NEW YORK, April 14 [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: * * * ACLU Sues Federal Officers for Violent Abduction of Lawful Immigrant During January ICE Operations * PORTLAND, Maine - The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a lawsuit against federal immigration agents who violated a Portland r  more

STRAWBERRY HILLS, Australia, April 15 -- Australian Council of Social Service issued the following news release: * * * ACOSS condemns anti-immigration rhetoric ACOSS strongly condemns the anti-migration rhetoric contained in Opposition Leader Angus Taylor's speech yesterday. "Language that demonises migrants and singles out people and communities already facing racism and exclusion - including people who escaped war and persecution, has no place in our society," said ACOSS CEO Cassandra Gold  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, April 15 -- The American Medical Women's Association issued the following statement on April 14, 2026: * * * AMWA Statement on the Detention of Dr. Rubilez Bolivar The American Medical Women's Association (AMWA) is deeply concerned by the reported detention of Dr. Rubilez Bolivar and calls for her prompt release and a fair resolution of her case. Dr. Bolivar, an emergency medicine resident in McAllen, Texas, is part of a vital physician workforce serving communities with   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 14 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong, Governor Lamont, and Mayor Elicker Release Statements in Response to Lawsuit Filed by Trump Administration * Press Releases (Hartford, CT)- Attorney General William Tong, Governor Ned Lamont, and New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker released the following statements after the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit targeting Connecticut's Trust Act. "T  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus issued the following news release: * * * CAPAC, CHC and CPC Chairs Lead 53 Members of Congress in Urging Leadership to Include Fourth Amendment Protections in FISA Reauthorization * Today, 53 Members of Congress -led by the Chairs of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and the Congressional Progressive Caucus -sent a letter to House and Senate leadership calling for meaning  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Carter leads resolution thanking ICE for their service and helping TSA airport lines * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), alongside Reps. Andy Barr (R-KY) and Wesley Hunt (R-TX) today introduced a resolution recognizing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents for their service in safeguarding communities nationwide and for going above and beyond their duties by a  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release on April 14, 2026: * * * Most Common First Names and Last Names in the 2020 Census The U.S. Census Bureau today released a series of data tables of the most common first and last names reported in the 2020 Census. The tables include national-level counts of: * Last names by race and Hispanic origin. * First names by race and Hispanic origin. * First names by sex. A summary table is also available that compar  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairmen Jordan and McClintock Investigate New Colorado Policy Forcing Attorneys to Support the State's Radical Sanctuary Agenda House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Chairman Tom McClintock (R-CA) sent a letter to Colorado State Court Administrator Steven Vasconcellos demanding   more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The Congressional Progressive Caucus issued the following news release on April 14, 2026: * * * CHC, CAPAC, and CPC Chairs Lead 53 Members of Congress in Urging Leadership to Include Fourth Amendment Protections in FISA Reauthorization Letter urges Congress to close data broker loophole and require warrants before government can access Americans' private data * Today, 53 Members of Congress -- led by the Chairs of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, the Congressional   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 14 -- Yale Law School posted the following news: * * * Clinic Files Amicus Brief Challenging Executive Order Terminating Temporary Protected Status * Represented by Yale Law School's Peter Gruber Rule of Law Clinic and Kaplan & Grady LLC, a bipartisan group of 31 former senior government officials filed an amicus brief in Mullin v. Doe and Trump v. Miot, urging the Supreme Court to reject the government's effort to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for   more

