where she may face severe persecution, unfair trial, and detention, said Fortify Rights today. Zhang Xinyan, a refugee r more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 16 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The North Carolina Justice Center posted the following news release: * * * The recent killings of immigrants are not isolated. They reflect a broader political climate of hate and exclusion. * The North Carolina Justice Center condemns the brutal killings of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Johan Sebastian Duran Guerrero, who were fatally shot by ICE officers during immigration enforcement operations in Texas and Maine. We stand with their families, loved ones, and communities as they grie more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued the following news release: * * * US Citizenship and Immigration Services Rescinds 2022 Public Charge Regulation The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a final rule rescinding the 2022 Biden-era regulation regarding public charge determinations, further aligning immigration law with Congressional intent that aliens in the United States be self-reliant and not dependent on taxpayer-funded government benefits. Under  more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 17 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Voters question Virginia's direction and oppose sales tax exemption for data centers, new Commonwealth Poll finds Spanberger's performance as governor draws almost equally mixed reviews; cost of living remains top issue. By L. Douglas Wilder and Robyn McDougle Nearly half of registered voters in Virginia (47%) believe the commonwealth is headed in the wrong direction, and a significant majority (72%) oppose a sales tax exemption for data center more PR