NEW YORK, March 13 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * Federal Court Grants Temporary Emergency Stay of TPS Termination for Somalia * Media Inquiries: ramla@panasd.org, maria@panasd.org, press@africans.us, golnaz@muslimadvocates.org, media@haitianbridge.org, media@naacpldf.org The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts has temporarily paused the termination of Somalia's designation for Temporary Protected Sta  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released the following written testimony by Mariah Tollgaard, senior pastor at Hamline Church United Methodist, Saint Paul, from a March 4, 2026, hearing entitled "Oversight of Fraud and Misuse of Federal Funds in Minnesota: Part II": * * * Chairman, Ranking Member, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to speak today. I am the Reverend Mariah Tollgaard, and I serve as Senior Pastor at Hamline Ch  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio posted the following news release on March 13, 2026: * * * Illegal Alien and Convicted Felon Sentenced to More than 15 Years in Prison for Trafficking Cocaine Across US-Mexico Border A Mexican national has been sentenced to federal prison for illegally entering the United States and then trafficking kilogram-quantities of cocaine in Northeast Ohio. Jaime Ortega-Urquidi, 63, was sentenced to 188 mon  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Introduces Legislative Package to Hold ICE and CBP Accountable, Increase Transparency, and Make Communities Safer * Legislative Efforts Follow Major DHS Scandals, Killings of American Citizens Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced the Homeland Security Improvement Act, DHS Hiring Review Act, and the Location Updates for Custody and Transparency Enforcement Act  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * MENG VISITS METROPOLITAN DETENTION CENTER IN BROOKLYN * QUEENS, NY - U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that she visited the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn where she toured the facility and met with two New Yorkers currently detained there by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) including New York City Council employee Rafael Rubio. The Congresswoman visited MDC   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released the following written testimony by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison from a March 4, 2026, hearing entitled "Oversight of Fraud and Misuse of Federal Funds in Minnesota: Part II": * * * My name is Keith Ellison, and I have the honor of serving as the Attorney General of Minnesota. I have been invited to testify before this Committee about the work we are doing to hold accountable those who steal from th  more

NEW YORK, March 10 -- The New York State Nurses Association issued the following news release: * * * NYSNA Nurses, Union Healthcare Workers, Advocates, and Elected Officials Come Together to Raise Up Budget Priorities in the Face of National Threats to Healthcare Hundreds of NYSNA members head to the state capitol to demand that Albany pass a budget that invests in safe patient care with safe staffing enforcement, fair hospital funding, support for the nursing workforce, and quality healthcar  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations and Accountability released the following testimony by Oklahoma Commissioner of Public Safety Tim Tipton from a March 4, 2026, hearing entitled "Highway Safety Under Threat: Examining Non-Domiciled CDL Issuance to Illegal Aliens." CDL is commercial driver's license. * * * Thank you Chairman Brecheen, Ranking Member Thanedar, and esteemed members of the subcommittee. I appreciate the opportunity to sha  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations and Accountability released the following written testimony by Wendy Liu, attorney with Public Citizen Litigation Group, from a March 4, 2026, hearing entitled "Highway Safety Under Threat: Examining Non-Domiciled CDL Issuance to Illegal Aliens." CDL is commercial driver's license. * * * Dear Chairman Brecheen, Ranking Member Thanedar, Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to tes  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations and Accountability released the following testimony by St. Lucie County (Florida) Sheriff Richard Del Toro from a March 4, 2026, hearing entitled "Highway Safety Under Threat: Examining Non-Domiciled CDL Issuance to Illegal Aliens." CDL is commercial driver's license. * * * Chairman Brecheen, Ranking Member Thanedar, and members of the subcommittee, I want to thank you for convening this important hea  more