WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * "Hollow Promise" - King Responds to News that ICE Has Acquired Sufficient Body-Worn Cameras * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) today shared the following statement responding to news that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement now says it has acquired enough body-worn cameras to have all officers equipped with: "This update from ICE is a hollow promise since ICE announced weeks ago that they have no intention of making body-wor more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers issued the following news release: * * * AFT Survey Shows Teachers Are Stressed, Working Second Jobs and Still Paying Hundreds for Classroom Supplies * WASHINGTON-The AFT today released a new national survey that reveals a teaching profession in crisis, with educators stressed out, working second jobs, battling rising costs and forking out hundreds of dollars from their own pockets for classroom supplies and food for students, as they head back to school fo more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 3 -- Alianza Americas, a transnational advocacy network of Latin American migrant-led organizations, issued the following statement on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * Pierre Damas Bel's death is a painful cry of the pain inflicted by the politics of cruelty. It Needs to Stop Now! Pierre's death is a painful reminder of the human consequences of immigration policies rooted in punishment, surveillance, and cruelty. - Yesterday, a young Haitian man took his life on the highway. Pierre Damas Bel was a freshman at Wright State Uni more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Sept. 3 (TNSjou) -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release: * * * In Canada, immigration status is associated with length of ICU stay after stroke Highlights: * Among people who have a stroke in Canada, immigrants were admitted to the ICU at similar rates as long-term residents or people born in Canada. * Immigrants were more likely to have longer stays in the ICU than long-term residents. * Immigrants were younger, had milder strokes and were less likely to receive treatments to resto more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The Center for Law and Social Policy issued the following news release: * * * Stop the Harmful Surveillance of Black Communities - Let Our Kids Live The following statement can be attributed to Wendy Cervantes, director of the Immigration and Immigrant Families team at the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP). Children's advocates mourn the death of Pierre Damas Bel, a Black 20-year-old first-year college student from Haiti with dreams of becoming a doctor. His preventable death followed weeks of anguish after he  more PR

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, Sept. 3 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Sept. 1, 2026, by public safety policy fellow David Zimmer: * * * Flock cameras - can we ditch the hysteria? The recent outcry over Flock cameras is lacking in fact and echoes the same narrative driven hysteria that led people to vandalize Tesla cars just a year ago - only today that hysteria is leading people to vandalize and remove Flock cameras install more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Chairman Cassidy Releases Bombshell Report Showing Teachers' Unions Harming Children, Prioritizing Radical Ideology over Student Success U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a report detailing how the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (A more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Andre Carson, D-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Carson Launches Official Congressional Inquiry into Increased ICE Indianapolis Activity * INDIANAPOLIS-Today, amid reports of a surge in ICE arrests across Indianapolis, Congressman Andre Carson (IN-07) submitted an official Congressional inquiry to the Department of Homeland Security. Congressman Carson's inquiry demands answers on the scope and probable cause for ICE's apparent increased enforcement, including the number of people de more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Veasey Responds to ICE's Lie of Prairieland Detention Facility Oversight Visit * Today, the office of Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) conducted a congressional oversight visit to the Prairieland Detention Facility in Alvarado, Texas. Prior to the visit, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deceitfully misrepresented the purpose of the congressional visit around one particular individual in ICE custody through a post on X (formerl more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Convicted Felon From Fall River Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Firearm and Drug Offenses * BOSTON - A Fall River was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and distributing cocaine. Carlos Perez, 40, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani to five years in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release. In April 20 more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Union Members, Local Advocates Highlight the Importance of TPS as Expiration Date Looms * Las Vegas, Nev. - Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) highlighted the need to extend the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for El Salvador. Culinary Union Secretary-Treasurer Ted Pappageorge, Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 13 Business Agent Robert Fuentes, and National TPS Alliance Nevada Chapter Co- more PR

STRASBOURG, France, Sept. 3 -- The Council of Europe issued the following news: * * * Progress in Romania in preventing police and prison ill-treatment, despite overcrowding Council of Europe body raises concerns about poor conditions of detention in police stations - The Romanian authorities have made significant progress in tackling the ill-treatment of individuals detained by the police and in prisons. However, detention conditions remain very poor in police stations and prison overcrowding continues to be a serious problem, despite the more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * BREAKING: DOJ RULING OUTLINES NEW PATH TO STRIP FEDERAL FUNDING FROM STATES THAT DON'T AID TRUMP'S MASS DEPORTATION PUSH * Washington, DC - U.S. Representative Lou Correa (CA-46) condemned a new Department of Justice (DOJ) legal opinion issued today that outlines a path for the federal government to strip funding from states that don't help carry out the Trump administration's mass deportation agenda. "This is a blatant attempt to turn every  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Troy Downing, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * DOWNING INTRODUCES NO HUD FUNDING FOR SANCTUARY CITIES ACT * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Troy Downing (MT-02) introduced HR 10222, the No HUD Funding for Sanctuary Cities Act, legislation that would make sanctuary jurisdictions ineligible for grant funding administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Under current law, jurisdictions that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement can still rec more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 3 -- Educators for Excellence, a teacher-led organization that ensures teachers have a leading voice in the policies that impact their students and profession, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * Survey Finds Teachers Demand Protection of Students' Rights; Immigration Fears Continue to Disrupt Classrooms New survey of 2,000 public school teachers finds 9 in 10 say the federal government has an obligation to help serve students with the greatest needs, and nearly half report disruptions in student learnin more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 3 -- Emory University Laney School of Graduate Studies issued the following news: * * * Dean Kimberly Jacob Arriola reappointed to lead Laney Graduate School Jazmyn Burton At a time of significant change and uncertainty for graduate education nationally, Kimberly Jacob Arriola has provided steady, student-centered leadership for Emory's James T. Laney School of Graduate Studies. Following her recent reappointment as dean of the Laney Graduate School and vice provost for graduate affairs, Arriola is looking ahead to more PR

