WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on July 31, 2026: * * * CAIR Maryland Condemns ICE Arrest of Johns Hopkins Researcher at BWI Airport, Seeks Due Process and Immediate Release The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the arrest and detention of a Johns Hopkins University public health researcher by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at Baltimore- more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSFR) -- California Department of Parks and Recreation, Sacramento, will repatriate Native American human remains and associated funerary objects under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The action follows completion of an inventory that determined a cultural affiliation between Native American human remains and associated funerary objects in its collections and the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, California, according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior Nat more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 1 -- The Center for Gender and Refugee Studies issued the following news release on July 31, 2026: * * * CGRS Decries Gutting of Unaccompanied Children Program Today marks the final day of the U.S. government's contract with the Unaccompanied Children Program, a network of more than 100 organizations, administered by the Acacia Center for Justice, that provides crucial legal services to immigrant and refugee children in the United States. By allowing the contract to expire, the Trump administration is abando more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Governors Association issued the following news release: * * * DHS Secretary Mullin Joins Governors and NGA to Advance State-Federal Homeland Security Coordination * OKLAHOMA CITY - Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin attended the National Governors Association (NGA) Summer Meeting in Oklahoma City, joining governors for a fireside chat moderated by Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt. Governors engaged in a wide-ranging discussion with Secre more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as the Chair of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF), announces the publication and availability of the updated Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List, a consolidated register of the four lists required to be developed and maintained pursuant to the UFLPA, on the DHS UFLPA website. The updated UFLPA Entity List is also published as an appendix to this notice. This update adds forty-three new entities to the UFLPA Entity List, two of which ap more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSFR) -- The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) of the Department of Labor (DOL) is issuing this notice to announce updates to the Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWR) for the employment of temporary or seasonal nonimmigrant foreign workers to perform agricultural labor or services in non-range occupations. AEWRs are the minimum wage rates that must be offered, advertised in recruitment, and paid by employers to H-2A workers and workers in corresponding employment to ensure that the wages and working conditions of wor more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of State issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * This rule finalizes the temporary final rule that went into effect on August 20, 2025, which launched a 12-month long Visa Bond Pilot Program, and establishes a permanent visa bond program. An alien applying for a visa as a temporary visitor for business or pleasure may be required to submit a bond to ensure that the alien maintains his or her nonimmigrant status and departs as required. Consular officers may require covered n more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 [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 RAISES ALARM OVER THE DISCRIMINATORY IMPACT OF U.S. VISA BOND POLICY ON BLACK AND GLOBAL SOUTH COMMUNITIES * JULY 28, 2026 Contact: media@haitianbridge.org, Paige Censale, pcensale@haitianbridge.org SAN DIEGO, CA-Haitian Bridge Allianc more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Hegseth: Department Success Buoyed by Courage, Spirit, Leadership * The War Department has had a lot of success in the past 19 months, said Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. And that's in no small part due to the dedication and training of the men and women in uniform who form the heart of the U.S. military. But underwriting that success is presidential leadership from the very top, Hegseth told President Donald J. Trump today during a cabinet meeting at Camp D more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R43122) on July 27, 2026, entitled "Medicare's Financial Status" by health policy analyst Thomas P. Hackman. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Medicare, the federal health insurance program that pays for covered health services for enrolled beneficiaries, provided coverage to approximately 70.7 million beneficiaries in 2026 and incurred total expenditures of approximately $1.30 trillion. The Hospital Insurance (HI) trust fund, which finances M more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, July 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas posted the following news release: * * * Operation Take Back America efforts continue with 251 more cases filed in border enforcement actions * HOUSTON - The Southern District of Texas has charged another 263 people, including 227 illegal aliens, for immigration and border security-related crimes from July 24-30. The cases include charges against 45 people, 16 of whom are illegal aliens themselves, allegedly involved in human smuggling. A total of more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R49040) on July 21, 2026, entitled "Visa Issuances, Refusals and Revocations: Selected Current Legal Considerations" by legislative attorney Alejandra Aramayo. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The Supreme Court has repeatedly recognized that Congress's plenary power over immigration applies with most force in the admission and exclusion of aliens - persons who are not U.S. citizens or nationals - who seek to enter or remain in the United Stat more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R49040) on July 21, 2026, entitled "Visa Issuances, Refusals and Revocations - Selected Current Legal Considerations:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Visa Refusals The second possible outcome for a completed visa application is a visa refusal (or denial). Generally, a visa refusal is based on one of three statutes: 8 U.S.C. Sec.Sec. 1182(a), 1184(b), or 1201(g)./69 These are also known as visa ineligibilities./70 Under Sec. 1182(a), a co more PR