NEW YORK, April 27 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * 2026 World Cup: Tournament Will Kick Off in Climate of Fear * (Berlin) - The 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup is unfolding against a backdrop of abusive immigration enforcement in the United States, new threats to media freedom, discrimination, and unmet human rights commitments by FIFA and host cities, Human Rights Watch said today, releasing a "Reporters' Guide" for journalists covering the tournam  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on April 27, 2026: * * * 72 Days into Republican Shutdown, DeLauro Calls for House Passage of Senate Homeland Security Funding Bill Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro called for the House to immediately vote on the Senate-passed Homeland Security funding bill and end the third Republican shutdown of the year. In a  more

BANJUL, Gambia, April 27 [Category: International] -- The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights issued the following news release: * * * The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights deplores the xenophobic attacks and vigilante conduct perpetrated on nationals of other African countries in the Republic of South Africa * The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (the Commission), through the Country Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Republic of South Africa, Honoura  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on April 27, 2026: * * * Chairman Arrington at Rules Hearing: Republicans Are Going to Fund Our Government Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) testified before the House Rules Committee on S.Con.Res. 33, which unlocks reconciliation to fully fund U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP). Remarks as d  more

BIRMINGHAM, Michigan, April 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Clark Hill, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Clark Hill Wins Precedential OCAHO Dismissal, Shaping the Limits of Federal Immigration Enforcement Clark Hill's Immigration team, led by Thomas K. Ragland and Ana Sami, secured a decisive victory for Adibahon Jurayeva in a precedential decision issued by the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO), resulting in the dismissal with prejudice of the government's  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * Connecticut woman sentenced to over 2 years for citizenship fraud after hiding involvement in war crimes * CHARLESTON, W. Va. - Homeland Security Investigations Washington, D.C., through its Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center, uncovered 53-year-old Nada Radovan Tomanic's dark past and held her accountable for exploiting the American immigrati  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Lujan, Padilla, and Gallego Statement onTrump Administration's Decision to Make it Easier to Deport DACA Recipients Today, U.S. Congressional Hispanic Caucus Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) released a statement following the Trump Administration's cruel and indefensible decision to make it easier  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- 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 27, 2026: * * * Court of Appeals Denies Protections for Portland Residents Exposed to Toxic Chemical Weapons Decision Allows DHS to Resume Conduct that Floods Homes With Tear Gas and Other Chemical Munitions While the Litigation Continues * Portland, Ore. - The Cou  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * DHS Re-Adds Illegal Alien to ICE's Most Wanted List After Biden Removed Alleged Killer Jesus Maltos-Chacon has been on the run for twenty years and was removed from ICE's Most Wanted List during the Biden Administration * Today, the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that Jesus Maltos-Chacon, an illegal alien from Mexico, has been re-added to Immigration and   more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 27 [Category: Sociological] -- Equality California posted the following news release: * * * Equality California Endorses Xavier Becerra for California Governor SACRAMENTO - Equality California announced its endorsement of Xavier Becerra for California Governor. "Xavier Becerra understands that protecting LGBTQ+ people requires more than rhetoric - it requires action, especially in times of crisis," said Tony Hoang, Executive Director of Equality California. "A  more

KEENE, California, April 27 [Category: Union] -- The United Farm Workers issued the following news release: * * * Farm Workers Support the FWMA Amendment in the Farm Bill The United Farm Workers (UFW) and the UFW Foundation welcome the introduction of an amendment based on the Farm Workforce Modernization Act (H.R. 3227) to the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (H.R. 7567), a comprehensive farm bill currently under consideration in Congress. The amendment, offered by Representativ  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 [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 CONDEMNS ATTACKS ON AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS IN SOUTH AFRICA, CALLS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND PAN-AFRICAN SOLIDARITY San Diego, CA - The Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA) strongly condemns the violenc  more

