WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The Center for Law and Social Policy issued the following statement on Aug. 19, 2026, by President and Executive Director Wendy Chun-Hoon: * * * 2025 Poverty and Income Numbers Will Show How Affordability Crisis and H.R.1 Changes Drive Inequality On September 15, the U.S. Census Bureau will release reports with national data on Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance for 2025. While we anticipate a slight rise in poverty across the board compared to the data from 2024, we know that next month's numbers will serve as a be more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers issued the following news release: * * * AFT Launches 'Shop Smart, Not Target' Campaign for Back-to-School * WASHINGTON-As teachers and families head back to school, the AFT has launched a nationwide campaign to urge them to shop at retailers other than Target for their school supplies. The "Shop Smart, Support Working Families" campaign was created in response to Target's refusal to condemn the unlawful Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity that con more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following fact sheet: * * * The Dictatorship Next Door: Cuba and the Fight for the Western Hemisphere Cuba is not simply a failing communist state; it is an ACTIVE national security THREAT ONLY 90 miles from THE AMERICAN HOMELAND. - Cuba sits just 90 miles from Florida at a strategic crossroads in the Caribbean. As the island enters its most precarious period in decades, Havana has deepened its dependence on China, Russia, Iran, and other regimes hostile to the United Sta more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Aug. 19 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson celebrates victory in fight against illegal immigration Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today that the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed an appeal brought by suspected members of the violent Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, who were trying to avoid removal from the United States by the Trump administration. In January, Attorney General Wilson led a 24-state friend-of-the-court brief  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, 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 * "This award is concerning given the incredible lack of details provided in the award notice, the nonexistence of legal services provided by your organization, the Trump Administration's continued use of no-bid awards...and the Trump Administration's staggering disregard fo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on Aug. 19, 2026: * * * CAIR Md. Joins Coalition Urging State Investigation of Data Brokers Over Alleged Privacy Violations Complaint alleges companies are selling Marylanders' location and personal data to immigration enforcement agencies, circumventing new state protections - The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today announced that it has joined a coalition of privacy, consumer protection and civil rights more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on Aug. 19, 2026: * * * CAIR-MI Files Lawsuit Against City of Oak Park on Behalf of Muslim Employee Subjected to Hostile Work Environment The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), a local chapter of the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today filed a lawsuit against the City of Oak Park, a supervisor, and two coworkers on behalf of Tammara Saloum, a Muslim woman of Iraqi descent w more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following report entitled "Noncitizen Voting in the 2020 Election, A Beginning Analysis." Here are excerpts: * * * INTRODUCTION/1 For the study of the population of the United States, the U.S. Census Bureau curates the executive branch's most comprehensive library of administrative records. Many of these records are collected directly by the Census Bureau, such as during the Decennial Census. Others are contributed by partner government agencies, including the Internal Reven more PR

PARIS, France, Aug. 19 [Category: Media] -- Reporters Without Borders issued the following news: * * * Chinese propaganda in Turkiye is designed to silence Uyghur voices * Over the past decade, Beijing has ramped up its media presence in Turkiye, which is home to a large diaspora of Uyghurs, a minority severely oppressed in China. The Turkish information space is now increasingly injected with narratives that whitewash stories from East Turkestan, a territory controlled by China -which Beijing calls "Xinjiang province" -which is the epicent more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration posted the following news release on Aug. 18, 2026: * * * Coalition Files Federal Lawsuit Challenging Rule Ending Duration of Status Today, NAFSA: Association of International Educators; the Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration; the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts (AICUM); the American Federation Of Teachers (AFT); Graduate Labor Organization, AFT Local 6516 (GLO); International Union, United Automobil more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Applauds Bennett and Coker Judicial Nominations for Southern and Northern Districts of Texas * AUSTIN - Today, U.S. Senator John Cornyn released the following statement after President Trump announced his intention to nominate Richard Bennett to be a U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas - Houston Division and Courtney Coker to be a U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Texas - Dallas Division: "Richard Bennett and Courtney more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, posted the following news release: * * * Crow, Bennet Lead Colorado Democrats Calling on GEO to Comply with Public Health Orders * AURORA -Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO) and Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO), joined by all Democrats in the Colorado Congressional delegation, are calling on the GEO Group to comply with public health orders issued by the Adams County Health Department (ACHD) and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) related to an active tuberculosis case more PR

