ATLANTA, Georgia, April 18 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * Civil Rights Orgs, Kuck Baxter Condemn International Students' Visa Revocations, Seek Temporary Restraining Order ATLANTA -- Georgia civil rights organizations--CAIR-Georgia, Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta, and American Civil Liberties Union-Georgia--today held a press conference with Kuck Baxter Immigration, a private immigration law firm, condemni more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * Afghan National Pleads Guilty to Obtaining Firearms in Connection with Plot to Conduct ISIS-Inspired Election Day Terrorist Attack Abdullah Haji Zada, 18, a native and citizen of Afghanistan and U.S. lawful permanent resident, pleaded guilty today to a criminal information charging him with knowingly receiving, attempting to receive, and conspiring to receive a firearm and ammunit more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- American Bridge 21st Century, an organization that says it focuses on holding Republicans accountable and helps deliver Democratic victories, issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * American Bridge 21st Century Launches Weekly Public Findings From Largest Working Class Research Effort in the Democratic Party New Substack - 'The Working Class Project' - Will Publish Weekly Research and Analysis; Co-Chair Mitch Landrieu Essay Today Lays Out Project's S more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Americans for Tax Fairness issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Trump Targets Mixed-Status & Undocumented Families on Tax Day, Not Wealthy Tax Cheats Trump Forces IRS to Share Immigration Data with DHS to Advance Mass Deportations Today, undocumented immigrants and mixed-status families face an increasingly difficult situation as tax day approaches. Last week, the Trump administration announced an unprecedented agreement between the Internal Reve more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Demands Answers from Trump Administration After International Student Visas Revoked Without Warning or Explanation [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) wrote Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Todd Lyons demanding an explanation for the Trump Adm more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-LA Announces Successful Resolution in Complaint Filed Against UCLA Medical School for Discrimination Targeting Muslim Palestinian-American Med Student The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today announced the successful resolution of a federal civil rights complaint filed last year against the University o more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on April 16, 2025: * * * Chairmen Green, Brecheen Probe Taxpayer-Funded NGO Suspected of Helping Illegal Aliens Evade Law Enforcement WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green, MD (R-TN) and Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Chairman Josh Brecheen (R-OK) sent a letter to the Chinese-American  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * Comer & Stefanik Launch Investigation into Harvard's Flagrant Disregard for Civil Rights Laws Despite Receiving Enormous Amounts of Federal Funds WASHINGTON--House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Representative Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), the Chairwoman of House Republican Le more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Nanette Barragan, D-California, issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Congresswoman Barragan Hosts a Full House Community Conversation South Gate, CA -- On Monday, Congresswoman Nanette Barragan (CA-44) held a second Community Conversation on the proposed Republican cuts to Medicaid, Social Security, and other essential government services; the tariff "tax" on everyday essential items; the illegal deportation of legally protected immigrants; a more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * DHS Marks One-Year Milestone of Know2Protect(r) Campaign, Strengthening Nationwide Efforts to Combat Online Child Exploitation WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) celebrated the one-year anniversary of its Know2Protect: Together We Can Stop Online Child Exploitation(tm) public awareness campaign. Since its inception, the Know2Protect campaign, housed withi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 15, 2025: * * * Durbin Continues To Call For The Immediate Return Of Kilmar Abrego Garcia SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today released the following statement calling forthe immediate return of Mr. Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a father who was living legally in Marylan more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Fact Sheet: How DHS is Combating Child Exploitation and Abuse Every day, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) leads the fight against online child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA). As part of the Department's critical mission to combat crimes of exploitation and protect victims, we investigate these abhorrent crimes, spread awareness, collaborate with interagency and internationa more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Finstad Introduces Legislation to Remove SBA Offices from Sanctuary Cities WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01) introduced the Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act, legislation that would remove and relocate U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) offices located in jurisdictions that have adopted sanctuary policies, to better ensure resources benefit American small businesses more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Goodlander Demands Answers on Mohsen Mahdawi's Arrest, a Permanent Vermont Resident and College Student Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander joined Rep. Becca Balint and 66 colleagues in writing to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of State Secretaries to demand answers on the abduction and arrest of Mohsen Mahdawi. On Monday, April 14th, masked, h more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Goodlander Demands Attorney General Bondi Reinstate DOJ Lawyer Fired for Telling the Truth About Kilmar Abrego Garcia's Unlawful Deportation, Facilitate the Return of Garcia to America Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander joined 5 of her colleagues urging Attorney General Pam Bondi to reinstate Erez Reuveni, Acting Deputy Chief of the Office of Immigration Litigation, more PR