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, April 27 [Category: Media] -- The Poynter Institute posted the following news release: * * * Here are the winners of the 2026 Poynter Journalism Prizes * The Poynter Institute announced the winners and finalists for the 2026 Poynter Journalism Prizes Monday, honoring journalists and news organizations across platforms for exceptional work in 12 categories for writing, reporting, innovation and leadership. Winners spanned a cross-section of media, including large, e  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from an April 22, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget: * * * The mission of the Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS" or the "Department") is to promote and protect the health and well-being of the American people. This mission serves as the foundation for the Department's efforts to strengthen public health systems, support medical res  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights issued the following news release on April 27, 2026: * * * Human rights groups ask international commission to hear anti-Latino hate crime case New York, NY - On Friday, attorneys at the Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center and LatinoJustice PRLDEF asked the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to hear the case of Oswaldo Marcelo Lucero, an Ecuadorian immigrant who was murdered in 2008 in a racially-motivated attack by   more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE encounters Indian national in jail for trafficking $13M in drugs following Florida Highway Patrol arrest * DUVAL COUNTY, Fla. - ICE encountered Dipakkumar Ghelani, an Indian national illegally present in the United States, at the Duval County Pre-Trial Detention Facility April 16. One of ICE's 287(g) law enforcement partners, the Florida Highway Pa  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The Congressional Hispanic Caucus issued the following news release on April 27, 2026: * * * ICYMI: CHC Leads House Democrats in Support of Reforms to Rein in ICE's Abuses Last week, Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) convened a press conference to denounce ongoing efforts by the White House and Congressional Republicans to bypass standard legislative procedures and provide up to $140 billion in additional funding to the Department of Homeland Security   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 27 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Judge Orders Release of Memphis Student Held by ICE * A federal judge has ordered the immediate release of a Memphis high school student who had been held in immigration detention since February, finding his continued detention without bond violated his due process rights, the Daily Memphian reports. Yasser Jose Lopez Soza, a junior at Memphis Business Academy, w  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON FOX: "VIOLENCE IS NEVER THE ANSWER, WHETHER IT'S TARGETED AT THE RIGHT, THE LEFT OR THE CENTER" Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on Fox News Sunday, where he made clear that political violence is never acceptable, and that Democrats and Republicans must come together in a bipartisan way to lower the high cost of living and fix our broken immigration syst  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "BRING THE BIPARTISAN SENATE-PASSED DHS BILL TO THE HOUSE FLOOR TODAY" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press availability, where he emphasized that Republican sycophants would rather bend the knee to Trump's extreme mass deportation agenda than fund the programs that pay our Department of Homeland Security employees and keep Ame  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "BRING THE BIPARTISAN SENATE-PASSED DHS BILL TO THE HOUSE FLOOR TODAY" Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press availability, where he emphasized that Republican sycophants would rather bend the knee to Trump's extreme mass deportation agenda than fund the programs that pay our Department of Homeland Security employees and keep Americans safe.  LEADER JEFFRI  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * MAGA Jay Feely "In Lockstep With Trump" On Unpopular Iran War, Tariffs, ICE Killing U.S. Citizens [AZ Family] * New reporting highlights how MAGA Republican Jay Feely is openly embracing Trump's cost-spiking agenda - even as the President's approval ratings continue to take a nosedive. In an interview with AZ Family, Feely brushed off sky-high gas prices and Trump's price-spikin  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Durbin Statement On DOJ EOIR Board Of Immigration Appeals Decision On DACA SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and author of the Dream Act, released the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) Board o  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement: * * * Durbin Statement On Senate Republicans Approving $140 Billion To Fund ICE & Border Patrol As prices continue to rise, Durbin denounced Republicans' misplaced priorities to fund Trump's mass deportation campaign * U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a member of the Senate Appropria  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Leader's Floor Lookout: Week of April 27, 2026 * Here's what to watch for on the House Floor this week: Responsibly Funding Our Brave ICE and Border Patrol to Keep Americans Safe This week, House Republicans are bringing forward a budget resolution to pave the way for the end of Democrats' dangerous shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security by instructing committe  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Tri-Caucus Leads More Than 75 Democrats in Demand to Preserve Housing Assistance for Mixed-status Families The Congressional Tri-Caucus, composed of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), and the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), condemned the Trump administration's illegal push to gut housing assistance for thousands of famili  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 (TNSrep) -- Despite food insecurity affecting one in six Americans, U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates show 30-40 percent of food enters landfills annually, according to researchers at American University School of International Service (SIS). Environmental Protection Agency data indicates 96 percent of food waste reaches landfills, generating methane gas that contributes to global warming. SIS professor Garrett Graddy-Lovelace, a researcher for the National Science F  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Tina Smith, Catherine Cortez Masto Introduce Legislation Protecting Children Harmed by ICE Actions Against Their Parents Today, U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-MN) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) introduced the Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections (HELP) for Separated Children Act. The legislation would protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions or proceedings  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 [Category: International] -- The Federation for American Immigration Reform issued the following news release: * * * Victory! Full Fifth Circuit Upholds Texas's Border Law FAIR had shown state's war on the cartels is constitutional  * On Friday, the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, sitting en banc, rejected challenges by activist plaintiffs to a law in Texas called S.B.4, which protects Texas's border with Mexico. The Federation for American Immigratio  more