MELBOURNE, Australia, Sept. 2 [Category: International] -- The Institute of Public Affairs issued the following news release: * * * GDP per capita flatlines; economy on life-support * "Any improvement in living standards remains moribund, with per capita economic growth barely crawling above zero per cent in the past quarter and still lower than when the current federal government first came into office," said Dr Kevin You, Senior Fellow at the Institute of Public Affairs. Today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics updated its Australian N more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Sept. 2 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Ivey Backs Trump Administration Trucking Crackdown as Alabama Leads the Way * MONTGOMERY - Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday applauded the Trump Administration for launching a sweeping federal initiative to combat fraud and illegal activity in the commercial trucking industry, while highlighting Alabama's leadership on the issue. Cracking down on these bad actors has been a priority of Governor Ivey's. Through aggressive state enforcemen more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 [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 DEMANDS ACCOUNTABILITY AS THE DEATH OF 20 YEAR OLD COLLEGE STUDENT, PIERRE DAMAS BEL, HIGHLIGHTS THE HUMAN COST OF ENDING TPS AND ESCALATING IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT * SEPTEMBER 1, 2026 Contact: info@haitianbridge.org, media@haitianbrid more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 3 -- The Hispanic Federation, an organization that supports and strengthens Latino institutions through education, health, immigration, civic engagement, economic empowerment and the environment, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2026: * * * Hispanic Federation Connects More than 250 entrepreneurs, Elected Officials, and Community Leaders at CRECER Connecticut Latino Business Expo The event highlighted small business visionaries and was a part of a larger initiative that provided skills-building workshops to more  more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 3 -- The Hispanic Federation, an organization that supports and strengthens Latino institutions through education, health, immigration, civic engagement, economic empowerment and the environment, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * People's Hearing in Charlotte Documents the True Consequences of Federal Immigration Enforcement in North Carolina Over 25 directly impacted individuals, business owners, community leaders, and legal experts testified on the harm that federal immigration operations caused and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement Blasting Republicans For Trying to Strip American Children of Their Constitutional Right to Citizenship Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at a Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government hearing on Republicans' continued efforts to undermine the 14th Amendment's gu more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary by Reagan Williams, researcher in the Crisis, Conflict and Arms Division: * * * Minnesota Truth Council Convenes for First Public Meeting Local Authorities Take Steps Toward Accountability for Immigration Agents Reagan Williams - The first public meeting of the Minnesota Truth Council, a transitional justice mechanism established to create a historical record of the federal government's abusive immigration enforcement operations in the state  more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news: * * * Tunisia: Civil Society Under Siege * The Tunisian government has systematically cracked down on civil society groups and their members since 2024, all but shutting down the vibrant civic space that emerged after the 2011 revolution. * Civil society plays a key role in holding power to account, delivering essential services, and advocating for human rights. The authorities are abusing every tool at their disposal to close the space for civil so more PR

BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 2 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Idaho continues to strengthen partnership with ICE to enforce nation's immigration laws * BOISE, Idaho -Governor Brad Little and Idaho Department of Correction (IDOC) Director Bree Derrick announced today Idaho has entered into a 287(g) Warrant Service Officer agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), further expanding Idaho's commitment to partnering with the federal government to enforce our nation's immigration laws. The agr more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Illegal Alien Charged With Unlawful Reentry * BOSTON - A Dominican national unlawfully residing in Lawrence, Mass. has been charged with illegally reentering the United States after deportation. The defendant was previously deported after completing a state prison sentence for fentanyl distribution. Diego De Los Santos Vizcaino, 35, was charged with one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Judiciary Democrats Expose Trump Administration's Dangerous Immigration Dragnet And Republican Threats To Defund Local Law Enforcement DHS Has Used Its $240 Billion For Immigration Enforcement To Arrest Children, Crime Victims And U.S. Citizens, Instead Of The "Worst of the Worst" Now Republicans Are Trying To Force Local Cops To Do ICE's Job And Threatening To Defund Those Who Refuse - Rep. Jami more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Justice Department Clarifies Duty of States to Report Known Illegal Aliens Under Welfare-Reform Law The Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel has issued a legal opinion clarifying that when a state chooses to participate in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs, all agencies within that state -- not only those that administer TANF or SSI benefits -- must report individuals k more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers issued the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Challenges Federal Government's Bid to Gain Personal Data from CDL Holders * WASHINGTON-Today, the AFT moved to join an ongoing lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Transportation, seeking to stop the agency from seizing the personal records of 17 million commercial driver's license (CDL) holders from the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, the nonprofit that maintains the national databas more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 2 -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2026: * * * NCDHHS Launches the Know What's Next Toolkit on Medicaid Changes Starting Oct. 1, 2026 The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services released a toolkit today to share information about new rules for NC Medicaid. The Know What's Next toolkit includes flyers, social media posts, a rack card and a wallet card in English and Spanish. Community organizations can request printed mate more PR

