WASHINGTON, April 10 [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: * * * Advocates Win Termination Postponement in Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Ethiopia Lawsuit * Date: April 9, 2026 Contact: Assefash Makonnen, press@africans.us; 646-629-7131 Nargis Aslami, nargis@musli  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 10 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-NE Applauds Passage of International Physician Licensing Legislation * Lincoln, NE - Americans for Prosperity-Nebraska (AFP-NE) applauded the Legislature for passing LB1212, which would remove barriers in the state for internationally trained physicians to become licensed without completing a prerequisite U.S. residency. The bill creates a provisional license for th  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 10 [Category: Business] (TNSrpt) -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news: * * * As layoffs loom, 86% of LAUSD digital instruction contracts went to private equity-backed companies * A new report from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) reveals that hundreds of millions of dollars of Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) contract commitments for external services were directed to private equity or venture capital-backed comp  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas posted the following news release: * * * Border enforcement efforts result in another 354 people charged in SDTX * HOUSTON - In support of Operation Take Back America, the Southern District of Texas has filed another 353 cases in immigration and border-security related matters, announced Acting U.S. Attorney John G.E. Marck. Of those charged from April 3-9, 114 are alleged to have illegally enter  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following Monthly Budget Review for March 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * The federal budget deficit totaled $1.2 trillion in the first half of fiscal year 2026, the Congressional Budget Office estimates. That amount is $139 billion less than the deficit recorded during the same period last fiscal year. Revenues rose by $223 billion (or 10 percent), and outlays were $84 billion (or 2 percent) higher. Total Receipts:   more

WASHINGTON, April 10 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following report on April 8, 2026, entitled "Recent Publications and Work in Progress as of March 31, 2026." Here are excerpts: * * * To provide Congress with a comprehensive review of its work, the Congressional Budget Office publishes quarterly reports that highlight the agency's recent publications and summarize its work in progress./1 Over the past three months, CBO has produced a variety of budget and economic  more

WETHERSFIELD, Connecticut, April 7 -- The Connecticut Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * CT Dept. of Labor Releases January Jobs Numbers and 2025 Year-End Labor Report Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL) Commissioner Dante Bartolomeo and Director of Research Patrick J. Flaherty today released the January labor situation report and the 2025 annual benchmarked labor report. Overall, in 2025, Connecticut employers added 1,200 payroll jobs. In January 2026, employers  more

NEW YORK, April 10 -- The City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism issued the following news: * * * Launching Spanish News in the Heartland It's 2 p.m. in Wichita, Kansas, and Ana Valdez Saravia ('24) is just starting her workday. As a multimedia journalist and digital anchor for KWCH, a CBS affiliate, she shoots, interviews, and edits all of her stories by herself. But what makes her days unique is what happens after the 10 p.m. newscast wraps: she begins producing the stati  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release on April 10, 2026: * * * Court Allows Discriminatory Fast-Tracking Policy Targeting Somali Immigrants to Continue as Case Proceeds Decision Leaves Somali Asylum Seekers at Risk of Rushed Proceedings Without Fair Access to Counsel * A judge on the District Court for the Dist  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 10, 2026: * * * Federal Judge Revokes Naturalization of Violent Extortionist Today the Justice Department announced that the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York revoked the naturalized U.S. citizenship of Michael Pizzuti, a native of Italy, after finding that he had illegally procured his citizenship. The court determined that Pizzuti had committed crimes involving moral tur  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 10 (TNSrpt) -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * Deportations and street arrests have risen exponentially, researchers find * Key takeaways * There were five times as many deportations during the first year of the current presidential administration. * Street arrests by immigration enforcement agents became more common, going up by a factor of 11, as people were targeted in public, in immigration court and during regula  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * DHS Issues Statement on Pedophile Convicted of Assaulting High School Girls in Fairfax County * The El Salvadorian illegal alien, 18-year-old adult, was attending a Fairfax County High School where he committed WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the below statement following the conviction of Israel Christopher Flores-Ortiz, a criminal illegal a  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona posted the following news release on April 10, 2026: * * * District of Arizona Charges 171 Individuals for Immigration-Related Criminal Conduct this Week During the week of enforcement operations from April 4 through April 10, 2026, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona brought immigration-related criminal charges against 171 individuals. Specifically, the United States filed 99 cases in  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution released the following testimony by Stephen I. Vladeck, Agnes Williams sesquicentennial professor of federal courts at Georgetown University Law Center, from a March 25, 2026, hearing entitled "Protecting American Citizenship II: Federalism, Sanctuary Cities, and the Rule of Law": * * * Chairman Schmitt, Ranking Member Welch, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the invitation to testify befo  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 10 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Gibson Dunn Secures Summary Judgment Victory Vacating Increased Immigration-Related Fees * On March 30, 2026, a Gibson Dunn pro bono team secured a significant victory in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, vacating in significant part an administrative rule adopted by the Executive Office for Immigration Review ("EOIR") that would have drama  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 [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 MOURNS THE TRAGIC KILLING OF YASMIN EASMAN IN FORT MYERS AND REJECTS WEAPONIZATION OF VIOLENCE TO TARGET IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION * San Diego, CA. -The Haitian  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security issued the following information for a budget hearing entitled "Department of Homeland Security: CBP, ICE, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services" at 10 a.m. on April 16, 2026, at 2362-A Rayburn House Office Building: Witnesses * Rodney Scott, Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection * Todd Lyons, Acting Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement * Joseph Edlow, Director, U.S. Citizenshi  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * ICE Arrests Child Abusers, Violent Thugs, and Robbers * Today marked the one-year anniversary of the re-opening of the VOICE office that was created in President Trump's first term in office that was shuttered by the Biden administration WASHINGTON - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) today announced the arrest of more criminal illegal aliens from across the country, convict  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * ICE Arrests TWICE RELEASED Illegal Alien Convicted of Rape and Sodomy in Oregon Following his Release From Jail by Sanctuary Politicians * Sanctuary politicians make Americans less safe by releasing criminals from their jails into our communities to perpetrate more crimes and create more victims WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the arrest of   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 11 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on April 10, 2026, by Azya Thornton: * * * Judge Declines to Block Immigration Harboring Law A federal judge has denied a request by Lutheran churches seeking to temporarily block a Tennessee law that makes it a crime to harbor immigrants without legal status, according to the Tennessee Lookout. The 2025 Human Smuggling Act created a felony offense for knowingly transporting or harboring ind  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 10, 2026: * * * Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Washtenaw County, Michigan for Interfering with Federal Immigration Laws Justice Department's latest suit in series of 14 others targeting sanctuary city policies across the nation * Yesterday, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the County of Washtenaw, the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners, Washtenaw County Sheriff A  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 10 -- World Relief issued the following news release on April 9, 2026: * * * New Lifeway Research Survey Indicates Protestant Pastor Support for Global Humanitarian Needs, Objections to Funding Cuts Survey sponsored by World Relief explores attitudes around global health * Last week, Lifeway Research, the research arm of the Southern Baptist Convention, released the results of a new survey conducted in partnership with World Relief, highlighting the attitudes of P  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Warren, Escobar, Underwood Lead 32 Lawmakers in Pressing Homeland Security Watchdog to Investigate Detainee Locator System Failures * "Without a functional locator system, DHS is effectively creating 'disappearances' on U.S. soil, and we urge the DHS Office of Inspector General to investigate this matter" Santa Fe, N.M. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mas  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 10 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- McDermott Will and Emery, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * McDermott Will & Schulte named D.C. Bar's 2026 Law Firm of the Year * International law firm McDermott Will & Schulte has been recognized as the Law Firm of the Year as part of the D.C. Bar's 2026 Annual Awards. Demonstrating a strong commitment to expanding access to justice, protecting human rights, and empowering individuals and organizations driving cha  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 10 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * National Nurses United RNs will rally Monday, April 13 in Washington, D.C. to demand that Congress abolish ICE * Rally part of lobby event pushing lawmakers to fund care, not war abroad or at home National Nurses United (NNU) nurses will rally in Washington, D.C. on Monday, April 13 to demand that Congress abolish ICE by immediately voting to cut off funding for Immigratio  more