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Aug. 20 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * New Website Investigates Eugenics in 20th-Century U.S. Digital storytelling offers new insight into a disturbing chapter of American history. Written by Aimee Minbiole An innovative new website, Eugenic States: A Contextual Archive, uses digital storytelling to preserve and illuminate a disturbing and largely unknown chapter in U.S. history. During the 20th century, more than 60,000 people in the United States were sterilized based on state eugenics law more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 18 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The International Refugee Assistance Project posted the following news release: * * * Five Years Since Withdrawal from Afghanistan, Lawmakers and Advocates Call for Protecting Afghan Refugees (Washington, D.C.) -On a press call held today, advocates, legal experts, and lawmakers discussed the status of Afghan refugees five years after the United States military withdrawal from Afghanistan. Speakers addressed the closing of legal pathways to safety for Afghans, as well as litigation and legislative e more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Robert Garcia, Democratic Representatives, Open Investigation into ICE Agents Threatening U.S. Citizen At Gunpoint Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Northern Virginia Representative Don Beyer, Ranking Members Jamie Raskin and Bennie Thompson, Oversight Committee Representatives Suhas  more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 20 -- Hughes Hubbard and Reed, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Hughes Hubbard Recognized as 2026 Pro Bono Leader by Law360 Recognition highlights the firm's extensive pro bono work and community impact. Highlights * Ranked No. 2 among firms of similar size and top five for the fifth consecutive year. * The firm's pro bono teams work with clients on immigration, civil rights, criminal defense and housing matters. - Hughes Hubbard has been recognized as a 2026 Pro Bono Leader by Law360, ranking No. 2 among firm more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 [Category: International] -- Refugees International, a humanitarian organization that says it advocates for lifesaving assistance, human rights and protection for displaced people, issued the following news: * * * Human Rights First and Refugees International Third Country Deportation Watch Details the Expanding Scope and Toll of Third Country Transfer Agreements * Washington D.C.,-Today, Human Rights First and Refugees International released an update of its Banished by Bargain: Third Country Deportation Watch tracker t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Foushee, Jayapal, Johnson, Williams, Ross Conduct Oversight at Stewart Detention Center * LUMPKIN, G.A. -Congressmembers Valerie Foushee (NC-04), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (GA-04), Nikema Williams (GA-05), and Deborah Ross (NC-02), conducted oversight at the Stewart Detention Center. "It was heart-wrenching to hear detained people talk about their stories and the family members that they have left. We h more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Foushee, Jayapal, Johnson, Williams, Ross Statement on ICE's Lies About Member Oversight * LUMPKIN, G.A. -Congressmembers Valerie Foushee (NC-04), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (GA-04), Nikema Williams (GA-05), and Deborah Ross (NC-02), released the following statement regarding falsehoods put out by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following the Members oversight. "Once again ICE is telling absol more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 20 -- The Center for Gender and Refugee Studies posted the following news release on Aug. 19, 2026: * * * Today, immigration legal service providers and advocacy organizations filed a federal lawsuit challenging a new interim final rule that allows U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to send people seeking asylum directly to immigration court without first assessing their legal claims in an affirmative asylum interview. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbi more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 19 [Category: Union] -- UNISON, the public service union, posted the following news: * * * Immigration changes are worsening the care crisis * UNISON's analysis of the latest industry employment figures* shows the number of new international recruits hired into care jobs plunged from 105,000 in 2023/24 to 30,000 in 2025/26. Over that same period, the number of social care jobs filled by British workers has dropped by 70,000. This shows, the union says, the government is wrong to claim that slowing the flow of staff f more PR

LOUGHBOROUGH, England, Aug. 19 -- Loughborough University issued the following news release: * * * Italy's sporting fortunes transformed by immigration, sparking wider debate about identity * For the second time in a row, Italy has topped the medal table at the European Athletics Championships. With a total of 22 medals (ten of them gold) Italy pipped host nation Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the top spot. Once a nation of footballers - having won the World Cup four times - now Italy is showing itself to be a nation of runners and j more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Jayapal, Johnson, Williams, Foushee, Ross Statement on ICE's Lies About Member Oversight * LUMPKIN, G.A. -U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration, Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (GA-04), Nikema Williams (GA-05), Valerie Foushee (NC-04), and Deborah Ross (NC-02), released the following statement regarding falsehoods put out by Immigration and Customs Enforcemen more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 19 -- King's College London issued the following news: * * * Public perceptions of crime at odds with reality, study finds Britons consistently overestimate how dangerous the county really is - Most crime in England and Wales is falling - but the public think it's rising. In fact, they are wrong about crime on nearly every measure: from how many people fall victim, to the ethnicity and nationality of offenders, and whether police numbers have increased or decreased, according to a major new study from the Policy Insti more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 18 [Category: Media] -- The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University issued the following news release: * * * Knight Institute Sues for Records on Government's Reversal on Mandatory Social Media Disclosure Policy * NEW YORK-The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University today filed a FOIA lawsuit seeking records concerning a federal agency's decision to approve social media disclosure requirements for foreign travelers and immigrants