BELLEVUE, Washington, Sept. 1 [Category: Sociological] -- MomsRising, an online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families, posted the following news release: * * * Oral Testimony of Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, Executive Director: If We Want Parents to Work, We Have to Make it Possible for Parents to Work * Delivered to the Work & Welfare Subcommittee of the House Ways & Means Committee, Hearing on Welfare Reform at 30: Restoring the Promise of Work and Personal Responsibility in Federal Welfare Programs more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- The Peterson Institute for International Economics issued the following commentary by senior research staffer Jed Kolko: * * * Political meddling at the Census Bureau damages the entire US statistical system PIIE gratefully acknowledges financial support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for the research presented in this article, and several more to come on the economic statistical system. The research was conducted independently; funders are never given the right to review a publication before its release. - This more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Ramirez, Frost Introduce No Homeless Detention Centers Act to Ban Forced Labor and Cruel Homeless Encampments * Washington, D.C. -Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) joined Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (FL-10), Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Congressman Troy Carter (LA-02), and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), to announce the introduction of No Homeless Detention Centers Act, legislation to stop federal housing dol more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Jayapal's Opening Statement at Hearing on Trump's Immigration Dragnet and Republican Threats to Defund Local Police Today, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, delivered opening remarks at a hearing on Republicans' efforts to force state and local police to carry out the Trump Administration' more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Hearing on Trump's Immigration Dragnet and Republican Threats to Defund Local Police Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at a Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement hearing on Republicans' efforts to force state and local police to carry out the Trum more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following letter with 47 co-signers to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 31, 2026 The Honorable Markwayne Mullin Secretary U.S. Department of Homeland Security 2800 Nebraska Ave, NW Washington, DC 20528 Secretary Mullin: We write with profound alarm and outrage regarding the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) $16.7 million contract to outfit Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel with more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Scanlon's Opening Statement Blasting Republicans for Trying to Strip American Children of Their Constitutional Right to Citizenship Today, Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, delivered opening remarks at a hearing on Republicans' continued efforts to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news: * * * Secretary of State Marco Rubio with Sergio Novelli on Al Dia Con Sergio Novelli Interview Marco Rubio, Secretary of State Via Teleconference September 1, 2026 (Via translation.) QUESTION: We have with us the Secretary of State Marco Rubio who we're going to talk about current events. One of the biggest stories making headlines right now is the oil agreement announced by the President of the United States, Donald Trump. Secretary, I wanted to ask you, did y more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 1 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * SHOCKING REPORT: Republicans Are Worried About Jon Husted's Failing Senate Campaign * NBC News: Republican concerns mount as Sen. Jon Husted navigates a tricky race in Ohio COLUMBUS, OHIO -Shocking new reporting from NBC News shows that Republicans are deeply concerned about Jon Husted's failing Senate campaign. Republicans say Husted's campaign is "getting thrashed" and that Husted's "negatives are spiking" as Ohioans learn more about how his corruption  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Smith condemns tragic death of Jackson infant caused by unlicensed illegal immigrant driver Jackson, NJ -- Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ-04) issued the below statement following reports that two illegal immigrants were arrested after their car caused the death of a 9-month-old baby and hospitalized a woman and a 5-year-old child in Jackson: "Despite being deported from the United States five times and being previously charged with operating a motor vehi more PR

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Sept. 2 -- Stockholm University issued the following news: * * * Political scientist: Sweden's right-wing wind on its way to slowing down The right wind that has blown in Sweden is slowing down, and opinion has gradually moved further to the left, says political scientist Jakob Ahlbom. Issues that have long been removed from the political agenda are once again at the top. At the same time, there is a pattern where men and women vote very differently. Jakob Ahlbom, PhD student in political science at Stockholm University,  more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 3 -- The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance issued the following news: * * * TDCI'S Securities Division Joins TN Tech to Bring Award-Winning Financial Documentary This Is Not Financial Advice to Middle Tennessee Film Dives Into Risky World of Social Media and Financial Influencers - The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) Division of Securities is partnering with Optimist, the award-winning LA-based studio behind documentaries featured on Netflix, HBO, and PBS, along with FINRA (Fi more PR