DENVER, Colorado, July 18 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado issued the following news on July 17, 2026: * * * ACLU of Colorado condemns GEO Employee Shooting of Protester at Aurora GEO Detention Center On the evening of Thursday, July 16, a woman was shot in the leg by an employee of the GEO Group, Inc. outside of the ICE detention facility in Aurora, Colorado. According to news reports, the GEO Group employee was later arrested. The following statement can be attributed to ACLU of Colorado Executive Director Olivia Mendoza more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Balint, Nearly 200 House Democrats Demand Independent Investigations into Killings of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, Johan Sebastian Guerrero * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Becca Balint (VT-AL) joined Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration, Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Chellie Pingree (ME-01), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus issued the following news release: * * * CAPAC Chair Meng Condemns ICE Incident at Las Vegas Airport * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), released the following statement in response to a video of ICE agents tackling an elderly Asian man at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas: "Two ICE agents, dressed in plain clothes and wearing no visible identification, tackled an elderly Asian man more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Capital Research Center posted the following commentary on July 17, 2026, by The Federalist senior correspondent Chris Bray: * * * The nonprofits that ate the California Dream From the birth of Hollywood to the rise of Silicon Valley, California in the 20th century was the headquarters of the American Dream and what seemed like limitless prosperity. But 21st century California has been replacing profitable industries with politicized nonprofits and trading its prosperity for poverty. - California was America, fea more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Castro Statement on Governor Abbott's Failed "Buoy Border" * July 17, 2026 SAN ANTONIO, TX - Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) released the following statement following reports that over 100 buoys dislodged after heavy rains and floods in Texas: "More than 100 of Governor Abbott's buoys broke loose during deadly floods in Texas. Buoys with sharp razors are now causing damage to neighborhoods and have shut down a bridge that transports  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release on July 17, 2026: * * * Event Advisory: The Cruelty Must End: Better Immigration Policies for a Stronger America America's immigration system has been broken for far too long. Congressional inaction has resulted in an antiquated legal framework that has failed to keep pace with our economic needs and changing global trends. Instead of implementing sensible policies, the Trump administration is systematically pursuing a cruel and reckless agenda, gutting more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 16 [Category: Sociological] -- Community Catalyst issued the following news release: * * * Community Catalyst Statement On DHS "Public Charge" Changes * July 16, 2026 CONTACT: Jack Cardinal, jcardinal@communitycatalyst.org WASHINGTON, D.C. -National health justice organization Community Catalyst -a steering committee member of the Protecting Immigrant Families Coalition -issued the following statement in response to the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) changes to " public charge," which will roll back more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, July 16 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Cruel Attack on California's Immigrant Communities: Attorney General Bonta Slams Trump Administration's New Public Charge Rule * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today slammed the Trump Administration's decision to eliminate regulations governing who is considered likely to become a "public charge," dramatically expanding the ability of immigration officials to use participation in public benefits programs as groun more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on July 16, 2026: * * * GOP Senate Candidate has Close Ties to White Nationalist Influencer, His Son-in-Law [CNN KFILE] New bombshell reporting from CNN's KFILE has exposed GOP Senate candidate Mike Collins' son-in-law - David Alan Scheer II - as "a pro-White nationalist and social media influencer with a track record of sharing antisemitic material and Nazi imagery in comments across the internet." Scheer - who is featured on Collins' camp more PR

ELON, North Carolina, July 17 -- Elon University issued the following news release: * * * Elon Law clinic garners NCBA Law School Pro Bono Project of the Year Award * The School of Law's Pro Bono Board worked with local attorney and alumna Abigail Seymour L'17 to provide a powers of attorney clinic for vulnerable families through FaithAction International in Greensboro. Elon Law students arrived ready to explain legal documents and language. They left with a better understanding of what it means to practice law. As they helped parents p more PR

