WASHINGTON, July 18 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R49036) on July 15, 2026, entitled ""Transnational Repression" and U.S. Policy: In Brief" by foreign affairs specialist Michael A. Weber: * * * Contents Background ... 1 Selected U.S. Government Responses ... 3 Outlook and Selected Options for Congress ... 6 * * * Background Foreign government-supported "transnational repression" has been of increasing concern to some U.S. policymakers in the past several years. It is broadly viewed as a more PR

FAIRFAX, Virginia, July 17 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Americans for Limited Government posted the following news release: * * * ALG Urges Senate To Pass SAVE America Act To Remove Illegal Aliens From Voter Rolls * July 17, 2026, Fairfax, Va.-Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement urging the Senate to follow the House's lead in passing the SAVE America Act : "According to the Department of Homeland Security, and as highlighted in President Donald Trump's J more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, July 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas posted the following news release: * * * Border enforcement efforts result in nearly 200 more cases filed in the Southern District of Texas * HOUSTON - Another 199 people have been charged, including 175 illegal aliens, in 194 cases involving immigration and border security-related crimes from July 10-16. A total of 146 criminal complaints were filed for felony reentry after prior removal, while another 17 people face charges of illegal entry. Mo more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, July 17 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Cumberland School of Law Faculty Scholarship Citations, April 1-June 30, 2026 * The scholarship of Samford University Cumberland School of Law faculty members is frequently cited in numerous legal disciplines. The following is a list of faculty authored works cited from April 1, 2026, through June 30, 2026, and sourced by Westlaw Precision, Lexis+ AI, and HeinOnline. Ramona C. Albin Ramona C. Albin, The Persistence of Rape Mythology, 76 Syracuse more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following information collection: * * * In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will submit the following Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance. This information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on December 17, 2025, all more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, July 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas posted the following news release: * * * Final Guatemalan national extradited to U.S. admits to role in 2021 alien smuggling mass casualty event in Chiapas, Mexico * LAREDO, Texas - The last foreign national has pleaded guilty to smuggling charges related to the crash of a tractor-trailer packed with at least 160 illegal aliens which resulted in the deaths of more than 50 people, including unaccompanied children, and injured over 100 more. All six  more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, July 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas posted the following news release: * * * Stash house operator convicted in smuggling for ransom scheme * HOUSTON - A 26-year-old Bacliff resident has been convicted of kidnapping and hostage taking as well as harboring an illegal alien and conspiracy to do so. The federal jury deliberated for about two hours before returning the guilty verdict against Cameron Jake Tucker following a three-day trial. The investigation began May 14, 2025, after a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Temporarily Closing Downtown LA Detention Facility, Transferring 22 People to Santa Ana * LOS ANGELES, CA - An unannounced congressional inspection by Congressman Jimmy Gomez today revealed that ICE is temporarily closing its B-18 detention facility in Downtown Los Angeles and transferring all 22 people currently detained there to a facility in Santa Ana. ICE officials disclosed the planned closure and transfers after Gomez arrived at B-18 with more PR