CHICAGO, Illinois, June 15 -- The National Immigrant Justice Center issued the following commentary by Senior Policy Counsel Andrea Carcamo: * * * Congress Must Stop Funding ICE Abuses & Invest in Communities Congress has passed a new law giving the Trump administration's mass deportation agencies $70 billion in additional funding. Less than a year ago, Congress issued another blank check with taxpayer funds worth $170 billion for mass detention, border wall expansion, and Trump's immigration  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 20 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * National Nurses United denounces federal charges against Minnesota protestors * National Nurses United (NNU), the nation's largest union of registered nurses, released the following statement in response to federal prosecutors charging peaceful protestors for alleged conspiracy during the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Minnesota in early 2026 : "Nurses deno  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 18 -- Macalester College issued the following college news: * * * Nine New Tenure-Track Professors Join Macalester's Faculty The new faculty members span a wide range of disciplines and academic departments. - Nine new tenure-track professors will be joining the Macalester faculty in the coming months: Samantha Blatt, anthropology; Ruth Isenberg, biology; Abby Loe, mathematics, statistics, and computer science; Rory Solomon, media and cultural studies; Inga Chinili  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 21 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * St. Joseph Health nurses to hold vigil for patient safety and safe staffing * Registered nurses at St. Joseph Health in Brazos Valley, Texas, will hold a vigil for patient safety and safe staffing on Wednesday, June 24. The vigil is taking place after hundreds of nurses and hospital employees signed a petition of no confidence in hospital leadership, citing ongoing concerns a  more