NEW YORK, July 17 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: * * * EU Should End Abusive Migration Cooperation with Libyan Authorities * (Brussels, July 17, 2026) - EU institutions and member states should end their cooperation with Libyan authorities for migration control, 31 groups including Human Rights watch said today in a joint statement. The following is their statement: 31 ORGANISATIONS CALL ON THE EU TO URGENTLY END ABUSIVE MIGRATION COOPERATION WITH LIBYAN AUTHORITIES 31 civil society organisati more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * II. Executive Summary A. Purpose of the Regulatory Action Studying and participating in exchange visitor and academic programs in the United States offers aliens access to world-renowned, individualized instructional and educational programs. Similarly, the United States allows foreign news and media members access to the United States as part of their foreign employment. Mill more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Food Research and Action Center issued the following statement on July 16, 2026: * * * DHS Public Charge Rule Puts Fear Over Food Access, FRAC Urges Congress to Pass Lift the Bar Act Statement attributable to Crystal FitzSimons, president, Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) - The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) public charge rule released today will deepen fear and uncertainty among immigrant and mixed-status families who are already struggling to put food on the table. The rule ignored comments submi more PR

OTTAWA, Ontario, July 16 -- Employment and Social Development Canada issued the following news release: * * * Forum of Labour Market Ministers met in Halifax to discuss shared priorities * The Forum of Labour Market Ministers (FLMM) met in Halifax to discuss shared labour market challenges and opportunities across Canada. The meeting was co-chaired by the Honourable Patty Hajdu, federal Minister of Jobs and Families, and the Honourable Nolan Young, Nova Scotia's Minister of Labour, Skills and Immigration. Minister Hajdu opened the meeting  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 15, 2026: * * * Chairman Jordan Subpoenas Larry Krasner for Information on Philadelphia's Sanctuary Policies Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) subpoenaed Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner for information on his office's sanctuary policies, including its preferential treatment of illegal aliens to ensure that they do not face immigration consequences for their criminality. Af more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 18 -- The Immigrant Legal Resource Center issued the following news release on July 17, 2026: * * * Living with and Resisting Texas SB 4: An Unprecedented State Deportation Scheme (Texas)--On May 29, 2026, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals allowed Texas's SB 4 (2023) law, one of the most regressive and blatantly unconstitutional laws in the country, to go into effect. This law seizes immigration enforcement authority from the federal government outright and places it into the hands of state authorities t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R49032) on July 14, 2026, entitled "Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 119th Congress." The report is written by immigration policy specialists Jill H. Wilson, Holly Straut-Eppsteiner, Andorra Bruno, William A. Kandel, Abigail F. Kolker and Audrey Singer. Here are excerpts: * * * This report discusses immigration-related bills that have received congressional action in the 119th Congress as of the report's cover date. For the purpose more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R49032) on July 14, 2026, entitled "Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 119th Congress:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Nonimmigrants Nonimmigrants are foreign nationals who are lawfully admitted to the United States for a temporary period and specific purpose (e.g., tourism, study, work). Nonimmigrant visa categories are identified by letters and numbers based on the INA sections that authorize them./57 The 119th Congress has acte more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Justice Department Complaint Leads to Revocation of Naturalized Citizenship of Bosnia War Crimes Suspect On July 17, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee entered an order revoking the citizenship of Sead Miljkovic a/k/a Sead Dukic, who hid his true identity to come to the United States in 1996 and, ultimately, to naturalize as a U.S. citizen in 2007. The court found that Miljkovic illegally procured his citizenship becaus more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Statement on Court Decision Blocking Trump Administration Access to Connecticut Voter Records * East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement applauding the dismissal of the Trump Department of Justice's (DOJ) lawsuit against the State of Connecticut, in their attempt to access the state's sensitive voter records. This is the sixteenth time federal judges have ruled against the administration's more PR

NEW YORK, July 16 [Category: Law/Legal] -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF posted the following news release: * * * LatinoJustice PRLDEF Calls DHS Public Rule Cruel and one that will Hurt the Well-Being of Entire Communities * FOR IMMEDIATE RELASE July 16, 2026 Contact: Media@latinojustice.org (link sends email) New York, NY - The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) has issued a decision to start applying a new version of its "public charge rule" on September 18, 2026. That rule is a 2022 regulation restricting how officers do immigrati more PR

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, July 17 -- Saint Mary's University issued the following news: * * * Mapping the system: Beyond the waitlist * Sobey MBA Team recognized for mapping Nova Scotia's family physician shortage Last week, a team of Sobey MBA students received a Systems Mapping Excellence Award in a competition called Map the System (MTS), held at Oxford University, UK. It was the first time a Saint Mary's University team had entered the competition. Julia Faloon, Anna Streeter, Luke Pound, Jonah Crowther and Katie Brooks analysed and prese more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey Makes Unscheduled Oversight Visit to Maine ICE Field Office Following Fatal Shooting, Leaves with More Alarming Questions Than Answers * Boston - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today released the following statement after conducting an official unscheduled oversight visit at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) field office in Scarborough, Maine, where