PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 19 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Friends Service Committee issued the following news: * * * "Crossing South" guide helps people navigate life after deportation * A new guide developed by the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) with the support of partners organizations across the Mesoamerican region is now available for people who have been deported or coerced into returning to Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Costa Rica. The guide - called Crossing South (Regresando al sur in S more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 20 [Category: BiLaw/Legal] -- Jackson Walker, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * 'The Best Lawyers in America' Features 359 Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2027 Edition, Including 12 "Lawyers of the Year" and 122 "Ones to Watch" * The Best Lawyers in America, a widely regarded guide to legal excellence, has recognized 359 Jackson Walker attorneys across 82 specialty practice areas in its 2027 edition, including 12 Lawyers of the Year and 122 Ones to Watch. Best Lawyers listings are based on an exhaustive peer revie more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Tonkon Torp, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * 41 Tonkon Torp Attorneys Included in 2027 Best Lawyers in America * Forty-one Tonkon Torp lawyers representing 36 practice areas have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America(r) 2027. Thirty-nine of the attorneys have been previously named to the peer-review list, and most have been listed for more than 10 years. Business partner Rachel Atchison has been newly included in Best Lawyers in America for her work i more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The Arab American Institute issued the following statement on Aug. 19, 2026: * * * AAI Statement on the FBI's 2025 Hate Crime Data Release Reported Hate Crimes Fall in 2025, but Data Shows Continued Threat to Targeted Communities with Anti-Latino Incidents at Their Highest Level Ever Recorded - The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released its 2025 annual hate crime statistics on August 14, 2026. Despite chronic underreporting, the annual release, based on data reported from law enforcement agencies across the n more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The Advancement Project, a non-profit that develops community-based solutions based on legal analysis and public education campaigns, issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2026: * * * Advancement Project Rejects Dept. Of Ed's Letter on School Discipline Policies In response to the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR)'s Dear Colleague Letter related to school discipline policies and disparate impact discrimination, issued on August 18, Adaku Onyeka-Crawford, Director of the Opportunity to more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * As GEO Group Ignores State Health Order, Analysis Shows Trump's Immigration Enforcement Agenda Is Costing Colorado Taxpayers Roughly $2,400 Per Person * New Video: Hickenlooper Calls Out The GEO Group For Ignoring State Health Order Hickenlooper: "The GEO Group ignored the state's deadline to provide critical information about potential TB exposure... That's unacceptable." WASHINGTON - As the GEO Group ignored the deadline to comply with th more PR

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 20 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Releases Guidance to Help New Yorkers Access Hospital Financial Aid * August 20, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today released guidance to help New Yorkers understand and exercise their right to financial assistance for hospital bills under New York's Hospital Financial Aid Law. All hospitals in New York state are required to offer financial aid to eligible patients who cannot afford  more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 19 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Phil Weiser sues to force the GEO Group to cooperate with state investigation into tuberculosis case at Aurora ICE detention center * Aug. 19, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser today filed a lawsuit to force the GEO Group to comply with a state public health order requiring them to provide critical information needed for an investigation of a confirmed case of tuberculosis at their Aurora ICE detention cent more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 21 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Back to school: U-M experts can discuss a range of topics University of Michigan experts are available to comment on critical topics facing schools this academic year. Their areas of expertise include student mental health, concussions, school safety, AI in the classroom, recovery from learning loss, teacher retention, Black girls' schooling experiences, school meal funding, immigration, and college campus speech and protest. Literacy, challenges and more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Crow Lead Colorado Democrats Calling on GEO to Comply with Public Health Orders * Denver -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and Congressman Jason Crow (D-Colo.) led all Democrats in the Colorado Congressional delegation to call 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 more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 21 -- The Boston Foundation issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2026: * * * The Boston Foundation distributes $376,000 in grants from Meeting the Moment: Supporting Our Immigrant Neighbors to organizations helping immigrants impacted by TPS revocations The Boston Foundation today announced the distribution of $376,000 in new grants to nine organizations from its Meeting the Moment: Supporting Our Immigrant Neighbors initiative, targeting organizations supporting immigrants being uprooted by recent decisi more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 20 -- The Indiana University McKinney School of Law issued the following news release: * * * Chandler Carney Named Chief Compliance Officer of Global Pickleball Federation * Chandler Carney, J.D. '17, has been named chief compliance officer of the Global Pickleball Federation. Carney is an at-large member of the GFP board of directors and has been appointed to her new post as a non-voting member of the executive committee. The federation is in a push for international legitimacy and eventual recognition by the I more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 20 [Category: BizMedia] -- CNN posted the following news: * * * CNN's Krishna Andavolu Named Explainers Correspondent * August 20th, 2026 NEW YORK, NY-(August 20, 2026)-CNN has named Emmy award-winning journalist Krishna Andavolu Explainers Correspondent, the network announced today. In this expanded role, Andavolu will continue to host CNN Explains, a streaming series for CNN subscribers, that helps audiences understand the forces shaping their lives. Since joining CNN in 2025, Andavolu has served as Senior Produce more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto Demands Answers from Trump