STORRS, Connecticut, April 28 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Advanced Journalism Class Tests Students' Abilities * The first thing Charlotte Harvey '26 (CLAS) did last semester was get on state Attorney General William Tong's press list. That ensured she'd be notified every time Connecticut joined a lawsuit. Then, to keep track of the swelling number, she built a database to categorize each by topic and took care to note pertinent details, including the d  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Arrington at Rules Hearing: Republicans Are Going to Fund Our Government * Washington, D.C. - Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) 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). Click HERE to watch Remarks as Delivered: "We're here  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- During a radio interview at the ABC Perth studios, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese stated that his government is focused on national fuel security and increasing housing supply to combat global economic shocks. The prime minister highlighted the arrival of 400 million liters of diesel and 58 ships currently en route to Australia to stabilize energy reserves affected by international conflict. Addressing concerns over the cost of living and housing, Albanese n  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn, Graham Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Immigration Enforcement by Incentivizing States to Work with ICE * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Linsdey Graham (R-S.C.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget, introduced the 287(g) Expansion Act to incentivize states and localities to enter into 287(g) agreements with U.S. Immigration and  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * CAIR-WA Welcomes Court's Decision to Move Afghan Asylum-Seeker Cases Forward Despite Trump Admin Pause The Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-WA), a chapter of the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the U.S. District Court's decision in CAIR-WA's lawsuit to allow Afghan asylum-seekers c  more

BIRMINGHAM, Michigan, April 28 [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 governmen  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * Committee Approves FY27 National Security, Department of State Appropriations Act Today, the House Appropriations Committee met to consider the Fiscal Year 2027 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act. The measure was approved by the Committee with a vote of 35 to 27. National Security, Departmen  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- 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 * Washington, D.C. - 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 deci  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Smith Introduce Legislation Protecting Children Harmed by ICE Actions Against Their Parents * ICE agents have been documented using children to bait parents into compliance with immigration enforcement Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) introduced the Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections (HELP) for Separated Childre  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services issued the following alert: * * * DHS Announces Consequences for Unpaid Annual Asylum Fees, Unveils New H.R. 1 Requirements * The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is announcing an interim final rule to implement immigration fees and requirements from the H.R. 1 Reconciliation Act of 2025 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act). H.R. 1 created new fees to increase funding for immigration enforcemen  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 28 -- Mercer University posted the following news: * * * Faculty and Staff Notables | May 2026 * College of Education Dr. Karyn Allee, associate professor of elementary education, with Dr. Brittany Adams of the University of Alabama and Dr. Nance Wilson of SUNY Cortland, co-authored the paper " The Climb Model of Reading: A strategic framework for comprehension, metacognition, and classroom practice," published in the Early Childhood Education Journal. Dr. Robert   more

NEW YORK, April 28 [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: * * * Federal Appeals Court Rules Against Trump Administration's New Mandatory Detention Policy * NEW YORK -The Second Circuit Court of Appeals today rejected the Trump administration's new policy subjecting millions of immigrants to mandator  more

NEW YORK, April 28 [Category: Law/Legal] -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release: * * * Federal Appeals Court Rules Against Trump Administration's New Mandatory Detention Policy * NEW YORK - The Second Circuit Court of Appeals today rejected the Trump administration 's new policy subjecting millions of immigrants to mandatory detention based on their manner of entry, regardless of how long they have lived in the country. For decades, immigrants in removal procee  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 28 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Fraternal Order of Police posted the following news release: * * * FOP to Congress: Do Your Job! * Washington, DC - National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) President Patrick Yoes levelled strong criticism at Congress for its ongoing failure to provide funding to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and, specifically, to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforceme  more

BRONX, New York, April 29 -- Fordham University School of Law issued the following news: * * * Caroline Garrido '26 JD and Marciana Popescu '25 JD Recognized as Extraordinary Immigrant Rights Advocates By Erin DeGregorio Immigrant advocates Caroline "Cara" Garrido '26 JD and Marciana Popescu '25 JD were honored with the Feerick Center for Social Justice's Defender of the Dream Award at the Feerick Center's 11th Annual FriendRaiser in March. Established in 2022, the Defender of the Dream Aw  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, April 28 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * From Lansing classrooms to Case Hall: JMC's PRIME Leadership Academy * Ava Parson is a James Madison College senior, graduating in May 2026 with a degree in Comparative Cultures & Politics. Coming into James Madison College, I had a strong interest in community engagement and outreach, as well as educational equity. As a senior, I recently had the privilege of mobilizing these interests and leadin  more