NEW YORK, April 18 -- 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 statement on April 17, 2025: * * * Hispanic Federation's Statement on the Island-Wide Blackout in Puerto Rico San Juan, PR - In reaction to the April 16 island-wide blackout in Puerto Rico, Frankie Miranda, President and CEO of Hispanic Federation, released the f more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE investigation leads to 30-year sentence for production, distribution of child exploitation material LOS ANGELES - A San Gabriel Valley man was sentenced April 14 to 360 months in federal prison for producing and distributing child sexual abuse material depicting himself sexually abusing a toddler. "This lengthy sentence enables the victim and th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Research and Technology released the following written testimony by Tim Fist, director of emerging technology policy at the Institute for Progress, from an April 8, 2025, hearing entitled "DeepSeek: A Deep Dive": * * * Subcommittee Chairman Obernolte, Committee Chairman Babin, Subcommittee Ranking Member Stevens, and other members of the subcommittee: Good morning, and thank you for the opportunity to testify today more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Colleagues Oppose Trump Administration's Proposed Rule to Take ACA Eligibility Away from Dreamers This week, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly and 120 colleagues sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. opposing the department's proposal to reverse the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace eligibility for Dreamers, a move that would significantly more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * Menendez Leads 48 House Democrats in Denouncing Trump Administration's Weaponization of HUD Programs to Target Immigrant, Mixed-Status Families WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Rob Menendez led 48 House Democrats in denouncing the Trump Administration's weaponization of programs at the Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") to target immigrant and mixed-stat more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 18 -- The North Carolina Republican Party issued the following news release: * * * Where do Josh Stein and Jeff Jackson stand on MS-13? Josh Stein campaigned on a mistaken belief that Sanctuary Cities aren't real. Jeff Jackson said in 2021 that Joe Biden's plans on immigration were "really good" and "the most robust proposal we've seen at least in the last decade." The question MUST be asked now: where do they stand on MS-13 and Illegal Immigration today? We more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Detention Watch Network, a coalition that says it builds power through advocacy and strategic communications to abolish immigration detention in the United States, issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * National day of action across the country to denounce ICE detention, raids and abductions as part of the "Communities Not Cages" Campaign Nationwide -- Today, 17 in-person demonstrations and two virtual actions occurred across the country as a part o more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- President Trump issued the following memorandum on April 17, 2025: * * * MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES SUBJECT: Extension of Hiring Freeze By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby extend through July 15, 2025, the freeze on the hiring of Federal civilian employees within the executive branch, as initially directed in the Presidential Memorandum of January 20,  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley Reintroduces Vital Legislation to Address Growing Childhood Trauma Crisis As White House Slashes Essential Federal Programs, Pressley Reintroduces the STRONG Support for Children Act to Invest in Children's Mental Health and Trauma Recovery Bill Text WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) reintroduced the STRONG Support for Children Act. This bill would support commu more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Research and Technology released the following testimony by Adam Thierer, a senior fellow at the R Street Institute, from an April 8, 2025, hearing entitled "DeepSeek: A Deep Dive": * * * Chairman Obernolte, Ranking Member Stevens, and members of the subcommittee: Thank you for the invitation to participate in this important hearing. My name is Adam Thierer, and I am a senior fellow at the R Street Institute, wher more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Ranking Member Connolly Urges Trump Administration to Lift Costly, Illegal Pause on Issuing SSA Documentation to Legal Immigrants Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Social Security Administration (SSA) Acting Commissioner Leland Dudek urging SSA to reverse its pause on significant portions of the Enumeration-Beyond-Entry  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Gerald "Gerry" Connolly, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Connolly Urges Trump Administration to Lift Costly, Illegal Pause on Issuing SSA Documentation to Legal Immigrants Washington, D.C. (April 17, 2025)--Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Social Security Administration (SSA) Acting more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez Draws Hundreds to Las Cruces and Silver City Town Halls, Reaffirms Commitment to Listening to New Mexicans SILVER CITY, NM - On Tuesday, April 15 and Wednesday, April 16, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) hosted in-person Town Halls in Las Cruces and Silver City, welcoming hundreds of attendees who raised many of the key issues facing New Mexico during the conversation more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Summer Lee, Colleagues Raise Concerns about Corruption Risks from Trump's Chaotic Tariff Scheme Over 45 lawmakers sound alarms about possible illicit payments, influence-peddling, insider trading WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 17, 2025 -- Today, Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12) joined her Democratic colleagues in writing to Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lu more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * Reps. Van Duyne and Cloud Introduce Legislation to Mandate Citizen