ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 18 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota issued the following news release: * * * ACLU-MN Responds To Newly Released Records Of Federal Surveillance During Operation Metro Surge Newly released federal records, first reported by The New York Times, reveal a sweeping federal surveillance operation targeting community members, houses of worship and other community spaces, and advocacy organizations during and after Operation Metro Surge. The records show that agents infiltrated community groups and neighb more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Amid Ongoing Conflict, Warner, Kaine, Colleagues Urge Trump Administration to Extend Temporary Protected Status for Sudanese Nationals * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) led their colleagues in urging the Trump Administration to extend and redesignate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Sudan as ongoing violence and a worsening humanitarian crisis continue to put citizens at grave risk. TPS is a temporary,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Amid Ongoing Conflict, Warner, Kaine, Colleagues Urge Trump Administration to Extend Temporary Protected Status for Sudanese Nationals U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) led their colleagues in urging the Trump administration to extend and redesignate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Sudan as ongoing violence and a worsening humanitarian crisis continue to put citizens at grave risk. In a letter to Department of Homeland Securi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * As Public Health Compliance Deadline Approaches, Hickenlooper Conducts Oversight Visit to Aurora ICE Detention Center * Hickenlooper demanded transparency on recent TB case at the Aurora facility from ICE and GEO and compliance with state order DENVER - Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper conducted a congressional oversight visit to the Aurora ICE Detention Center in advance of tonight's deadline for the GEO Group, the private company that more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * As Visa Delays Threaten Fall Arrival for International Students, Reed & Whitehouse Demand Answers & Action from U.S. State Department * PROVIDENCE, RI - With college students heading back to campus in the coming weeks for the start of a new academic year, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse are pressing the Trump Administration to process international student and scholar visas without unjust delay. Reed and Whitehouse are teaming up  more PR

CANBERRA, Australia, Aug. 18 -- The Australian Department of Defence issued the following news release: * * * Opening of Solomon Islands Western Border Outpost facility Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles, and Solomon Island's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Public Service, the Hon Francis Sade, officially opened the Western Border Outpost today in the Shortland Islands, Solomon Islands. The Western Border Outpost is a jointly delivered infrastructure project between the Australian and Solomon Islands gove more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas posted the following news release: * * * Border enforcement actions continue with 198 additional cases filed in Operation Take Back America efforts * HOUSTON - The Southern District of Texas has charged another 199 people, including 188 illegal aliens, for immigration- and border security-related crimes from Aug. 7-13. A total of 154 criminal complaints were filed for felony reentry after prior removal, while another 27 illegal aliens face charges more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on Aug. 17, 2026: * * * CAIR Files FOIA Request Seeking Records on Advance Notice of FY2026 Nonprofit Security Grant Program Muslim Institutions Encouraged to Report NSGP Application Experiences to CAIR - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced that it has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the Federal Emergency Management Agency  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on Aug. 17, 2026: * * * CAIR-NJ Welcomes Release of Iemad Saifo from ICE Detention The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the release of Iemad Saifo from ICE detention at Delaney Hall. Saifo is a beloved small business owner and father in Collingswood, NJ. SEE: N.J. restaurant owner released from Delaney Hall following ICE more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 [Category: Computer Technology] -- The Computer and Communications Industry Association issued the following news release: * * * CCIA Hires a New Policy Counsel, Trade Policy Manager * Washington - The Computer & Communications Industry Association is pleased to welcome Rachel Grey as Technology Policy Counsel and Theo Leavell, Trade Policy Manager. Grey will advocate on a range of issues including telecommunications, immigration, e-commerce and counterfeit goods, and drone policy. Leavell will advocate against discrimin more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Chris Deluzio, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Deluzio, PA Colleagues Introduce Bill to Expand Congressional Oversight at ICE Facilities * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17), Congresswoman Madeleine Dean (PA-04), Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12), and Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-03) introduced the new Oversight Access Act of 2026. This bill would allow for Representatives to bring one member of their staff inside Immigratio more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 18 -- Faegre Drinker Biddle and Reath, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Sari Long Discusses Indiana's FAIRNESS Act in The Indiana Lawyer In an article for The Indiana Lawyer, labor and employment partner Sari Long offered insight into Indiana's FAIRNESS Act, which established new requirements for Indiana employers and government entities relating to federal immigration law enforcement. Long explained that the act does not impose any new burdens on employers that weren't already required by federal la more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Asian Americans Advancing Justice issued the following news release: * * * FBI Hate Crime Data Reveals Persistent Threats to Asian Americans Amid Escalating Anti-Immigrant Climate * Contact Aleisha Flores (771)-233-8202 aflores@advancingjustice-aajc.org WASHINGTON, D.C. - Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC today responded to the release of the FBI's 2025 Hate Crime Statistics report1, warning that while the data continues to document serious threats facing Asian American communities,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Robert Garcia and Senator Elizabeth Warren Press Trump on Thousands of Stock Trades, Question Him on Self-Enrichment from Government Actions Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), pressed President Donald Trump on his recent financial disclosures, which reveal 3,555 individual more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 [Category: International] -- The Federation for American Immigration Reform issued the following news release: * * * Iowa Immigration Law Goes to Supreme Court * FAIR shows state immigration laws were contemplated by Congress WASHINGTON-The Federation for American Immigration Law (FAIR) has filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court defending Iowa's recent immigration law, which has been the target of a lawsuit brought by anti-borders activists. FAIR urges the Court to review and reverse an erroneous decision of the U.S.  more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 17 -- The Jewish Council for Public Affairs issued the following news release: [Category: Religion] * * * JCPA: 2025 FBI Hate Crimes Data Show Jews Remain the Most-Targeted Religious Community, Jewish Safety is Interconnected with Other Communities' -- and That the Full Picture of Hate in America Is Still Dangerously Incomplete * NEW YORK -In response to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) release of its 2025 hate crime statistics, Amy Spitalnick, CEO of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA), issued the follow more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 18 -- Justice Action Center issued the following news release: * * * BIA Decision Turns Advance Parole Into a Trap for DACA Recipients and Others WASHINGTON, DC - Justice Action Center condemned a new decision from the Board of Immigration Appeals issued last week that reverses a longstanding protection for people who plan to travel abroad with the government's permission through advance parole, potentially exposing them to a ten-year barrier to obtaining permanent legal status. Karen Tumlin, founder and exec more PR