STRASBOURG, France, April 15 -- The Council of Europe issued the following news: * * * Council of Europe anti-torture committee calls for improving prison conditions and further action to prevent police ill-treatment Committee inspected 182 places of detention across Europe in 2025 * In its annual report for 2025 the Council of Europe's Committee for the prevention of torture (CPT), while acknowledging progress in certain areas in recent years, has highlighted worrying signs on the treatmen  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on April 14, 2026: * * * WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: Senate Democrats "Increasingly Poised to Flip the Upper Chamber" as Republicans Face "Sour National Environment" In case you missed it, a wave of new reporting is highlighting how Senate Democrats are "increasingly poised to flip the upper chamber" as election analysts at Cook Political Report shift multiple Senate races toward Democrats. Voter  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Democrats Launch Inquiry into Weaponization of IRS * Washington, D.C.- Today, Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Ranking Member of the House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee, and Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL), Ranking Member of the Ways & Means Oversight Subcommittee, led most Ways and Means Committee Democrats in demanding immediate answers from IRS Chief Executive Officer Frank Bisignano on reports that the IR  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 14 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association issued the following news: * * * DHS Shutdown Continues, But DHS Employees Receiving Paychecks--For Now * The shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) entered its 59 th day, extending the record for the longest government shutdown. But its impact on federal employees has been blunted by several executive orders by President Trump. On Friday  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 [Category: International] -- The Federation for American Immigration Reform issued the following news release: * * * FAIR Submits Public Comment in Support of Strengthening Immigration Courts * DOJ rule overhauls appeals process to improve efficiency and clear case backlog WASHINGTON-The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) has submitted a public comment in support of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Interim Final Rule (IFR), Appellate Procedures for the  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 15 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following analysis: * * * Understanding policy responses to weak labor demand Minneapolis Fed provides new analysis of public programs that directly hire workers, adding to research on employer-based interventions for labor market frictions Article Highlights * When and where labor demand is weak, some policies aim to boost hiring * New Minneapolis Fed studies shed light on federal public-hiring approach  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 14 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Proposes Social Media Protections for Teens, Ending Sunday Hunting Ban and Winter Weather Relief for Cities and Towns * Boston -Today, Governor Maura Healey filed a supplemental budget that strengthens protections for teenagers on social media, eliminates the ban on Sunday hunting and takes other steps to expand hunting access, and supports the state and municipalit  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 14 -- Gov. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Spanberger Proposes Amendments to Keep Virginians Safe * RICHMOND, VA - Governor Abigail Spanberger submitted amendments to strengthen commonsense gun safety laws, clarify how Virginia will continue to cooperate with federal law enforcement, and legalize marijuana in a safe manner that protects public health. COMMONSENSE GUN SAFETY For four years, dozens of gun safety bi  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 (TNSbrep) -- Human Rights First issued the following news: * * * New ICE Flight Monitor Report Shows Immigration Enforcement Flights Reach Record High in March 2026 Amid Ongoing Third Country Transfers In March 2026, overall U.S. immigration enforcement flights reached a record high of 1,794, a 122% increase over March 2025, according to Human Rights First's latest ICE Flight Monitor report. The findings reveal a continued escalation in the Trump administration's mass det  more

NEW YORK, April 14 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following commentary by senior advisor on economic justice Lena Simet: * * * Gig Workers in France Need Protection as Regulations Take Shape Every day, food-delivery workers cross Paris and Bordeaux in all weather, working long hours for pay well below France's minimum wage. For most, this work provides their only source of income. A new survey of around 1,000 workers in France who deliver food for companies such   more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * ICE and Florida Law Enforcement Partners Arrest Criminal Illegal Alien Gang Member Wanted for Murder in His Home Country * During the ICE operation, Allen dragged a Florida Highway Patrol Officer with his car and sent him to the hospital for treatment WASHINGTON -Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) law enforceme  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * ICE Asks Local Authorities Not to Release Illegal Alien Charged with Murdering His Wife in Tulsa, Oklahoma * ICE lodged an arrest detainer with our law enforcement partners to ensure this criminal illegal alien is not released back onto America's streets WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged an arrest  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Escobar, Underwood, Warren, Lujan Lead 32 Lawmakers in Pressing Homeland Security Watchdog to Investigate Detainee Locator System Failures * Last week, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16), along with U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) and Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) led 32 members of Congress in pressing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Insp  more

SYDNEY, Australia, April 14 [Category: Real Estate] -- The Property Council of Australia posted the following news release: * * * Immigration debate risks missing housing reality if students are conflated with broader migration * Australia's housing challenges will not be solved by conflating international students with broader migration pressures, with housing outcomes depending less on headline migration numbers and far more on whether the right infrastructure has been built to support dif  more

GENEVA, Switzerland, April 14 -- The United Nations International Organization for Migration issued the following news release: * * * IOM Chief Visit Underscores Canada Leadership in Global Humanitarian Response * Ottawa, 14 April 2026 - The Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Amy Pope, concluded a two-day visit to Ottawa today, underscoring Canada's crucial role as a steadfast partner in supporting regular pathways, including for refugees, responding to h  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine & Courtney Lead Bicameral Resolution to Repeal Trump Administration Rule to Politicize Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program * WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Cory Booker (D-NJ), introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn a final r  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * LEAKED NRCC TALKING POINTS*: Chair Richard Hudson and Speaker Mike Johnson Meet With Donald Trump * Topline: We're completely screwed. Talking Points * The Economy * Our signature legislation, the Big Beautiful Bi-Working Families Tax Cut, is 13 points underwater, so YOU should pretend the House had nothing to do with it. * YOU should frame lower-than-anticipated tax   more

INDIANOLA, Mississippi, April 15 -- Mississippi Center for Justice issued the following letter on April 10, 2026: * * * To: Michael Watson, Mississippi Secretary of State, 401 Mississippi Street, Jackson, Mississippi 39201, michael.watson@sos.ms.gov Cc: Mississippi County Circuit Clerks Mississippi County Election Commissioners Sent via email Re: Notice of Mississippi's Non-Compliance with the National Voter Registration Act Dear Secretary Watson: On behalf of the League of Women Voters   more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- 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

