WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The American Immigration Council issued the following news release: * * * As Federal Immigration Enforcement Expands, New Playbook Helps State and Local Leaders Respond * New co-branded platform equips state and local leaders with practical tools for responding when federal immigration enforcement affects communities NEW HAVEN, CT / WASHINGTON, DC -As cities, counties, and states navigate responding to the impact of federal immigration enforcement policies, the American I more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, 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 Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Jack Reed (D-RI) are pressing the Trump Administration to process international student and scholar visas without unjust delay. Whitehouse a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer Warns Of Increased ICE Violence And Warrantless Detention In Northern Virginia * Rep. Don Beyer today issued the following statement on recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) encounters in Northern Virginia: "The injuries to Jose Mejia Hernandez and his account of how he received them are extremely disturbing, and I am seeking further details about what happened to him in Arlington. It essential to establish the facts in this case, a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal, Durbin, Hirono, & Merkley Demand Answers After Unqualified Organization with Close Ties to ICE Receives No-Bid Contract to Provide Legal Services to Migrant Children * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, today pressed Our Rescue, an anti-human trafficking and child exploitation organization with close ties to U.S. Immigration and Cu more PR

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, Aug. 17 -- Northern Arizona University posted the following news: * * * Bridging the health gap between language and culture * Good healthcare is not only about medical knowledge, but also about human connection. Understanding patients' needs and histories goes a long way toward providing high-quality care. A new undergraduate certificate at NAU aims to give students a unique set of tools to help them succeed in the industry by bridging the gap between language and culture in healthcare. Juliana Suby, teaching professor more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 18 -- The British Chambers of Commerce issued the following news: * * * Economic Priorities for Government: Devolution Jonny Haseldine Andy Burnham, the UK's new Prime Minister, has promised to revive the nation's economic fortunes through 'good growth in every postcode'. He is a big supporter of devolution and giving more power and responsibility to regions to decide what happens in their areas. But he follows a succession of PMs who have pledged similar initiatives. At the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), dev more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following Critical Questions Q&A on Aug. 18, 2026, by Seamus P. Daniels, fellow for defense budget analysis in the CSIS Defense and Security Department: * * * Tracking FY 2027 Defense Appropriations, Reconciliation, and the Supplemental Request With just over one month until the October 1 start of fiscal year (FY) 2027, Congress has yet to enact legislation to fund the Trump administration's defense budget for $1.5 trillion (see Table 1). Full-year discretio more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 17 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Dallas attorney asks Supreme Court to end warrantless phone searches * Dallas, Texas; August 17, 2026: A Dallas immigration attorney whose cell phone has been searched without a warrant five times at the U.S. border has asked the Supreme Court to end warrantless phone searches. George Anibowei filed a petition for a writ of certiorari on Friday, asking the justices to resolve a deep split among federal appeals court more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Dean, PA Delegation Introduce Bill to Expand Congressional Oversight at ICE Facilities * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Madeleine Dean (PA-04), Dwight Evans (PA-03), Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), Summer Lee (PA-12), and Chris Deluzio (PA-17) introduced the Oversight Access Act to allow Members of Congress to bring one staff member inside Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities when conducting congressional oversight without more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, posted the following news release: * * * Fourth Circuit Upholds Order Protecting Houses of Worship From Unlawful Immigration Enforcement Appeals Court Leaves in Place Injunction Blocking Trump-Vance Administration's Unlawful Intrusion into the Sanctity of Houses of Worship Richmond, Va. -- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit today affirmed the U. more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, posted the following news release on Aug. 17, 2026: * * * 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, Minn. -- Minnesota school districts and educators have ret more PR

KUOPIO, Finland, Aug. 18 -- The University of Eastern Finland posted the following news: * * * Doctoral defence of Hadi Farahani, M.Soc.Sc., 25.9.2026: Culturally safe mental health social work would improve outcomes and encourage service use by centering migrants' own voice * The doctoral dissertation in the field of Social Work will be examined at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies at Kuopio Campus and online. #What is the topic of your doctoral research? Why is it important to study the topic? My dissertation examines  more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 19 -- Faegre Drinker Biddle and Reath, a law firm, issued the following commentary on Aug. 18, 2026, by partner Sari M. Long: * * * Sari Long Shares Insights on USCIS Policy Memo With Law Week Colorado Labor and employment partner Sari Long spoke with Law Week Colorado about the impact of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) policy memorandum, issued on May 21, 2026, which emphasized that adjustment of status is a matter of agency discretion. Long noted that she has not seen a significant shift in more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action and Federal Rights released the following written testimony by Lara L. Burns, senior research fellow of the Program on Extremism at the George Washington University, from an Aug. 5, 2026, hearing entitled "Hidden in Plain Sight: Confronting the Muslim Brotherhood Network in America": * * * Chairman Cruz, Ranking Member Whitehouse, esteemed members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify on the topic of confronting the Musli more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action and Federal Rights released the following written testimony by Lara L. Burns, senior research fellow of the Program on Extremism at the George Washington University, from an Aug. 5, 2026, hearing entitled "Hidden in Plain Sight: Confronting the Muslim Brotherhood Network in America": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) Abuirshaid discussed how Hamas still sought the annihilation of Israel, even if it had to lie about that publicly in furtheran more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 17 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Holland & Knight Advises Madison River Capital in Strategic Investment in Nexus Power * NEW YORK (August 17, 2026) - Holland & Knight represented New York-based private equity firm Madison River Capital (MRC) in its strategic investment in Nexus Power, a manufacturer representative and provider of design, engineering, procurement and project management solutions for integrated high-specification power systems. The dea more PR