he demanded answers about the recent, nearby shooting and ki more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Moore, Durbin, Schatz, Gillibrand Introduce Child Marriage Prevention Act * Bicameral legislation takes important steps to help end child marriage in America According to the Tahirih Justice Center, between 2000 and 2021, more than 314,000 minors (i.e., under the age of 18) were married in the United States. In certain instances, girls as young as 10 were married to men decades older. Child marriage is legal in 34 states, including Wisconsin. Con more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 16 -- World Relief issued the following news release: [Category: Sociological] * * * More Than 100 Evangelical Leaders Urge Congress to Protect Haitian Neighbors, Send Letter to Lawmakers * Christians seek reprieve for the estimated 330,000 Haitians at risk of deportation to a country in crisis Contact: Lauren Rasmussen, media@wr.org, 802.310.4255 BALTIMORE, Md. - Today, prominent evangelical leaders, including national leaders of ten different denominations, various church network and ministry leaders and sco more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Moulton, House Democrats Demand Independent Investigations into Fatal ICE Shootings of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, Johan Sebastian Guerrero * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) joined nearly 200 House Democrats in sending a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director David Venturella demanding independent investigations into the recent fat more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski, Kaine Introduce Legislation to Boost Health Care Workforce * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), 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 in Virginia and across the country. The bill would help internationally educated health care profess more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * NEW POLL: Republicans are Bad for Business * Lawless ICE operations have damaged businesses across Texas A new survey from the U.S. Hispanic Business Council shows Texas businesses have been hit by Republicans' lawless ICE operations and reaffirms that affordability and economic concerns continue to dominate as top issues. Key findings from the U.S. Hispanic Business Council about Texas' businesses: * 20% of Hispanic busin more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Chu Commends Federal Court Order Requiring Immediate Reforms at Adelanto ICE Processing Center * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. District Judge Sunshine S. Sykes has ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to immediately overhaul conditions at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center after finding that detainees are likely to succeed on claims that their constitutional and disability rights are bei more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Haley Stevens Demands Independent Investigations into ICE Killings of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, Johan Sebastian Guerrero * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens joined over 200 House Democrats in calling for independent investigations into Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Johan Sebastian Guerrero's deaths and that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) halt removal proceedings against the witnesses. "Both of these incidents h more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Panetta Joins Rep. Jayapal and Nearly 200 Lawmakers in Demanding Independent Investigations into Killings of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, Johan Sebastian Guerrero * Monterey, CA - United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) joined Reps. Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Chellie Pingree (ME-01), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Bennie G. Thompson (MS-02), and nearly 200 Members in calling for independent investigations into Lorenzo Sa more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Pettersen Leads CO Dem Delegation in Again Demanding Answers From Trump Admin on New Colorado ICE Facility as DHS Continues to Dodge Lawmakers' Questions * Today, Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) led Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO), Senator John Hickenlooper (D-CO), and Representatives Diana DeGette (D-CO), Joe Neguse (D-CO), and Jason Crow (D-CO) in again pressing the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for account more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following letter to Acting Attorney General Todd W. Blanche: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 14, 2026 The Honorable Todd W. Blanche Acting Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530 Dear Acting Attorney General Blanche: Under your leadership, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has made a habit of violating its obligation to tell the truth. In case after  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen Demands Answers from TSA Administrator Nominee on Las Vegas Airport ICE Arrest, Pledges to Not Support Until Addressed * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) demanded answers from Donald Trump's nominee to become the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), David Cummins, regarding TSA's information sharing agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), how law enforcement is supposed to identify more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement on July 16, 2026, by Secretary Marco Rubio on the designation of the Juarez Cartel and Los Viagras as foreign terrorist organizations: * * * Today, the U.S. Department of State is designating the Juarez Cartel and Los Viagras as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) and Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs). The Juarez Cartel and Los Viagras are violent narco-terrorist