Verification in Order to Receive Taxpayer Backed Small Business Administration (SBA) Loans Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Beth Van Duyne (R-TX-24) and Representative Michael Cloud (R-TX-27) introduced the American Entrepreneurs First Act to ensure only qualified individuals are eligible to access Smal more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news release: * * * Latest Ripon Forum Examines Security, Stability, and a Smarter Immigration Debate Leslie Sanchez explains why voters want a tough -- but compassionate -- approach; plus, a conversation with Pete Stauber about securing our Northern Border. WASHINGTON, DC -- With border crossings at their lowest level in decades and stories coming in from around the country of immigrants being justly -- and unjustly -- detained, more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Ossoff, Murkowski Push Back Against Trump Order Targeting Immigrant Children Washington, D.C. -- After the Trump Administration stripped children in immigration courts of lawyers, U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is leading a bipartisan demand that the Administration reverse course and ensure children have representation. Today, Sens. Ossoff and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) warned U.S. Department of Health an more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of an interview on April 17, 2025, by Secretary Marco Rubio with Ben Shapiro on the Ben Shapiro Show: * * * QUESTION: Joining us on the line, Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Secretary Rubio, thanks so much for joining the show. Really appreciate it. SECRETARY RUBIO: Thank you. Thanks for having me on. QUESTION: So let's talk about this major move that you just made at the State Department getting rid of a big more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement on April 17, 2025, by spokesperson Tammy Bruce: * * * Sanctioning International Bank of Yemen for Supporting the Houthis Today, the United States is sanctioning the International Bank of Yemen Y.S.C (IBY) for its financial support to the Houthis, as well as key leaders or officials of IBY: Kamal Hussain Al Jebry, Ahmed Thabit Noman Al-Absi, and Abdulkader Ali Bazara. This action is part of a broader U.S. governme more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Stefanik Leads Legislation to Support Plattsburgh International Airport Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Elise Stefanik reintroduced the bipartisan Border Airport Fairness Act to designate Plattsburgh International Airport as a Port of Entry (POE), saving the airport around $800,000 per year. "The Border Airport Fairness Act will save Plattsburgh International Airport hundreds of thousands of do more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * Stefanik, Comer Launch Investigation into Harvard's Disregard for Civil Rights Laws Despite Receiving Enormous Amounts of Federal Funds Washington, D.C. - Today, House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik and House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-KY) announced an investigation into Harvard University's lack of compliance with civil more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * Treasury Targets International Bank of Yemen for Support to the Houthis WASHINGTON -- Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is sanctioning Yemen-based International Bank of Yemen Y.S.C. (IBY) for its financial support to Ansarallah, commonly known as the Houthis, which is part of the Iran threat network. As part of this designation, O more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, April 17 -- The University of Toronto issued the following news: * * * U of T budget prioritizes student success, research excellence and financial stability Despite challenges for Ontario's post-secondary sector, the 2025-26 budget makes strategic investments in everything from student financial aid to new tools to deliver services more efficiently By Rahul Kalvapalle The University of Toronto is redoubling supports for students through financial assistance and housing, more PR

NEW YORK, April 17 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Government Illegally Detains Father of Two in Notorious Salvadoran Prison Columbus, GA - The American Immigration Council, National Immigration Project, and the Center for Constitutional Rights today filed an amended habeas corpus petition on behalf of Mr. Edicson David Quintero Chacon. He is one of more than two hundred people the U.S. government has been paying to imprison, incommunicado more PR

COLUMBUS, Georgia, April 18 -- The National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Government Illegally Detains Father of Two in Notorious Salvadoran Prison The American Immigration Council, National Immigration Project, and the Center for Constitutional Rights today filed an amended habeas corpus petition on behalf of Mr. Edicson David Quintero Chacon. He is one of more than two hundred people the U.S. government has been paying to imp more PR

NEW YORK, April 17 -- The Vera Institute of Justice, an organization that says its mission is to end overcriminalization and mass incarceration of people of color, immigrants and people experiencing poverty, issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Trump Administration Orders Immigration Judges to Deny Asylum Hearings, Escalating Attacks on Due Process WASHINGTON, DC - In a memo issued last week to staff at the Executive Office for Immigration Review, the Trump administratio more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Sen. Schiff on Why He's Blocking Ed Martin's Nomination for U.S. Attorney "When you're a U.S. Attorney, you are not the lawyer for the president. You are the lawyer for the people of the United States." Washington, D.C. -- In a new video, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) explains why he is blocking Ed Martin's nomination for U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. On April 1, Schif more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 17, 2025: * * * President Donald J. Trump Extends the Hiring Freeze EXTENDING THE HIRING FREEZE: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum extending the hiring freeze for an additional three months. * The freeze, originally implemented on January 20, 2025, prohibits filling vacant federal civilian positions or creating new ones, with minor exceptions. - Exemptions from the freeze for n more PR