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Aug. 18 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news: * * * Illinois professor's book examines contradictions in history of U.S. naturalization processes Naturalization is a process that is typically celebrated as the end point on the path to U.S. citizenship. Immigrants choose to attach themselves to our nation, which extends to them its rights, freedoms and opportunities. A new book looks at naturalization from a different angle, considering how assumptions about race, sexuality and  more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 17 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news: * * * In Testimony to U.S. Congressional Panel, Governor Mills Again Calls on Congress to Overhaul ICE * Governor testifies to U.S. House Democratic Field Hearing on tragic killing of Johan Sebastian Duran Guerrero in Biddeford Biddeford, MAINE - In testimony delivered this morning to a U.S. Congressional field hearing in Biddeford, Governor Mills reiterated her call for Congress to fundamentally reform - or abolish - U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement (I more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi, Durbin Lead Illinois Democratic Delegation in Calling on Trump Administration to End Mass Immigration Hearings Scheduling Up to 185 People at a Time * WASHINGTON -Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08), a senior member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today led 13 of their Illinois colleagues in  more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 19 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Aug. 18, 2026, by investigative reporter Christina Buttons to the Free Press: * * * I Went No Contact with My Parents. I Regret It. A therapist told me my mom and dad were causing all my problems--so I cut them off for five years. - When I was 19, my therapist told me I was not safe living with my parents. It was 2008, and I had been struggling with suicidal thoughts for a little while. I had admitted this to my best friend, who recommended her t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RS20946) on Aug. 10, 2026, entitled "Medicare: Insolvency Projections" 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 $1.33 trillion, of which $481 billion was paid by Part A. Part A, more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Migration Policy Institute issued the following report in May 2026 entitled "Adult English Instruction at Risk: The Threat of Federal Funding Cuts and Potential State Responses." Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary Attaining English proficiency is widely recognized as essential for immigrants seeking to successfully integrate into U.S. communities and advance in the workforce. Improved English skills can unlock many benefits, including greater social connections, an improved ability to navigate Am more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Migration Policy Institute issued the following report in July 2026 entitled "Beyond Control Signalling: Designing integration policies for better outcomes and public trust." Here are excerpts: * * * Executive summary Across many high-income countries, public sentiment about migration has swung between compassion and alarm over the past decade. Many citizens have welcomed successive cohorts of refugees, but frustration with how governments manage migration has grown. Radical-right and populist figures ha more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Migration Policy Institute issued the following report in May 2026 entitled "Rooted in the Valley: Immigrants in Napa County's Communities and Economy." Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary In Northern California's Napa Valley, one of the world's most famous wine-growing regions, immigrants have long been an integral part of the workforce and local communities. Of Napa County's 135,000 residents, 21 percent (29,000 people) were foreign born as of 2019-23. Immigrants made up an even greater share of more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action and Federal Rights released the following written testimony by Arielle F. Klepach, senior litigation counsel of the National Jewish Advocacy Center, from an Aug. 5, 2026, hearing entitled "Hidden in Plain Sight: Confronting the Muslim Brotherhood Network in America": * * * Chairman Grassley, Ranking Member Durbin, esteemed members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify on the topic of confronting the Muslim Brotherhood Net more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action and Federal Rights released the following written testimony by Arielle F. Klepach, senior litigation counsel of the National Jewish Advocacy Center, from an Aug. 5, 2026, hearing entitled "Hidden in Plain Sight: Confronting the Muslim Brotherhood Network in America": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 3) He was killed in a CIA drone strike in Yemen in 2011./93 * * * 88 Esam Omeish, "MAS President Letter to the Washington Post," Muslim American more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action and Federal Rights released the following written testimony by Arielle F. Klepach, senior litigation counsel of the National Jewish Advocacy Center, from an Aug. 5, 2026, hearing entitled "Hidden in Plain Sight: Confronting the Muslim Brotherhood Network in America": * * * (Continued from Part 2 of 3) B. Applicability of the IRC to MB-Affiliated Nonprofit Organizations Section 501(c)(3) of the IRC requires that an organization be organized a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The American Immigration Council issued the following news release: * * * New Data: U.S. Welcomes High-Skilled Workers, but Path to Permanent Residence Is Growing More Uncertain * Record Backlogs, Visa Shortages, and