LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 21 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Joins Coalition to Protect Law Enforcement Funding from Illegal Conditions Imposed by Federal Government * LANSING - Today, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in filing an updated and amended lawsuit (PDF) over the illegal imposition of immigration-enforcement conditions on Congressionally-authorized public safety grants, including grants int more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 21 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Anti-immigrant 'Public Charge' Policy May Have Contributed to Rise in HIV among Hispanic Populations *. health inequities Following the Trump administration's 2018 announcement of changes to a public charge rule that would penalize immigrants for using public health services, antisanctuary counties in the US saw a 16.8-percent increase in HIV cases among Hispanic populations. Aggressive immigration policies and rhetoric have de more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Aug. 21 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Joins Multistate Coalition to Protect Public Safety Funding * Today, Attorney General Clark joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in filing an updated and amended lawsuit over the illegal imposition of immigration-enforcement conditions on Congressionally-authorized public safety grants. Last year, the Trump Administration, disregarding the clear letter of the law  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 21 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL BLOCKS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S UNLAWFUL DEMAND OF CDL DRIVERS' PERSONAL INFORMATION * U.S. District Court judge granted a temporary restraining order that blocks the Trump administration from demanding the production of a database of state-owned records containing the sensitive personal information of 17 million drivers and from terminating more than $10 million in federal funding to the American Association of  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 21 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION TO PROTECT LAW ENFORCEMENT FUNDING * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul co-led a multistate coalition in filing an updated lawsuit over the Trump administration's illegal attempt to hold critical public safety funding hostage unless states comply with its immigration enforcement priorities. These public safety grants, authorized by Congress to help fight crime, include grants intended to kee more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 21 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Joins Multistate Coalition to Protect Law Enforcement Funding * (Hartford, CT) - Today, Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in filing an updated and amended lawsuit over the illegal imposition of immigration-enforcement conditions on Congressionally authorized public safety grants, including grants intended to keep law enforcement  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48705) on Aug. 14, 2026, entitled "Department of Homeland Security Appropriations - FY2026 Provisions" by homeland security and appropriations specialist William L. Painter. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Through appropriations legislation, Congress provides not only budget authority for federal agencies and departments to operate, but also legally binding direction on how that budget authority can (or cannot) be used. These directions m more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is proposing to withdraw the international airport designation of Chalk Seaplane Base, now operating as Miami Seaplane Base. This proposal is based on evidence that the facility at this location has not been in compliance with CBP regulatory and security standards and the amount of business clearing through the airport doe more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (TNSFR) -- The Department of Justice is making inflationary adjustments to immigration-related fees for filings with the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) as required by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act for Fiscal Year (FY) 2027. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background On July 4, 2025, a congressional budget reconciliation bill (H.R. 1), commonly referred to as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act ("OBBBA"), became law. Public Law 119-21, 139 Stat. 72. As relevant here, OBBBA introduced new required immigration-rela more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to amend its regulation governing genealogy program related records requests to revise its genealogy program regulations to clarify the impact of statutory and regulatory federal records requirements. This is necessary for individuals who request immigration records through the agency's genealogy program to better understa more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 [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: DEPORTING HAITIANS INTO A HUMANITARIAN AND SECURITY CRISIS IS UNCONSCIONABLE -- URGES U.S. SENATE TO ACT NOW * AUGUST 21, 2026 Contact: media@haitianbridge.org, Paige Censale, pcensale@haitianbridge.org SAN DIEGO, CA -Haitian Bridge  more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 22 (TNSjou) -- King's College London issued the following news: * * * Immigration can bring small overall gains but uneven wage effects Research using US data suggests the overall gains for the native-born population are modest, while changes in wages across occupations can be larger. - Immigration can produce a small economic gain for the native-born population overall while causinglarger shifts in wages between different groups of workers, according to new research co-authored by King's Business School. The model p more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The National Immigration Forum issued the following news release: * * * American Voters Want Accountability, Action on Focused Immigration Solutions A new poll from the Forum and The Bullfinch Group finds that American voters are demanding accountability from both Republicans and Democrats to move forward with balanced immigration solutions. By a margin of 77%-9% among registered voters surveyed, and 74%-10% among all adults, Americans agree with the following statement: "I am holding Republicans and Democrats accoun more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * An Illegal Immigrant Stabbed an Innocent Woman to Death. Taylor's Policies are to Blame. This week, Virginians read another horrific story about an illegal immigrant murdering an innocent victim. This time, a 19-year-old girl was stabbed to death by someone the Biden Administration let into the country without vetting. The murderer then tried to set the girl's body on fire. Make no mistake: the policies pushed by out of touch Democrat Sha more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Socialists Lobbyist Sam Forstag Blue-Collar Costume Fools No One A new report exposes socialist lobbyist Sam Forstag as another Democrat hiding a far-left record behind a carefully crafted blue-collar campaign image. Forstag claims Montanans like him know how to "swing a tool," but Fox News previously revealed that he spent years as a registered lobbyist for the ACLU, Planned Parenthood, the Montana Library Association and the City of Mis more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 22 -- Policy Matters Ohio, a nonpartisan policy research institute, posted the following news release on Aug. 21, 2026: * * * Ohio employers add jobs while more Ohioans exit the labor force Today, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS), in partnership with the Department of Labor, released job and unemployment indicators for July, showing Ohio employers added 5,100 jobs. The number of Ohioans in the labor force fell by 15,000 in July, on trend with the last year, driving Ohio's unemployment rate down from more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12732) by macroeconomic policy specialist Marc Labonte. Here are excerpts: * * * Six Imbalances Facing the U.S. Economy The economy has been growing in line with its potential, and the unemployment rate has been relatively low since the recovery from the 2020 COVID pandemic. Nevertheless, the economy faces several imbalances that pose risks to economic expansion if their unwinding were disorderly. The presence of these imbalan more PR