INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 10 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana issued the following news release: * * * Two Deaths at Miami Correctional Facility in Less Than Two Months Demand Urgent Answers The ACLU of Indiana raises alarms about medical care, oversight and treatment of people held in ICE custody at the Indiana facility * BUNKER HILL, Ind. -- The ACLU of Indiana is calling for urgent transparency and accountability after two people died in federal immigration custody at   more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 10 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada issued the following news release: * * * ACLU of Nevada files notice of appeal to continue challenge of LVMPD 287(g) agreement with ICE The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada filed a notice of appeal in its lawsuit challenging the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's 287(g) agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, continuing its fight to hold local law enforcement accountable for exceeding  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following news release on April 9, 2026: * * * AFPI Files Federal Complaints Against Sandia, Stanford and University of Maryland Over DEI Violations The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) filed formal complaints this week calling for federal investigation of Sandia National Laboratories, Stanford University and the University of Maryland, alleging the institutions have failed to bring their programs into compliance with   more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on April 9, 2026, by Michael Watson, research director and managing editor for InfluenceWatch: * * * What is a labor union, and why does that question matter? Organized labor is, for long-standing and irreversible institutional reasons, left-progressive, even if the American working man (or woman) is not. * What is a labor union? The question is deceptively simple. A labor union is a representative organiza  more

NEW YORK, April 10 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following news release on April 9, 2026: * * * Trump Administration's Board of Immigration Appeals Denies Mahmoud Khalil's Bid to Throw Out Deportation Case The removal order cannot take effect while his habeas appeals continue * After Mahmoud Khalil appealed an immigration judge's decision finding him removable, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) today issued a "final" administrative removal order in his case in re  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Luz Rivas, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Luz Rivas Joins Colleagues at Los Angeles Democratic Hearing to Defend Democracy * LOS ANGELES - Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29) joined Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (CA-12), House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (CA-33), Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Joseph D. Morelle (NY-25), and House Democratic Caucus colleagues in a shadow field hearing in Los Angeles on the  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 [Category: International] -- The Federation for American Immigration Reform issued the following news release: * * * Dangerous Criminal Aliens Must Still Be Deported * FAIR shows third-country removals comply with binding regulations WASHINGTON-The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) has filed a brief in the First Circuit Court of Appeals urging the court to reverse a lower court's permanent injunction stopping the removal of a group of dangerous alien cri  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 10 -- The Colorado Secretary of State issued the following news release on April 9, 2026: * * * DHS Fails to Respond to Letter from Nine Secretaries of State; Statement from Secretary of State Jena Griswold Denver, April 9, 2026 - Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin did not respond to a letter from nine Secretaries of State seeking confirmation that immigration enforcement agents would not be at polling locations during the 2026 election cycle.   more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action and Federal Rights released the following written testimony by former New York FBI special agent Christopher J. O'Leary from a March 24, 2026, hearing entitled "Arctic Frost: A Modern Watergate": * * * Chairman, Ranking Member, and distinguished members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to submit this written testimony. I provide these remarks in my personal capacity as a non-pa  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 10 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following commentary on April 9, 2026, by partners Benjamin M. Ebbink and Usama Kahf: * * * Could New Privacy Law Coalition Help Curb California Wiretapping Litigation? What Businesses Need to Know About CIPA Reform A broad coalition of California businesses, nonprofits, healthcare providers, and community organizations formally launched a campaign this week to push for reform of the state law being weaponized against busin  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 9 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Global unions warn UN migration draft puts migrant workers at risk * Global Union Federations (GUFs), including the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), have issued a joint statement calling on governments to strengthen protections for migrant workers ahead of the 2026 International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) Progress Declaration, which takes place  more

