WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The American Immigration Lawyers Association issued the following news release: * * * AILA Rejects Administration's Dangerous Threats on Immigration Attorneys AILA President Kelli Stump and Executive Director Ben Johnson reject a chilling directive by the Trump Administration ordering sanctions, reviews, and stricter oversight of attorneys in asylum and immigration cases. The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) rejects the assertion put forth in a memo sen more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview - Week of March 24, 2025 Here's what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week: Agriculture On Tuesday, March 25, the Committee on Agriculture will hold a full committee hearing called "The CFTC at 50: Examining the Past and Future of Commodity Markets." * * * Appropriations On Tuesday, March 25, the Subcommitt more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on March 24, 2025: * * * Dexter Leads Democrats Demanding End to Trump's Inhumanity at Guantanamo Bay WASHINGTON, D.C -- Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) led nearly 30 lawmakers in calling for an end to the Trump administration's efforts to detain immigrants at Guantanamo Bay. In the letter, Dexter slams the administration for human rights abuses at the facility and demands immediate action more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has extended its Finding of Mass Influx of Aliens, citing continued threats to national security, public safety, and law enforcement capacity. The original finding, issued on January 23, 2025, and set to expire on March 23, 2025, has been renewed due to what officials describe as an ongoing crisis at the southern border. The extension, signed by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, went into effect immediately and will  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced the termination of parole programs that had allowed citizens of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, along with their immediate family members, to enter the United States under special immigration provisions. This decision, published in the Federal Register on March 25, 2025, follows President Trump's issuance of Executive Order 14165, "Securing Our Borders," which calls for the discontinuation of ca more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * DHS, ICE, and interagency enforcement arrest and extradite Honduran criminal alien WASHINGTON - A Honduran criminal alien, Eswin Mejia, 28, wanted in connection with a tragic 2016 motor vehicle homicide in Douglas County, Nebraska, was arrested and extradited to the United States, March 21 following an extensive U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcemen more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release on March 24, 2025: * * * ED, HHS, and GSA Respond to Columbia University's Actions to Comply with Joint Task Force Pre-Conditions Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism encouraged by Columbia University's initial steps. Today, the Department of Education (ED), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) welcomed the statement by Columbia Unive more PR

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, March 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky issued the following news release: * * * Federal Grand Jury in Bowling Green Returns 4 Indictments Charging 5 Defendants with Methamphetamine Trafficking and Firearms Offenses Owensboro, KY - A federal grand jury in Bowling Green returned four indictments on March 12, 2025, charging four men and one woman with multiple methamphetamine trafficking offenses and one of the men with firearm offe more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, March 24 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom announces record-breaking $76 million to safeguard local faith communities and nonprofits Sacramento, California - Safeguarding Californians from hate-motivated incidents that have surged nationally, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced $76 million in grants, made in partnership with the state Legislature, to 347 community groups across the state to protect nonprofits more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families has announced an Interim Final Rule (IFR) amending regulations related to the care and placement of unaccompanied alien children (UACs) under the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). The new rule updates the existing Unaccompanied Children Program Foundational Rule to comply with federal statutory requirements, specifically removing a provision that previously restricted the more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release on March 24, 2025: * * * HUD Secretary Scott Turner, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Establish Interagency Partnership to End Illegal Immigrant Alien Exploitation of Housing Programs WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem today signed the "American Housing Programs for Ameri more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE San Franciso and partners take transnational criminal off the streets in California SAN FRANCISCO -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Gurdev Singh, 23, an Indian national and criminal alien, March 12 in French Camp, California, as part of a targeted criminal enforcement action. "ICE welcomes partnerships between federal and loca more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE, law enforcement partners arrest 370 alien offenders during enhanced operation in Massachusetts BOSTON -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and federal law enforcement partners apprehended 370 illegal aliens in Massachusetts during an enhanced targeted enforcement operation focusing on transnational organized crime, gangs, and egregious ill more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The American Immigration Council issued the following news release: * * * Immigrants in Court Proceedings Will Have Even Less Access to Legal Counsel, After New Announcement On Friday, the Trump Administration issued a memo that places new, unnecessary, and unwarranted scrutiny by ordering sanctions, reviews, and stricter oversight of attorneys in immigration and federal court. With the rise in rapid deportations with no due process and the use of other federal agenci more PR

DELANO, California, March 25 -- The United Farm Workers issued the following news release: * * * Labor to March In Delano For Immigrant Rights: "With These Hands, We Feed America" On Cesar Chavez Day, the United Farm Workers, the California Federation of Labor Unions, and SEIU California will assemble over 5,000 of their members and fellow workers to march in Delano, Kern County in solidarity with immigrant workers and denouncing mass deportation policies as an attack on the entire working cl more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * MEDIA ADVISORY: Sanders to Hold Roundtable Discussion with Student Finalists of his Fifteenth Annual State of the Union Essay Contest BURLINGTON, Vt., March 24 - Sen. Bernie Sanders on Saturday will hold a roundtable discussion with the student finalists of his fifteenth annual State of the Union Essay Contest at the Vermont State House. This year, 475 students from 25 Vermont high schools submi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Media Tip Sheet: Wildfires Rage in the Carolinas, State of Emergency Declared At least three wildfires have broken out in a rural North Carolina county, leading to evacuations and emergency declarations and destroying at least three homes and other buildings. These fires come as much of western North Carolina is still recovering from flooding driven by Hurricane Helene six months ago. In recent weeks, se more PR