TUEN MUN, Hong Kong, Aug. 17 -- Lingnan University posted the following news release: * * * Lingnan University wins 16 awards at Silicon Valley International Invention Festival 2026 - Tops Hong Kong universities in total and gold medals * Lingnan University's research teams have achieved exceptional success at the Silicon Valley International Invention Festival 2026, with all 14 of their projects winning eight gold and six silver medals. One of the projects, the "GaitGPT: Evidence-Grounded AI for Bidirectional Clinical Gait Translation", de more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 17 -- Education Minnesota issued the following news release: [Category: Union] * * * Minnesota school districts and educators press ahead in legal fight to keep immigration officers away from schools * Summary judgment motion seeks court order restoring longstanding protections for students, educators and communities ST. PAUL, Minnesota. Aug. 17, 2026 -Minnesota school districts and educators have returned to federal court to stop immigration enforcement activity on and near schools and higher education campuses. more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 17 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ogletree Deakins, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Ogletree Deakins Deepens San Antonio Bench with Return of Mark McNitzky as Shareholder * SAN ANTONIO - August 17, 2026 - Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to welcome Mark McNitzky to the firm's San Antonio office as a shareholder. McNitzky returns to Ogletree Deakins from Langley & Banack, Inc., where he was a shareholder leading the firm's Labor an more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following letter to Paramount Skydance Corp. Chairman and CEO David Ellison: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 12, 2026 Mr. David Ellison Chairman & CEO Paramount Skydance Corporation 5555 Melrose Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90038 Dear Mr. Ellison: Last week, in a New York Times op-ed, you pledged to tell your story and stay silent "no more."1 This is great news. Over the past 12 months, I have sent you more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. John Mannion, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Representative Mannion To Homeland Security Secretary Mullin: Americans Shouldn't Be Tracked Down By Federal Agents For Expressing Legitimate Concerns About ICE * SYRACUSE, NY -Representative John W. Mannion (NY-22) sent a follow-up letter to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin seeking answers about why federal agents are tracking down and questioning American citizens who express legitimate concerns online about Immigration and Customs E more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Lee, Deluzio, PA Colleagues Introduce Bill to Expand Congressional Oversight at ICE Facilities * PITTSBURGH, PA - August 17, 2026 -Today, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12), Congressman Chris Deluzio (PA-17), Congresswoman Madeleine Dean (PA-04), Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), and Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-03) introduced the new Oversight Access Act of 2026. This bill would allow for Representatives to bring one member of the more PR

CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, Aug. 17 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law posted the following news: * * * Three new faculty members join Penn State Dickinson Law for 2026-'27 * CARLISLE AND UNIVERSITY PARK, PA-Penn State Dickinson Law has added two new assistant professors of law and one law librarian to the resident faculty for the 2026-'27 academic year. Patrick J. Glen and Jenny Kim join the Law School in the Carlisle location as assistant professors of law, teaching courses in legal writing. Erin Seeton joins the facul more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 17 [Category: BizMedia] -- Civil Society Media, an independent media company that says it is dedicated to supporting the charity sector, posted the following news: * * * Who's Moving: Scope, National Lottery Community Fund, Mencap and more * New chief exec for English Heritage English Heritage has appointed Tim Reeve as its new chief executive, the charity announced today. Reeve will take over from current interim chief executive Geoff Parkin, who has been in the role since July 2025. Reeve is currently deputy dire more PR