WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Acting Secretary of Defense Robert Salesses Statement on DOD Actions Responding to President Trump's Executive Order on Securing our Border On Monday, to protect the security and safety of United States citizens, President Trump declared that a national emergency exists at the southern border of the United States. The President directed me to take all appropriate action to support the activities of the Secr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * Agents discover 16 illegal aliens in a stash house at Laredo Sector LAREDO, Texas - Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents discovered 16 illegal aliens at a stash house in Laredo. On Jan. 22, at approximately 5:00 p.m., Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents, Texas Department of Public Safety, and other law enforcement agents received information that a residence in   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following working paper (No. POP-WP109) entitled "Race Reporting Among the Hispanic Population: 2020." The paper was written by Jessica E. Pena, Alli Coritz and Merarys Rios-Vargas. Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction Over the past decade and a half, the Census Bureau has undertaken several major research projects on how to collect, code, and tabulate race and ethnicity data, illustrating the agency's commitment to improving the val  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48365) on Jan. 23, 2025, entitled "Law Enforcement Use of Less-than-Lethal Weapons: Considerations for Congress" by presidential management fellow Jillian Long. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Incidents of police-involved shootings resulting in the death of unarmed civilians, such as Andre Hill in 2020, Bijan Ghaisar in 2017, and Michael Brown in 2014, have raised concerns about law enforcem  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ERO Houston repatriates accused child rapist to Mexico who has illegally entered US 4 times HOUSTON -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations Houston, with assistance from ERO Mexico and the Security Alliance for Fugitive Enforcement Task Force, repatriated Nestor Flores Encarnacion, a 58-year-old undocumented ali  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Commend Federal District Judge James O. Browning, Announce Process to Fill Vacancy WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) commend the Honorable James O. Browning, who has announced his intention to retire from regular active service effective February 2026, after 22 years of distinguished service as a United States District Court Judge for t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * Laredo CBP officers apprehend local man wanted on felony indecency with a child warrant LAREDO, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Laredo Port of Entry yesterday apprehended a local man with an outstanding felony warrant for an alleged sex offense involving a child. "Our frontline officers continue to uphold our border security mission an  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Cornyn Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Drought Protections for Acequias In First Bill Introduction of this Congress, Lujan Centers New Mexico Priorities Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, and U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) reintroduced the bipartisan ACEQUIA Act, legisl  more