after previously rejecting a nearly identical proposal. The lawsu more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Launched to Protect Vulnerable Green Floater Mussel * WASHINGTON-The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for failing to issue a final rule that would protect the green floater mussel under the Endangered Species Act. The Service agreed to list green floaters as a threatened species and designate more than 1,500 miles of protected critical habitat across six states: Marylan more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following testimony by Lorena Cantarovici, owner and founder of Maria Empanada, Denver, Colorado, from an Aug. 5, 2026, hearing entitled "The Next 250: Small Businesses Leading the Way": * * * Madam Chair Ernst, Ranking Member Markey, Senator Hickenlooper, and distinguished members of the Committee: Thank you for inviting me today. My name is Lorena Cantarovici, founder of Maria Empanada. I was born and raised in Argentina by a single mother. For ma more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 [Category: Union] -- The National Federation of Federal Employees issued the following news release: * * * NFFE Local 466 Calls for Protection of Workers' Rights and Transparency Following ICE Operation * Pisgah National Forest, NC - The National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE-IAM) Local 466 calls for the protection of workers' rights and transparency from USDA Forest Service leadership regarding the agency's cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This demand follows an immigration enforcement more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Northern Virginia Representatives, Democratic Leaders Open Investigation Into ICE Agents Threatening U.S. Citizen With Gun In Northern Virginia * Northern Virginia Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA), and James Walkinshaw (D-VA), along with House Oversight Committee Ranking Member Robert Garcia (D-CA), House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-MD), and House Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Bennie Thomp more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Northern Virginia Representatives, Democratic Leaders Open Investigation Into ICE Agents Threatening U.S. Citizen With Gun In Northern Virginia * August 19, 2026 (Washington, D.C.) - Northern Virginia Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA), and James Walkinshaw (D-VA), along with House Oversight Committee Ranking Member Robert Garcia (D-CA), House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-MD), and House Homeland S more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Northern Virginia Representatives, Democratic Leaders Open Investigation Into ICE Agents Threatening U.S. Citizen With Gun In Northern Virginia * Northern Virginia Representatives James Walkinshaw (D-VA), Don Beyer (D-VA), and Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA), along with House Oversight Committee Ranking Member Robert Garcia (D-CA), House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-MD), and House Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Benni more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * AMNESTY AIRLINES: Vicente Gonzalez Wanted Americans to Pay for Illegals' Plane Tickets Out of touch, Vicente Gonzalez didn't just support amnesty, he tried to give it wings. His Safe Zones Act would have forced American taxpayers to bankroll asylum processing centers on the Texas border and in Guatemala, complete with free housing, free meals, and free medical care. "Out of touch Vicente Gonzalez wrote the blueprint for a taxpayer-funde more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 19 -- The City University of New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy posted the following news release: * * * NYC study finds intersecting identities shape mental health help-seeking * A citywide study led by CUNY SPH doctoral graduate Thinh Toan Vu, city research scientist at the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, finds that mental health help-seeking among NYC adults differs significantly depending on the combination of a person's social identities-including race and ethnicity, gender, socioeco more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 [Category: Environment] -- Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility posted the following news release: * * * PEER Seeks Investigation into Billions in Big Bend Border Contracts * Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) is calling on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to launch an investigation into billions of dollars in federal contracts for a massive border infrastructure project in the Big Bend region of Texas, contracts PEER says raise serious questions about political favoritism, was more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Jimmy Gomez Delivers Keynote Address to Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce * LOS ANGELES, CA -Today, U.S. Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) delivered the keynote address to the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce as part of its Pancakes & Politics speaker series. During his keynote, Gomez pointed to Los Angeles' role as host of the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games as a once-in-a-generation opportunity to make last more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, Aug. 19 -- The United Nations International Organization for Migration issued the following news release: * * * Tanzania at Heart of East Africa Migration Response, IOM Chief Says * Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 19 August 2026 - The United Republic of Tanzania and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) are strengthening cooperation on safe and regular migration, labour mobility, migrant protection and climate-related mobility, as countries across East and Southern Africa work together to respond to growing migrat more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 20 -- TheDream.US, a college and career success program for immigrant youth, issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2026: * * * Dream Act the Answer in Face of Escalating Attacks on Dreamers' Stability, Safety, and Education Washington, DC - Last week, the Department of Justice announced new lawsuits challenging in-state tuition access for Dreamers in Connecticut, New York, and Vermont - bringing the total to 17 separate lawsuits that the Department of Justice has filed against Dreamers' tuition equity. Inclu more PR