SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 5 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * 200+ Maine nurses, community members, and elected officials rallied outside Maine Medical Center to demand ICE release colleague Debora Kapisha, RN * Hundreds of union registered nurses, community allies, and elected officials rallied in Portland, Maine today to demand the release of Debora Kapisha, RN, a nurse at Maine Medical Center (MMC) who is currently detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). They scored a  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Affirm That Criminal Aliens Must Be Detained Pending Deportation and Not Released Into American Cities * Today, America First Legal (AFL), in partnership with co-counsel Christopher Mills, filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Genalo v. Keisy G.M., urging the Court to make clear that criminal aliens must be detained until their removal proceeding more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 6 [Category: Sociological] -- The Vera Institute of Justice, an organization that says its mission is to end overcriminalization and mass incarceration of people of color, immigrants and people experiencing poverty, posted the following news release: * * * Amid Attacks on Due Process, Campaign Forges Ahead to Introduce a Bill to Ensure Legal Representation for All People Facing Deportation * Today, Senator Adam Schiff (CA) reintroduced the Fairness to Freedom Act-landmark legislation that would establish a right to legal repr more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 6 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Partnership for New Americans posted the following news: * * * Amid Attacks on Due Process, Campaign Forges Ahead to Introduce a Bill to Ensure Legal Representation for All People Facing Deportation * WASHINGTON, DC -Today, Senator Adam Schiff (CA) reintroduced the Fairness to Freedom Act-landmark legislation that would establish a right to legal representation for anyone facing deportation. This legislation is crucial as the Trump administration continues to gut the constit more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 5 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Defends Against Latest Trump Administration Attempt to Compel States to Participate in Civil Immigration Enforcement * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, as part of a multistate coalition, filed an amicus brief in defense of New York's Driver's License Access and Privacy Act, or "Green Light Law." This law restricts the New York Department of Motor Vehicles' (DMV) disclosure of drivers' p more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Blasts Trump Administration's Latest Attack on Head Start * Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee for Labor, Health, and Human Services, and Education, released the following statement after the Trump Administration's latest attack on Head Start, the pre-K and childcare program that serves nearly 800,000 children and their families. The new effort from the Department of Health a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso: Republicans are the Party of Results. Democrats are the Party of Radicals. * "Under the extreme Democrat manifesto, the American people would be forced to pay more, earn less, and be less safe and secure." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today contrasted the Republican agenda of safety and prosperity to the radical, extreme, dangerous, and scary Democrat manifesto. Sen. Barrasso's remarks as delivered: "I more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker, Kim Seek Unanimous Consent to Pass Bill Requiring Closure of Delaney Hall ICE Detention Facility * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Andy Kim (D-NJ), sought unanimous consent to immediately pass the Delaney Hall Closure Act, legislation requiring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to permanently close the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility in Newark withi more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 6 -- The British Chambers of Commerce issued the following news: * * * Economic Priorities For Government: Productivity Patrick Milnes The UK has a new Prime Minister who has promised to revive the nation's economic fortunes. But he follows a succession of PMs who have pledged the same without ever managing to consistently deliver. At the British Chambers of Commerce, we think about little else than helping businesses and our economy thrive. That's why we have developed a plan centred around three clear priorities th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell, Colleagues Condemn Illegal IRS-ICE Data Sharing Amicus brief urges Appeals Court to protect taxpayer privacy against ICE and IRS Overreach - U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, joined nine Senators and 74 U.S. Representatives in submitting an amicus brief supporting the Community Economic Development Cent more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Castro Statement on $150 Million Award to Burke Law Group to Represent Unaccompanied Minors in ORR Care SAN ANTONIO, TX -Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) released the following statement: "The Burke Law Group was just awarded a non-competitive $150 million contract to provide legal services to thousands of unaccompanied minors in ORR care. "This isn't a small contract. Yet their founder, Marcella Burke, boasted about her firm not having a more PR

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Aug. 7 -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Cheryl A. Geiser Joins Baker Donelson's Labor & Employment Group in Atlanta National law firm Baker Donelson has added immigration attorney Cheryl A. Geiser as of counsel in its Atlanta office and a member of the Firm's Labor & Employment Group. Ms. Geiser has nearly 25 years of experience counseling businesses on employment-based immigration, including nonimmigrant and immigrant visa petitions, permanent labor certification, and adjustment of more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Michigan, Aug. 7 -- Clark Hill, a law firm, issued the following legal update: * * * July 2026 Outbound Immigration and Global Mobility Recap | Americas Clark Hill's Outbound Immigration & Global Mobility practice guides corporate clients and individuals through complex global immigration challenges worldwide. We pride ourselves on creative, compliant, and people-centered solutions - looking at global mobility from a holistic perspective in an ever-changing immigration environment. Our team assists with short-term assignments, lo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Deluzio, Dean, Lee Demand Answers from ICE, GEO Group about Violations at Moshannon Detention