SALEM, Oregon, April 9 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kotek Signs Bills Bolstering Protections for Immigrant and Refugee Communities * Portland, OR - During a ceremonial bill signing event in East Portland today, Governor Tina Kotek signed eight bills to enact new safeguards for immigrant communities, protect civil liberties, and uphold Oregon values of transparency, accountability, and justice. The legislation comes as the federal administr  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- American Oversight posted the following news: * * * Groups Sue Trump Admin for Records on Medicaid Data Sharing with Immigration Enforcement * Thursday, the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) and American Oversight filed suit against the Trump administration for failing to release records related to a sweeping federal policy enabling the sharing of Medicaid enrollee data with immigration enforcement agencies. The lawsuit   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Statement on President Trump's 2027 Budget * Heinrich, Lujan: "Trump's budget is a slap in the face to working families in New Mexico" WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance and Senate Budget Committee, released the following stateme  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families Office of Refugee Resettlement issued the following information collection: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services seeks an extension to the existing data collection for the Annual Survey of Refugees (ASR) (Office of Management and Budget #: 0970-0033; Expiration Date: October 30, 2026) through 2027. The A  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 9 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release on April 8, 2026: * * * House passes Sato bill to help uphold due process in Maine Today, the Maine House of Representatives advanced legislation sponsored by Rep. Ellie Sato, D-Gorham, that will help uphold due process in Maine by taking steps to protect residents from unchecked immigration enforcement. The vote was 77-70. As amended, LD 2106 would provide clarity for employees at public schools, state h  more

NEW YORK, April 9 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following commentary by Aryeh Neier fellow Angelica Cesar: * * * Another Disturbing Surprise From ICE Warehousing Immigration Detainees in Unfit Conditions Poses Serious Risks * Emboldened by President Donald Trump's abusive mass deportation agenda and Congress recently approving a supersized budget for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has begun purchasing ware  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * ICE Requests Missouri Not Release Monstrous Illegal Alien Who Murdered 15-Year-Old Boy * Miles Young's final words before being shot were "I just don't want to die" WASHINGTON - Today, the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has issued an arrest detainer for an illegal alien who reportedly targeted and lured a  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 [Category: International] -- The Federation for American Immigration Reform issued the following news release: * * * Illinois Tries to Hobble ICE with its State Laws * FAIR shows claims should be dismissed under the Supremacy Clause WASHINGTON-That State if Illinois has sued the Trump Administration in federal court, seeking to strike down a number of immigration law enforcement policies as inconsistent with state law. For example, a policy of covering license plates o  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on April 9, 2026, by Paul Goble, specialist on ethnic and religious questions in Eurasia, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * New Crisis in the Making as Central Asia Lacks Enough Water for Spring Planting Executive Summary: * Central Asian countries lack sufficient water for spring planting of food crops this year, setting the stage for population flight and even military conflict among themselves and with thei  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES REMARKS AT NAN NATIONAL CONVENTION * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke at the National Action Network's National Convention, emphasizing that as the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress have continued to unleash extremism on the American people and caused the cost of living to skyrocket, Democrats remain committed to defend  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES REMARKS AT NAN NATIONAL CONVENTION * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke at the National Action Network's National Convention, emphasizing that as the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress have continued to unleash extremism on the American people and caused the cost of living to skyrocket, Democrats remain committed to defending our democracy, protect  more

NEW YORK, April 8 [Category: Law/Legal] -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release: * * * Legal Aid, NYCLU, Make the Road NY, and Covington & Burling LLP File Class Action Lawsuit Against DHS for Unlawful Stops, Warrantless Immigration Arrests, Racial Profiling of New Yorkers Lawsuit Alleges DHS Agencies Including ICE and CBP Unlawfully Target Latino New Yorkers and People of Color for Stops, Detentions * The Legal Aid Society, the New York Civil Liberties Union (N  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The American Immigration Council issued the following news release: * * * New Report: Immigrants Power Ohio's Workforce and Pay Billions in Taxes * Immigrants in Ohio earned $27.3 billion in income and paid $7.3 billion in local, state, and federal taxes in 2023 Ohio, April 9, 2026 - New research from the American Immigration Council underscores the crucial role that immigrants play in Ohio's economy, filling jobs in criti  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 [Category: Health Care] -- The National Health Law Program issued the following news: * * * NHeLP and AO Sue Trump Admin for Records on Medicaid Data Sharing with Immigration Enforcement * American Oversight and the National Health Law Program Seek Transparency Into Use of Health Data for Immigration Enforcement and Its Impact on Patients Today, the National Health Law Program (NHeLP) and American Oversight filed suit against the Trump administration for failing to relea  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 10 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on April 9, 2026: * * * Organized Crime Task Force raids grow operations, processing facilities in Tulsa, Claremore Attorney General Gentner Drummond's Organized Crime Task Force raided two illegal marijuana grow operations and two processing facilities Wednesday. Agents raided KMA 2021 in Tulsa, Wanna-Dab Labs in Tulsa and Danky McNuggy Medical Group in Claremore and Tulsa. Seve  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 10 -- Catholic Legal Immigration Network issued the following news release: * * * Over 100 organizations, alongside Alianza Americas and CLINIC, urge DHS to correct misinformation affecting Salvadoran TPS holders Chicago, IL - More than 100 transnational, national, state, and local organizations are urging the newly appointed Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Joseph B. Edlow to  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 9 [Category: BizMedia] -- PBS posted the following news release: * * * PBS HONORED WITH EIGHT NOMINATIONS FOR THE 86TH ANNUAL PEABODY AWARDS * Arlington, VA; April 9, 2026 - PBS has been honored with eight nominations from The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors for the 86th Annual Peabody Awards across the Documentary, News, Public Service, and Radio/Podcast categories. These nominations include FRONTLINE, NOVA, AMERICAN MASTERS, INDEPENDENT LENS, and PBS NEWSHOUR, r  more