Administration About ICE Conduct, TSA Cooperation in Airports * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined her Senate colleagues in demanding answers from Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin, Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director David Venturella, and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator David Cummins about recent ICE a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2026: * * * Democratic Leaders, Northern Virginia Representatives Open Investigation Into ICE Agents Threatening U.S. Citizen With Gun In Northern Virginia House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-MD), House Oversight Committee Ranking Member Robert Garcia (D-CA), and House Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Bennie Thompson (D-MS), along with Northern Virginia Representat more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on Aug. 20, 2026: * * * Republican Corruption Creates Major Midterm Liabilities for GOP Senate Candidates With less than three months until the midterm elections, new reporting highlights how Democratic candidates are taking on corruption, which is "shaping up to be a major campaign battlefront." Across the country, voters are expressing anger and concern about "the elite and the wealthy... and those close to power getting ahead or benefit more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * This document contains proposed regulations that would provide that the refunded portion of certain refundable Federal income tax credits available to individuals is a "Federal public benefit" under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA). As a result, aliens who are not "qualified aliens" under PRWORA would be ineligible to receive the refunded port more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration issued the following information collection: * * * This notice announces that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has forwarded the Information Collection Request (ICR), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number 1652-0027, abstracted below to OMB for review and approval of extension of the currently approved collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The ICR describes the nature of the information c more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services issued the following information collection: * * * The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORM more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services issued the following information collection: * * * The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORM more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 21 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following Insight on Aug. 20, 2026: * * * Massachusetts Employers Have New Notice Obligations for ICE I-9 Inspections: 5 Steps to Take Now Massachusetts employers must now notify employees within 48 hours after receiving an ICE Notice of Inspection concerning I-9 forms or other employment records. Governor Healey signed the PROTECT Act on August 5, and it took effect immediately. We'll tell you what you need to know about the new requirement, plus five steps to consider tak more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Former Immigration Services Officer Charged With Defrauding Union * BOSTON - A former Immigration Services Officer was charged and has agreed to plead guilty to stealing more than $60,000 from a labor union over the course of five years. Carol A. Aguja, 55, of Reading, Mass., was charged with wire fraud. A plea hearing has not yet been scheduled by the Court. According to court documents, Aguja was a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The Senate Budget Committee released the following testimony by Jonathan Ingram, vice president of policy and research at the Foundation for Government Accountability, from an Aug. 4, 2026, hearing entitled "Medicaid: The Reality": * * * Chairman Johnson, Ranking Member Merkley, and members of the Committee, thank you for hosting this important hearing. I am Jonathan Ingram, the Vice President of Policy and Research at the Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA). FGA has worked with policymakers across the count more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 19 [Category: Media] -- The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University issued the following news release: * * * Fourth Circuit Dismisses Challenge to Government Policy Silencing Immigration Judges * RICHMOND, Va.-The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit today dismissed without prejudice a case challenging a Department of Justice policy silencing immigration judges. The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University challenged the policy on behalf of the National Association of Immigration Judges  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 [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 NEW BIA RULING THAT COULD TRIGGER THREE- AND TEN-YEAR IMMIGRATION BARS FOR ADVANCE PAROLE TRAVELERS * AUGUST 19, 2026 Contact: info@haitianbridge.org, Paige Censale, pcensale@haitianbridge.org SAN DIEGO, CA -The Hait more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 19 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Immigrant Justice Center issued the following news release: * * * Immigrant Rights Groups Sue to Protect Due Process for Asylum Seekers * New Lawsuit Seeks to Stop Trump Rule that Sends Asylum Seekers to Immigration Court Without Interviews 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 i more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Lawmakers Work to Save National Archives & Historic Records * SAN BRUNO, CA - U.S. Rep. Kevin Mullin (CA-15) and a coalition of federal lawmakers are working to protect America's National Archives and two facilities that are facing threats of closure. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) recently announced it would be closing the San Francisco (San Bruno) and Chicago facilities, which are two of just 13 regional archives acro more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 21 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on Aug. 20, 2026, by special counsel George Michael Thompson: * * * Update on Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador and Ukraine U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently announced updates to the expiration of certain Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) related to Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for both El Salvador and Ukraine. At present, TPS for El Salvador is set to terminate on Sept. 9, 2026, and the termination date fo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Moulton Conducts Unannounced Visit to Burlington ICE Facility, Shares Observations * Burlington, MA -Today, following an unannounced visit to the ICE field office in Burlington, Massachusetts, Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) issued the following statement regarding his observations made during his oversight visit: "Today I conducted an unannounced visit to the Burlington ICE facility. This was my third visit to Burlington during the second  