SOUTH BEND, Indiana, April 14 -- The University of Notre Dame Law School posted the following news: * * * ND Law's Program on Church, State & Society Names Four 2026 Summer Fellows * The Notre Dame Law School Program on Church, State & Society has awarded 2026 summer fellowships to Steph Luiz, Christian Baldari, Angela Rauch, and Paul Sheehan. The Summer Fellowship Program places Notre Dame Law students with religiously affiliated legal institutions across the country, giving them hands-on  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Network Lobby for Catholic Social Justice issued the following statement on April 14, 2026: * * * Congress and President Must Prioritize Human Needs in New Budget, Not War As Congress convenes to begin discussions on Budget Reconciliation and in response to President Trump's proposed Fiscal Year 2027 budget, NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice Executive Director Laurie Carafone issued the statement below. The president's proposed budget slashes funding for healt  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 [Category: Sociological] (TNSrpt) -- UnidosUS posted the following news release: * * * New UCLA LPPI and UnidosUS Report Finds Discriminatory Policy, Not Individual Circumstance, Created Today's Latino Wealth Gap * The landmark analysis examines how deliberate decisions across five policy systems -immigration, housing, labor, public benefits, and education -shaped wealth inequality for Latino households across 175 years of U.S. history. LOS ANGELES -A groundbreaking re  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 [Category: International] -- Refugees International, a humanitarian organization that says it advocates for lifesaving assistance, human rights and protection for displaced people, issued the following statement: * * * Refugees International Concerned by U.S.-Costa Rica Third Country National Deportation Deal * Statement from Refugees International Senior Advocate for Latin America Rachel Schmidtke, who is based in Costa Rica:  "On April 11, Costa Rica received its fir  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Laura Gillen, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gillen, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Host Roundtable with Nassau Haitian Community Leaders Ahead of House Vote on Gillen Bill Extending TPS * Watch Rep. Gillen and Leader Jeffries Full Opening Remarks HERE. ELMONT, NY - Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) hosted a roundtable with Nassau County Haitian American community leaders to dis  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Subramanyam Returns $6.3 Million to Constituents, Helped Almost 4,000 Virginians Navigate Federal Services * LEESBURG, VA - U.S. Representative Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) has announced that his office has returned $6.3 million in federal benefits to constituents in Northern Virginia. The Congressman's staff have also helped almost 4,000 residents successfully cut through the red tape at f  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Summer Lee's Statement on Pam Bondi's Refusal to Attend Oversight Deposition * WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 14, 2026 -Today, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) issued the following statement after former Attorney General Pam Bondi refused to attend today's deposition in the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. This is the second subpoena Pam Bondi is in noncompliance of. "Pam Bo  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Applauds Pres. Trump for Protecting American Jobs for American Workers * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last week, Senator Rick Scott sent a letter to President Trump thanking him for taking decisive action to stop the abuse of the Optional Practical Training (OPT) work permit program by foreign nationals. This program is not authorized by federal law, and it allows foreign students, including mo  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Republicans are United Around a Targeted and Focused Bill to Fund ICE and Border Patrol * "Democrats have spent the past two months trying to handcuff ICE and Border Patrol agents. Republicans are going to make sure that ICE and Border Patrol are fully funded for as long as President Trump is in the White House." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today deliver  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Small Business Majority issued the following news release: * * * Small Business Majority Calls on Congress to Robustly Fund Small Business Support Programs In FY27 budget, lawmakers must allocate significant funding for agencies, programs that are critical to small business survival * Small Business Majority has asked Congress to allocate meaningful funding for a host of small business support agencies and programs in its FY 2027 budget including the U.S. Small Busin  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release on April 14, 2026: * * * U.S. and Kyrgyz Republic Advance Cooperation at Annual Bilateral Consultations Today, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Paul Kapur and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic Meder Abakirov led a successful round of the United States-Kyrgyz Republic Annual Bilateral Consultations in Washington. Assistant Secretary Kapur and Deputy F  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Senate to Consider Targeted Reconciliation Bill to Fund Border Security, Immigration Enforcement * WASHINGTON -U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor:  Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, we are now more than six months - halfway through - the 2026 fiscal year. "And somehow, thanks t  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 14 -- The University of Michigan issued the following Q&A on April 13, 2026, involving collegiate professor emeritus Alan Wald: * * * Zionism isn't only Jewish: Christian Zionists now drive the agenda Student activism on American campuses in response to the war in Gaza has become a national debate over where to draw the line between political dissent and antisemitism. Even as many universities have moved to restrict, disperse or discipline protest activity, demonst  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Colleagues File Amicus Brief Urging Full Hearing of Federal Appeals Court on Trump Administration's Latest Attack on the Merit-Based Federal Workforce * U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) was joined by Senators Mark Warner (D-Va.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Andy Kim (D-N.J.), and Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) in submitting an amicus brief to the United States Court o  more