TOLEDO, Ohio, April 28 -- The University of Toledo issued the following news: * * * From the Court to the Courtroom: Law Student Advocates for Equity * For Wylie Coyne, the path to a legal career didn't begin in a classroom -it started on the basketball court. A Denver native, Coyne balanced a rigorous academic schedule with a professional basketball career in Puerto Rico, playing four seasons in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional Femenino while earning her bachelor's degree online. Competin  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, April 28 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * Governor Ferguson, Attorney General Brown seek court order to permit health inspections at Northwest ICE Processing Center * Health inspectors attempting to investigate thousands of complaints have been turned away 10 times TACOMA - Today, Governor Bob Ferguson and Attorney General Nick Brown announced legal action against The GEO Group, the private company that owns and o  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, April 28 -- Gov. Bob Ferguson, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Ferguson, Attorney General Brown seek court order to permit health inspections at Northwest ICE Processing Center * TACOMA - Today, Governor Bob Ferguson and Attorney General Nick Brown announced legal action against The GEO Group, the private company that owns and operates the Northwest ICE Processing Center. The action asks the court to order The GEO Group to allow inspectors  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: ICE Director Resigns Hours After Underwood Questioning on Operation Midway Blitz * WASHINGTON -Representative Lauren Underwood, a member of the House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, questioned U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Todd Lyons at a subcommittee hearing. Underwood challenged Lyons on ICE's failure to provide a full accounting of the   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 28 -- Gov. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: UFORIA's WXNY-96.3 FM and Univision 41 Launch "Ask Governor Sherrill" a Live Community Program with New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill * NEW YORK, NY -April 21, 2026 - Uforia's WXNY 96.3FM \- El Ritmo de New York, one of the most dominant Spanish language FM stations in the NY market, and Univision 41 announce the launch of "Ask Governor Sherrill," a new bi-monthly live communi  more

MUNICH, Germany, April 29 (TNSxrep) -- ifo Institute issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * Social Background a Decisive Factor for Educational Opportunities - Boys Are at a Disadvantage Educational opportunities in Germany crucially depend on social background and gender. This is the finding of the Opportunity Monitor published by the ifo Institute and the BILD hilft e. V. "Ein Herz fur Kinder" (A Heart for Children) charity, which was presented today in Berlin, with Germ  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * Civil Rights Division Sues Cloudera for Excluding U.S. Workers from Applying to High-Paying Technology Jobs Today, the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division announced that it has filed a lawsuit against Cloudera Inc. (Cloudera), a Santa Clara, California-based technology company for violating the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by intentionally discriminating against U.  more

VERMILLION, South Dakota, April 28 -- The University of South Dakota posted the following news: * * * Knudson School of Law Student-Hosted Panel Discusses ICE and the Law * Taneeza Islam, J.D., CEO of South Dakota Justice For Peace; Jerry Miller, J.D., private general attorney; Joy Moore, J.D., adjunct law professor at the Knudson School of Law; and Heidi Oligmueller, J.D., private immigration attorney; served on the panel moderated by Shirley Ortega, a second year law student and the presid  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Introduces Legislation to Boost Compensation for TSA Workers, Guarantee Pay During Republican DHS Shutdown * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced the Workforce Assurance for Transportation and Critical Homeland Personnel Act (WATCH Personnel Act), legislation that would boost compensation for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers and guar  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Marc Veasey Slams DOJ Decision Ending Deportation Protections for DACA Recipients * Washington, D.C. -Today, Congressman Veasey (TX-33), who has conducted several ICE detention and processing center visits in recent weeks, released the following statement on the outrageous new actions by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) that make it easier to deport individuals protected under Deferred Action for   more

DENVER, Colorado, April 28 -- The University of Colorado posted the following news: * * * Meet Laura Zabaleta Arias: How This Graduate Found Community, Confidence, and New Opportunities at CU Denver * Choosing CU Denver was easy for Laura Zabaleta Arias. The criminal justice program in the School of Public Affairs (SPA) appealed to her. She loved the diverse student body and the Auraria Campus, which felt both collegiate and exciting due to its downtown Denver location. But most of all, CU D  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Michigan Democrats Raise Alarm Over Reports of Hunger Strike at Largest ICE Facility in Midwest * Today, U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06), alongside all U.S. House Democrats in Michigan's congressional delegation, raised alarms over reports of an alleged ongoing hunger strike at the North Lake Processing Center (NLPC) in Baldwin, Michigan. The center is the largest ICE facility in th  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Michigan Democrats Raise Alarm Over Reports of Hunger Strike at Largest ICE Facility in Midwest * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Haley Stevens (D-MI-11), alongside all U.S. House Democrats in Michigan's congressional delegation, raised alarms over reports of an alleged ongoing hunger strike at the North Lake Processing Center (NLPC) in Baldwin, Michigan. The center is the largest I  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Warns Local Leaders Against Bringing Deadly ICE Facilities Into Their Communities * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Tuesday sent letters to 21 local governments throughout the United States that are actively considering whether to allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)   more