NEW YORK, April 9 [Category: Media] -- ProPublica, an independent nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism, issued the following news release: * * * ProPublica and The Texas Tribune Launch Second Year of Texas Investigative Initiative * ProPublica and The Texas Tribune have selected five new partner organizations in Texas to participate in the second year of a local investigative initiative that supports accountability journalism in newsrooms across the state. Over the nex  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Burlison, Sheriff Arnott, State Leaders to Hold Press Conference on Tragic Murder of Miles Young * Springfield, Mo. -Congressman Eric Burlison will join Greene County Sheriff Jim Arnott, State Representative Melanie Stinnett, State Senator Curtis Trent, and local leaders for a press conference Friday, April 10, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. CT on the steps of the Historic Greene County Courthouse in Spr  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Garamendi Joins Colleagues in Demanding Investigation into Trump Admin's "Unlawful and Costly System" of Third-Country Deportations * WASHINGTON, DC \- Today, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08), a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, joined U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), along with Representatives Delia Ramirez (Ill-03), and Troy Carter (  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 9 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * Student homelessness climbs sharply across Los Angeles County, UCLA study shows * Between school years 2022-23 and 2023-24, student homelessness rose 30% among K-12 students in Los Angeles County, according to a new analysis by the UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools. An estimated 61,249 students experienced homelessness in the county during the 2023-24 school year. The rate   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Ten Indian Nationals Indicted for Visa Fraud Conspiracy * BOSTON - Ten Indian nationals have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston in connection with a conspiracy to carry out staged armed robberies of convenience stores for the purpose of allowing store clerks to falsely claim they were crime victims on immigration applications. The defendant  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * THIS IS OUR WHY: Trump Administration Welcomes Angel Families to D.C. to Mark the One-Year Re-Opening of VOICE Office * The VOICE office was shuttered by the Biden administration, leaving many victims of alien crime without access to many key support services and resources WASHINGTON - Today, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) welcomed Angel Families to Washington, D.C. to mark t  more

NEW YORK, April 9 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration's Board of Immigration Appeals Denies Mahmoud Khalil's Bid to Throw Out Deportation Case * NEW YORK -After Mahmoud Khalil appealed an immigration judge's decision finding him removable, the Board of Immigration Appea  more

NEW YORK, April 9 [Category: Law/Legal] -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration's Board of Immigration Appeals Denies Mahmoud Khalil's Bid to Throw Out Deportation Case * NEW YORK - After Mahmoud Khalil appealed an immigration judge's decision finding him removable, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) today issued a "final" administrative removal order in his case in retaliation for his speech in support of Palestinian rights. The or  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The White House issued the following news on April 9, 2026: * * * Era of Amnesty Is Over: President Trump Restores Rule of Law to Immigration Courts Since President Donald J. Trump returned to office, the United States has launched the most aggressive and successful immigration enforcement overhaul in modern history -- and that extends to immigration courts. After four years of Biden-era chaos turned immigration courts into de facto amnesty factories for unvetted illeg  more

SPARTANBURG, South Carolina, April 10 -- Wofford College issued the following news: * * * Hipp Lecture Series Wofford to host 30th Prime Minister of Australia on April 17 Wofford College will host a lecture by the Hon. Scott Morrison AC, the 30th prime minister of Australia, on April 17 at 6 p.m. Morrison will discuss cooperation among the AUKUS nations (Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States) and its effects in the Indo-Pacific region. Morrison's visit is part of the Hipp Lect  more