cartels that have committed numerous attacks against Americans, Mexican security for more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement on July 16, 2026, by Secretary Marco Rubio on a visa restriction policy targeting far-left terrorist and other aligned groups: * * * Far-left terrorist and aligned groups often use sophisticated, organized networks to perpetrate violence as a political tool - seeking to implement an extreme political vision through intimidation and coordinated campaigns of terror. It is a strategy that explicitly aims to undermine the political foundations of free and self-governi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 16, 2026: * * * Senate Judiciary Committee Witnesses Laud Todd Blanche for His Commitment to Crime Victims, Law Enforcement and the Rule of Law Witnesses at today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing praised Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's credentials and urged his confirmation as U.S. Attorney General. Angel Mother Jennifer Bos, former Attorney General John Ashcroft and Jon Adler, President of more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Adam Smith, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Smith and Krishnamoorthi Reintroduce Welcome Back to the Health Care Workforce Act to Strengthen America's Health Care Workforce * WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 17, 2026) -Today, Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA) and Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) 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 more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Stanton, Ansari, Grijalva Introduce Bill to Redirect ICE Funding to Public Schools, Require Sale of Detention Warehouses * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Greg Stanton (AZ-04), Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03), and Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07) introduced the Fund Schools, Not ICE Act. The legislation would redirect billions of dollars in funding passed as part of Republicans' second reconciliation bill for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks on July 16, 2026, by Secretary Marco Rubio, Deputy Secretary Christopher Landau, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, White House Deputy of Staff and Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller at the opening of the Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism: * * * DEPUTY SECRETARY LANDAU: Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the State Department. It's an honor and a privilege to have you here. For those of us who grew up in the 1970s, the topic that we more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * The DIGNITY Act Coalition Surpasses 100+ Endorsements * WASHINGTON, D.C. - One year after Representatives Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) and Veronica Escobar (D-TX) introduced the DIGNITY Act (H.R.4393), the coalition behind the legislation has surpassed 100 organizational and stakeholder endorsements. The milestone underscores growing national support for the only viable and bipartisan immigration reform proposal currently in Congress. Employers,  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * The Hill: "DCCC Chair Predicts Democrats Will Take House" * As prices spike across the board thanks to Trump and House Republicans' broken promise to drive down costs, DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene sat down with The Hill's Amie Parnes at the Hill Nation Summit to talk about how strong candidates focused on lowering costs are leading Democrats towards victory in November. See highlights from Chair DelBene's conversation below: The H more PR

MIAMI, Florida, July 18 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * How Student Champions Are Changing Conversations About Suicide and Mental Health * High school students working with the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine's School Health Initiative are helping shape peer-to-peer suicide awareness programming, giving researchers new insight into the messages and approaches that resonate most with adolescents. For many teenagers, conversations about mental health remain difficult. While more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 18 -- The University of New Hampshire School of Law issued the following news: * * * Bystander videos are 'fundamentally changing how the news is made' A Justice & Journalism discussion on the challenges of navigating the onrush of online information - While covering the Minneapolis ICE protests in January, NPR reporter Jasmine Garsd learned of a shooting incident and rushed to the scene where ICE Agents had killed Alex Pretti. A video of the fatal shooting, taken by a bystander, had already been shared online. more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Demands Independent Investigations into Killings of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, Johan Sebastian Guerrero * Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) today joined U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (Wash.-07), Sylvia Garcia (Texas-29), Chellie Pingree (Maine-01), Jamie Raskin (Md.-08), and Bennie G. Thompson (Miss.-02) in calling for independent investigations into Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Johan Sebastian Guerrero's deaths and demanding that Im more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 18 -- The Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law issued the following school news: * * * A Year in the Courts: Northwestern Pritzker Law's Impact From students arguing cases before federal and state courts to faculty scholarship shaping opinions in the U.S. Supreme Court, from alumni arguing on behalf of the United States to judges returning to teach the next generation of lawyers, Northwestern Pritzker Law has had an extraordinary year of engagement with the nation's courts. Through the Bluhm Legal Clinic, t more PR