NEW YORK, April 27 -- The United Nations posted the following news release: * * * On Freedom Day, Secretary-General Condemns Xenophobic Attacks on Migrants in South Africa, Calls for Prompt, Thorough Investigation * The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres: On the occasion of South Africa's Freedom Day, the Secretary-General extends his warm greetings to the people and Government of South Africa as they commemorate a defining momen  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 (TNSrep) -- Small Business Majority issued the following news release: * * * New Poll: Voters Overwhelmingly Want Elected Officials to Support Small Businesses Americans say small business conditions have worsened over the past year and they broadly support candidates who would strongly support leveling the playing field for small businesses versus big corporations * A vast majority of Americans support small businesses and small business friendly policies. They believe  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 28 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association issued the following news: * * * Pressure to End DHS Shutdown Ramps Up * The shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) entered its 73 rd day, extending the record for the longest government shutdown. While DHS employees have been paid from a rainy day fund - some on time during the shutdown, others via executive orders providing back pay at   more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Protecting American Citizens Starts with Funding ICE and Border Patrol * "Americans are done with catch and release. Americans are done with open borders. ICE and Border Patrol deserve to be paid. ICE and Border Patrol deserve to have the tools, resources, and support they need to carry out their mission. It's time for Congress to fund the heroes who keep our country safe." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Se  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * Ranking Members Markey, Velazquez, Democrats Introduce Legislation to Protect the American Dream for Immigrant Entrepreneurs Green card holders created more than 80,000 jobs using SBA loans in FY25; Trump's discriminatory policies hurt American job creators * Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Salinas Leads Members of Congress in Opposing Trump Rule That Would Block Asylum Seekers from Working Legally * Proposed rule would freeze work permits, cost the U.S. economy up to $126.6 billion a year in lost wages, and pull trained workers out of construction, child care, and health care Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) led twenty-nine of her colleagues  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, ranking member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs, issued the following remarks on April 28, 2026, at the markup of the fiscal 2027 bill: * * * Thank you, Mr. Chair, it is an honor to serve alongside you as Ranking Member of this subcommittee, and I do appreciate the bipartisan tradition of our work. Mr. Diaz-Balart. You are my friend, and you are a delight to work with. We actually a  more

BELLEVUE, Washington, April 28 [Category: Sociological] -- MomsRising, an online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families, posted the following news release: * * * Testimony of Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, MomsRising Executive Director and CEO, at the Democratic Women's Caucus & Mamas' Caucus Hearing * Moms Pay the Price Hearing Thank you to the Democratic Women's Caucus and the Mamas' Caucus for holding this hearing, for your persistence, and for your  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Democrats Want to Return to the Biden Border Crisis * Click here to watch the video. 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, the events of Saturday night were horrifying. "It is difficult to believe that this is the third time - the  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Titus Reintroduces Legislation to Help Citizens Overseas * Today Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Chair of the Americans Abroad Caucus, reintroduced the Commission on Americans Living Abroad Act. The legislation would establish a bipartisan commission to examine the concerns of the roughly nine million U.S. citizens living and working abroad.  more

IRVINE, California, April 29 -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * Orange County residents take pragmatic view on immigration UCI-OC Poll reveals broad support for immigration's benefits, selective enforcement backing, sharp partisan divides * A new poll released today by UC Irvine's School of Social Ecology finds that Orange County residents hold broadly positive but carefully qualified views on immigration, reflecting the county's deep ties  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * WATCH: Ahead of SCOTUS Arguments, Pressley, Markey, Blunt Rochester, Wasserman Schultz, Advocates Demand Court Defend Temporary Protected Status * High Court Will Take Up Trump Administration's Effort to End TPS for Haiti, Venezuela, Syria, and Other Nations in Crisis House Recently Passed Pressley Petition to Extend Haiti TPS Press Conference (YouTube) | Photos (Dropbox) WASHINGTON - Today   more