Increasing Scrutiny Are Straining the Employment-Based Immigration System WASHINGTON, D.C., August 18 -The United States continues to rely on high-skilled workers from around the world to stay globally competitive in key industries including technology, engine more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 18 [Category: Education] -- The Oregon School Boards Association posted the following news: * * * Oregon's Education Equation: Personnel costs are at mercy of outside forces * School districts' personnel costs reflect dozens of interlocking business decisions that ultimately are felt in the classroom. (File photo by Jake Arnold, OSBA) Schools are a people business. "We need the people to work with the kids, so that is the majority of the cost in any district," said Tricia Mooney, Hermiston School District superintenden more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, California Leaders Sound Alarm as Trump Administration Cuts Billions in Federal Funding * SACRAMENTO, CA -As the Trump Administration moves to slash federal funding and rewrite longstanding grant programs, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) convened California leaders to sound the alarm about the consequences for communities across the state. The roundtable included a discussion among leaders from California universities, nonprofits,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree, Homeland Democrats Host Hearing on ICE's Deadly Use of Force in Biddeford * Today, U.S. Reps. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.), and Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.), a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, hosted a Democratic shadow hearing examining Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) use of force an more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Scanlon, Deluzio, Dean, Lee, Evans Introduce Bill to Expand Congressional Oversight at ICE Facilities * Washington, D.C. -Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) yesterday joined Reps. Chris Deluzio (PA-17), Madeleine Dean (PA-04), Summer Lee (PA-12), and Dwight Evans (PA-03) in introducing the new Oversight Access Act of 2026. This bill would allow for Representatives to bring one member of their staff inside Immigration and Customs Enfor more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * SCHNEIDER, DURBIN, KRISHNAMOORTHI, ILLINOIS DEMOCRATIC DELEGATION CALL ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO END MASS IMMIGRATION HEARINGS SCHEDULING UP TO 185 PEOPLE AT A TIME * WASHINGTON, DC -Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10) joined U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-08), a senior member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey, Ranking Member Wyden, Colleagues Demand HHS, DHS Stop Sharing Medicaid Data with ICE * Letter to HHS, CMS (PDF) | Letter to DHS (PDF) Washington (August 18, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, and Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, along with Senators  more PR

GETTYSBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 19 -- Gettysburg College issued the following news: * * * Six Gettysburg faculty earn honors for mentorship, teaching excellence With passion and purpose, Gettysburg College professors remain committed to supporting students through mentorship and excellence in and out of the classroom. - Inspiring and empowering students to Do Great Work are hallmarks of Gettysburg College's first-class faculty. During the Spring 2026 semester, six faculty members were recognized for mentorship and teaching excellence. Lear more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 17 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: * * * Thailand: Ethnic Karen Face Deportation to Myanmar * (Bangkok) - Thai authorities should halt the imminent deportation of 26 ethnic Karen villagers from Phetchaburi province to Myanmar and release them from immigration detention, Human Rights Watch said today. On August 10, 2026, district and forestry officials along with the Thai military raided the Karen community in Ban Pa Deng village in Phetchaburi province's Kaeng Krachan National Park, more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 18 -- TheDream.US, a college and career success program for immigrant youth, issued the following statement on Aug. 17, 2026: * * * Important Update for Students Traveling on Advance Parole On August 13, 2026, the Board of Immigration Appeals issued a decision that may significantly affect certain immigrants who travel outside the United States using Advance Parole. Under the new decision, traveling on Advance Parole may create serious immigration consequences for individuals who have accumulated significant unlaw more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 18 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: * * * US ICE to Deploy Dangerous 'Electric Shock Gloves' * The US Department of Homeland Security published a notice on August 10 outlining its plan to purchase US$10-$20 million worth of electric shock gloves for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. The "Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter," which the manufacturer, Compliant Technologies, refers to as "The G.L.O.V.E," can administer a painful electric current when applied to bare ski more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock Visits ICE Detention Center, Pushes for Answers on Lack of Basic Medical Care * Today, Senator Reverend Warnock toured Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, GA to conduct Congressional oversight of the federal facility Since January 2025, multiple individuals have died inside Stewart Detention Center, during transport, or shortly after being medically released from the facility VIDEO: Senator Reverend Warnock Reacts to ICE Detention  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Demand Federal Agencies Stop Sharing Medicaid Data With ICE * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today demanded that the federal departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Homeland Security (DHS) as well as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) immediately stop unlawfully transferring Medicaid data to DHS and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). "Congress has a responsibili more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Demand Federal Agencies Stop Sharing Medicaid Data With ICE * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today demanded that the federal departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Homeland Security (DHS) as well as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) immediately stop unlawfully transferring Medicaid data to DHS and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). "Congress has a responsibility  more PR