Center * This week, Pennsylvania Congressmembers Chris Deluzio (PA-17), Madeleine Dean (PA-04), and Summer Lee (PA-12) wrote letters to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the GEO Group, the for-profit prison corporation that owns and operates Moshannon Valley Processing Center (MVPC) in Philipsburg, PA, to demand answers on GEO's f more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 [Category: International] -- The Federation for American Immigration Reform issued the following news release: * * * FAIR Submits Public Comment in Support of Work Permit Reforms to Protect U.S. Workers Proposed DHS rule would restrict employment authorization while adding needed safeguards - The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) has submitted a public comment in support of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), Clarification of Discretionary Employment Authoriza more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 7 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following insight on Aug. 6, 2026: * * * 10 Ways PEOs Can Manage I-9 Compliance Risks While Supporting Clients Proper completion, storage, and reverification of Form I-9 can be quite complex, especially in support of a large, dynamic workforce. PEOs that choose to offer Form I-9 support to clients as part of their overall service model must therefore place a heavy emphasis on compliance, to reduce potential liability for themselves and their clients. The specific approach ta more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 5 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Signs PROTECT Act to Keep ICE out of Courthouses, Schools and Hospitals * CHELSEA -Governor Maura Healey today stood with immigrants, advocates, community leaders, law enforcement, teachers, nurses, doctors, clergy and elected officials at La Colaborativa in Chelsea to sign the PROTECT Act, landmark legislation that provides the strongest protections in the nation against the dangerous and illegal tactics of Presiden more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families proposes awarding a single-source cooperative agreement of up to $150 million to Burke Law Group of Houston, Texas, to provide legal services for eligible unaccompanied alien children in Office of Refugee Resettlement care. The proposed performance period runs from Aug. 15, 2026, through Aug. 14, 2027. The award would support legal orientation, legal consultation and attorney-of-record representation during immigration proc more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Chu Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Block Trump Administration's So-Called "Public Charge" Rule * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and U.S. Representative Judy Chu (D-CA) introduces the Protect American Values Act, legislation that would prevent federal funds from being used to implement, administer, enforce, or otherwise carry out the Trump Administration's finalized "public charge" rule. Scheduled to take  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH RENEWS SUPPORT TO CLOSE LEGAL LOOPHOLE REQUIRING RELEASE OF ALIENS FROM IMMIGRATION DETENTION * 'Keep Our Communities Safe Act' Expands DHS Authority in Handling Criminal Illegal Aliens WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today joined U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) in reintroducing legislation to close a legal loophole that generally requires the release of illegal aliens, including those with criminal r more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 5 [Category: Media] -- The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University issued the following news release: * * * Knight Institute Urges Appeals Court to Uphold Ruling Invalidating Trump Policy of Deporting Pro-Palestinian Protesters * BOSTON-The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University today filed its principal brief urging a federal appeals court to uphold a landmark ruling invalidating the Trump administration's policy of targeting noncitizen students and faculty for arrest, detention, visa revocat more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 7 -- LPL Financial Holdings Inc., an investment advisory firm company, posted the following news release on Aug. 6, 2026: * * * LPL and Private Advisor Group Welcome Paxel Financial Consulting SAN DIEGO - LPL Financial LLC announced today that the financial advisors of Paxel Financial Consulting have joined LPL Financial's broker-dealer and Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) platform and will be leveraging Private Advisor Group's infrastructure for the next stage of their growth. Led by Founder Chin Po, CPA, the team rep more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey Continues Pressure on Boston ICE Field Office to Answer for Continued New England Deportation Regime * Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) again demanded answers from David Wesling, Acting Field Office Director for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Boston Field Office, after receiving an incomplete response from ICE to his December 17, 2025, letter that was sent following the Senator's inspection of the Burlin more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 6 [Category: Sociological] (TNSbrep) -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following news release: * * * New Issue Brief: A Better Approach to Investor Immigration Auctioning Gold Cards could raise billions while modernizing the visa system - Last year, President Trump introduced the "Gold Card," which allows wealthy immigrants to obtain U.S. residency with a $1 million payment to the federal government. The intent was twofold: raise money while also attracting high-net-worth individuals. Due to alternative options and lega more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * New Jersey Congressional Democrats Lead Letter to DHS Demanding Accountability for Medical Neglect, Deaths Connected to Delaney Hall * All nine Democratic members of the New Jersey House delegation -Reps. Frank Pallone (NJ-06), Analilia Mejia (NJ-11), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), LaMonica McIver (NJ-10), Robert Menendez (NJ-08), Nellie Pou (NJ-09), Donald Norcross (NJ-01), Herb Conaway (NJ-03), and Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) -today sent a let more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * New Jersey Congressional Democrats Lead Letter to DHS Demanding Accountability for Medical Neglect, Deaths Connected to Delaney Hall * All nine Democratic members of the New Jersey House delegation -Reps. Analilia Mejia (NJ-11), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), LaMonica McIver (NJ-10), Robert Menendez (NJ-08), Frank Pallone (NJ-06), Nellie Pou (NJ-09), Donald Norcross (NJ-01), Herb Conaway (NJ-03), and Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) -today sent a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Nonprofits Move for Court Stay of New USDA Rules Preventing Crucial Work To Support Farms and Hunger Relief * Today, Public Citizen Litigation Group, FarmSTAND and Earthjustice filed a request on behalf of five nonprofit organizations for preliminary relief in their new case in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, asking the court to stay new and unlawful terms and conditions the U.S. Department of Agriculture is im more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 7 -- Earthjustice posted the following news release on Aug. 5, 2026: * * * Nonprofits Move for Court Stay of New USDA Rules Preventing Crucial Work To Support Farms and Hunger Relief Plaintiffs and other grantees cannot effectively do that work while subject to the unlawful terms and conditions, we are asking the Court to put these rules on hold while the case continues - Washington, D.C. -- Today, Public Citizen Litigation Group, FarmSTAND, and Earthjustice filed a request on behalf of five nonprofit organi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Chu and Senator Hirono Introduce Legislation to Defund Trump's "Public Charge" Rule Attack on Immigrant Families * Today, Representative Judy Chu (CA-28) and Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) introduced the Protect American Values Act, legislation that would prevent federal funds from being used to implement, administer, enforce, or otherwise carry out the Trump administration's finalized "public charge" rule. Scheduled to take effect on September 18, more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Laura Gillen, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gillen Earns Top Grade for Bipartisanship in Congress Today, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) announced that she earned a 96.5 Bridge Score and an "A" grade in the latest Bridge Grades report evaluating the 119th Congress. The score places Rep. Gillen among the highest-rated members of the U.S. House of Representatives for bipartisan collaboration. "At a time of deep division, I'm glad to be named one of the most bipartisan members of Congre more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Science, Manufacturing and Competitiveness released the following testimony by Julia M. Phillips, science policy advocate and former member of the National Science Board, from a July 21, 2026, hearing entitled "Measuring What Matters: Science, Standards, and Strategic Competition": * * * Chair Budd, Ranking Member Baldwin, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to submit testimony for this hearing titled, "Measuring What Matters: Scie more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Schiff Introduces Bill Providing Right to Legal Representation for Individuals Facing Deportation, Legal Immigration Proceedings * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) introduced the Fairness to Freedom Act of 2026, legislation to guarantee the right to legal representation for all individuals facing deportation or any legal immigration proceeding if they are unable to afford it. "President Trump's cruel immigration  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Slams Trump's Latest Attack on Head Start, Calls on Teachers and Parents to Protect the Program Murray, a former preschool teacher and the Senate's leading advocate for child care, secured $12.35 billion for Head Start in the FY26 funding bill she negotiated Murray has sounded the alarm on Trump's leaked memo to gut Head Start and Trump's illegal impoundment of Head Start funds - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chai more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Murray, Lujan, and Advocates Sound the Alarm on Trump's Latest Attack on Head Start, Vow to Save Head Start ICYMI: Senator Murray Slam's Trump's Latest Attack on Head Start, Calls on Teachers and Parents to Protect the Program - Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and a senior member and former chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pension more PR

CLAREMONT, California, Aug. 6 -- Pomona College posted the following news: * * * Students Learn Dance and Diplomacy Abroad in Global Gateways Summer Courses * Victoria Niu '29 had never traveled outside the U.S. when she signed up for the Pomona College Global Gateways course, Experiential History: Movement Upon Movement in the Weimar Republic. Two weeks after spring semester finals, she and 13 other Pomona students found themselves in Berlin, attending classes on the artistic and political landscape of Germany in the 1920s by day and danci more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, Aug. 6 [Category: Law/Legal] -- Fortify Rights, a team of human rights defenders, issued the following news release: * * * Thailand: New Regulations on Deportations Risk Enabling Forcible Returns of Refugees * (BANGKOK, August 6, 2026)-New draft regulations on deportations from Thailand lack adequate safeguards and could enable authorities to forcibly return refugees and other people to countries where they face persecution, torture, enforced disappearance, or death, Fortify Rights said today, recommending that the gove more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2026: * * * Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould Highlight Community Bank Comeback at Arizona Bankers Association Roundtable Local banks on the front lines of economic and national security OCC acts to eliminate risks posed by extending financial services to illegal aliens - Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent and Comptroller of the Currency Jona more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Leads 12 Republican Colleagues in Introducing Legislation to Close Legal Loophole Requiring Release of Aliens from Immigration Detention * U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today led 12 of her Republican colleagues in introducing the Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2026. The legislation would close a legal loophole created by the United States Supreme Court's 2001 ruling in Zadvydas v. Davis, which generally requires the rel more PR

LEICESTER, England, Aug. 6 -- The University of Leicester posted the following news: * * * National prize puts Barunpal on the path to the Bar * A University of Leicester law student who has lived in the city his whole life has been awarded a national prize recognising the country's most promising aspiring barristers. Barunpal Singh, who begins his final year at Leicester Law School this autumn, has received the Neuberger Prize from Lincoln's Inn, one of the four Inns of Court responsible for the training and qualification of barristers in more PR