NEW YORK, April 11 -- Hunter College, a constituent college of the City University of New York, issued the following news: * * * New Online Master's at Hunter: Urban Planning Hunter College's Master's Program in Urban Policy and Planning has racked up a record as an incubator of top talent for New York City government agencies and nonprofits. Now the growing program is broadening its reach, adding an online degree track for those who may live further afield. The new Master of Urban Planning   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 11 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Education issued the following news on April 10, 2026: * * * PA Department of Education Investments in Migrant Education Help 7,000 Students Each Year Chart Their Own Course to Success Over the past three years, the Shapiro Administration has provided $3 million to help migratory learners across the Commonwealth access critical services like specialized after-school tutoring, summer programs, and in-home support. During the  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Peterson Institute for International Economics issued the following commentary on April 9, 2026, by senior fellow Karen Dynan: * * * Global economy to slow in 2026, and outlook clouded by war, other uncertainties The global economy continues to expand, supported by the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, even as high energy prices, trade tensions, policy uncertainty, and structural challenges weigh on activity. Real global GDP growth is projected to slow from 3.3 pe  more

MONTREAL, Quebec, April 4 -- The Canadian Council for Refugees issued the following news release: * * * Refugee Rights Day 2026 Statement On Refugee Rights Day, the Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR) urges the Canadian government to respect the fundamental rights of those seeking safety in Canada. Refugee Rights Day is an occasion to celebrate the advances made in the protection of refugee rights in Canada, especially through the Singh Decision. On this day in 1985, the Supreme Court found   more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Summer Lee Convenes Western Pennsylvania Head Start Roundtable, Highlights Push to Expand Early Childhood Education Nationwide * PITTSBURGH, PA - APRIL 10, 2026 -Today, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) visited the Allegheny Intermediate Unit at The Waterfront in Homestead for a tour of a local Head Start classroom and a roundtable discussion with educators, parents, providers, and early   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "The Second Amendment" at 10 a.m. on April 15, 2026, at 342 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Panel 1 * THE HONORABLE THOMAS MASSIE, Member, U.S. House of Representatives Panel 2 * THE HONORABLE KEN CUCCINELLI, Senior Fellow for Homeland Security and Immigration, Center for Renewing America * ERICH PRATT, Senior Vice President, Gun Owners of America   more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued the following news release: * * * Ten Indian Nationals Indicted for Visa Fraud Conspiracy Defendants allegedly participated in staged armed robberies so that "victims" could apply for immigration benefits * U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services provided pivotal assistance to a visa fraud investigation that resulted in federal grand jury indictments of 10 Indian nationals. Th  more

NEW YORK, April 10 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * World Cup: 2 Months Out, FIFA and Host Cities Sideline Rights * (New York) - World Cup city host committees and FIFA have fallen short on the steps needed to protect players and fans, Human Rights Watch said today, with the tournament two months away. All but one of the host city committees have either failed to present action plans required by the Federation Internationale de Football Assoc  more