more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 21 -- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued the following news on Aug. 20, 2026: * * * Mayor Mamdani, D.A. Bragg and DCWP Commissioner Levine Join Forces to Deliver Economic Justice for New Yorkers What you should know * City and Manhattan D.A.'s offices will collaborate to protect vulnerable New Yorkers from unlawful practices - Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. and Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) Commissioner Samuel A.A. Levine announced a new partn more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2026: * * * Court Denies GEO Group's Attempt to Avoid Trial in Case Over Martin Vargas Arellano's Death at Adelanto SANTA ANA, CA--On August 17, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California denied the GEO Group's motion for summary judgment in its entirety, allowing the case over the death of Martin Vargas Arellano at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center to proceed toward a jury trial. The court  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Senate Democrats Sound Alarm on Trump Administration Attacks on Unaccompanied Children's Legal Representation * Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee, Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) sounded the alarm on the Trump Administration's unprecedented attacks on legal service more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (TNSletter) -- Public Citizen, with 36 organizations issued the following letter to Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee and Senate Judiciary Committee: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 11, 2026 Chairman Chuck Grassley Ranking Member Dick Durbin Senate Committee on the Judiciary - Chairman Rand Paul Ranking Member Gary Peters Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs - Close the Commercial Data Broker Loophole by Passing the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act Dear C more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (TNSletter) -- Public Citizen issued the following letter with 36 organizations to the Senate Judiciary and Homeland Security and Government Affairs committee leadership: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 11, 2026 Chairman Chuck Grassley Ranking Member Dick Durbin Senate Committee on the Judiciary - Chairman Rand Paul Ranking Member Gary Peters Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs - Close the Commercial Data Broker Loophole by Passing the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act Dear Chai more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 20 [Category: BizMedia] -- Civil Society Media, an independent media company that says it is dedicated to supporting the charity sector, posted the following news: * * * Rape crisis charity receives 'vile abuse' after funding decision * A charity supporting women and girls affected by sexual violence has reported receiving "vile abuse" from some individuals after turning down funding due to concerns about its source. Glasgow and Clyde Rape Crisis recently rejected a fundraising offer from a community group called the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Hageman Introduces the STOP Improper Licensing Act to Keep Dangerous Unqualified Drivers Off American Highways * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Harriet Hageman (R-WY) introduced the Strengthening Transportation Oversight and Preventing (STOP) Improper Licensing Act to clear America's highways of hazardous drivers. This bill requires federal safety regulators to audit states issuing non-domiciled commercial driver's licenses to illegal ali more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen Leads Senate Colleagues in Demanding Answers from Trump Administration About ICE Conduct, TSA Cooperation in Airports * Rosen Has Been Outspoken Against ICE Action in Airports, Especially After the Recent Incident at Harry Reid International Airport WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) led Senate colleagues in demanding answers from Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin, Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Di more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Sidley Austin, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Sidley Represents Stone Point Capital in Acquisition of Ever.Ag's Risk Management Business * Sidley represented Stone Point Capital in its acquisition of the risk management business of global agri-food technology leader Ever.Ag. Ever.Ag's Risk Management business provides agricultural producers, processors, cooperatives, manufacturers, and other businesses with integrated insurance, advisory, and derivatives brokerage  more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Duane Morris, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Six Duane Morris Partners Recognized by Best Lawyers as "Lawyer of the Year" for 2027 * PHILADELPHIA, August 20, 2026-Six Duane Morris LLP attorneys have been named by Best Lawyers as "Lawyers of the Year" for 2027. Lawyers are selected based on peer-review assessments conducted annually by Best Lawyers. Randy D. Gordon: Litigation - Antitrust, Dallas/Fort Worth Karen Chuang Kline: Trademark Law, Fort Lauderda more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * The Best Lawyers in America 2027 Recognizes 221 Hunton Attorneys * Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is pleased to announce that 190 attorneys have been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America(c) 2027 as Best Lawyers. Additionally, 31 attorneys were named "Ones to Watch" in their respective fields. Among these recognized attorneys, eight were named "Lawyer of the Year," a recognition awarded to individual attorneys with the highes more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2026: * * * Treasury Increases Sanctions on Hizballah and Targets Network Smuggling Millions in Cash for Hizballah Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating 10 individuals that are part of a network responsible for transferring cash to Hizballah. The network utilizes couriers travelling on commercial airline flights between Lebanon, Turkiye, the UAE, and Iran to move up to hundreds more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 19 -- The University of California at Los Angeles School of Law posted the following news: * * * UCLA Law continues partnership with public defender to help people facing deportation * UCLA School of Law's Criminal Law and Policy Consortium (CLPC) is continuing its partnership with the Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office (LACPD) on a first-of-its-kind fellowship that offers individuals facing deportation legal representation from a UCLA Law graduate with experience in immigration and public interest law more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2026: * * * Wyden, Garcia Launch Inquiry into Shady Groups Awarded $394 Million in Contracts by Trump Administration to Represent Unaccompanied Minors Top Dems warn of political motivation behind no-bid contracts to organizations lacking immigration law experience - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Robert more PR