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, March 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: * * * Morgantown Construction Company Owner Admits to Harboring Illegals, Tax Fraud CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Hetzon Marroquin Reyes, owner and operator of A&M Homes, LLC, in Morgantown, West Virginia, has admitted to harboring illegal aliens for financial gain and tax interference. According to the court documents and statements made in court more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild issued the following news release: * * * National Immigration Project: White House Memo Threatening Lawyers and Law Firms is an Attack on Due Process and the Right to Counsel In response to President Trump issuing the presidential memorandum "Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court," Sirine Shebaya, executive director of the National Immigration Project, issued the following statement:  more PR

NEW YORK, March 22 -- The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund issued the following news release: * * * Nearly Two Dozen Leading Civil Rights Groups Condemn Trump Administration Memo Threatening Lawyers and Law Firms That Bring Suits Against the Federal Government Yesterday, the White House sent a memo to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem directing the Department of Justice to pursue sanctions against lawyers and law firms that purs more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Statement on Judge's Rejection of Trump's Abuse of Obscure Wartime Law to Conduct Deportations Without Due Process Washington, D.C. (March 24, 2025)--Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement after Chief Judge James Boasberg rejected the Trump Administrat more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-AZ, has introduced the BEST Facilitation Act, a new bill aimed at enhancing operational efficiency within the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) by piloting the use of Image Technician positions. The bill intends to improve the identification of contraband and enhance trade facilitation at various points of entry into the United States. The introduction of Image Technician roles is a response to ongoing challenges faced at U.S. borders, espec more ST

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Mike Collins, R-GA, has introduced the SAFE for America Act aimed at eliminating the diversity immigrant visa program. The legislation, introduced on February 12, 2025, seeks to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act, specifically targeting provisions that allow for diversity visas which provide immigration opportunities to individuals from countries with low immigration rates to the U.S. The bill reflects a growing sentiment among some lawmakers who argue that t more ST

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-NC, has introduced the Protect Medicaid Act, aiming to amend the Social Security Act to prevent federal funding for Medicaid administrative costs related to providing health benefits to unauthorized immigrants. The bill, introduced on February 11, 2025, seeks to clarify funding restrictions within the Medicaid program, reflecting ongoing debates over immigration and healthcare policy. The introduction of this legislation is a response to growing co more ST

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-California, issued the following news release on March 24, 2025: * * * Rep. Jimmy Gomez Statement on Trump Admin. Weaponizing the IRS for Immigration Enforcement WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) -- a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, which oversees tax policy -- released the following statement in response to reporting that the Trump administration's Internal Revenue Service is nearing an agreement to share ta more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Michael Lawler, R-NY, has introduced the Doctors in Our Borders Act, aimed at expanding healthcare access in underserved communities by increasing the number of physicians eligible for the Conrad 30 waiver program. This initiative seeks to address the growing shortage of healthcare professionals in critical areas across the United States. The Conrad 30 waiver program currently permits each state to sponsor up to 30 foreign-trained physicians to work in medically und more ST

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-MI, has introduced legislation aimed at amending the Social Security Act to ensure that individuals residing illegally in the United States do not qualify for Social Security benefits. The No Social Security for Illegal Aliens Act of 2025 seeks to exclude wages earned from unauthorized employment and self-employment income derived from illegal activities conducted in the U.S. from being counted as creditable income for Social Security. The bill ref more ST

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Tony Gonzales Brings Local, State, and Federal Law Enforcement Together to Combat Gang Activity, Drug and Human Smuggling SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - Today, Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) held a roundtable in San Antonio with local, state, and federal law enforcement on efforts to counter gang activity and deter human and drug trafficking across our borders. Officials from Texas DPS, DEA, HSI, FBI,  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Ann Wagner, R-MO, has introduced the FIRM Act of 2025, aimed at amending the Immigration and Nationality Act to impose increased visa fees on nonimmigrant applicants from certain countries. This proposed legislation targets travelers from nations identified as problematic due to government refusals to accept their nationals, state-sponsored terrorism designations, or severe issues related to human trafficking. The introduction of the FIRM Act comes amidst rising con more ST

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-TX, has introduced the Operation Lone Star Reimbursement Act, aimed at reimbursing the State of Texas for costs incurred during its efforts to secure the southern border of the United States. This legislation seeks to address the financial burden placed on Texas taxpayers as the state took security measures in the absence of substantial federal support. The bill was introduced in light of the ongoing challenges associated with border security and t more ST

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following statement by spokesperson Tammy Bruce: * * * Secretary Rubio's Travel to Jamaica, Guyana, and Suriname Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Jamaica, Guyana, and Suriname March 26-27 to advance President Trump's U.S. foreign policy priorities in the Caribbean. While in Jamaica, the Secretary also will hold bilateral engagements with heads of state from Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, and Haiti. Secretary Rubio's e more PR

NEW YORK, March 24 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Transcript: Mayor Adams Holds In-Person Media Availability Mayor Eric Adams: How are you? Good to see all of you today. [I'm] continuing to make this city a great place to raise a family, and just want to [say] good morning, and that's what our administration is going to continue to do. I really want to push folks to our website and look at our wins list. Somebody told me the other day, when they looked at s more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Ronald Douglas Johnson, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, from a March 13, 2025, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and distinguished Members of this Committee. I am truly honored to appear before you today as the President's nominee to serve as the United States Ambassador to the United Mexican States. I am very grateful to President Tr more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * United States Announces Plans to Extradite Three Tren de Aragua Members, Who Have Been Declared Alien Enemies, Wanted by Chile for Homicide and Kidnapping Offenses Earlier today, the United States declared three members of Tren de Aragua (TdA) Alien Enemies and announced plans to extradite them to Chile, where they are wanted for violent crimes including homicide, kidnapping for ransom, and other  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following commentary: * * * U.S. Attorneys for Southwestern Border Districts Charge More than 840 Illegal Aliens with Immigration-Related Crimes During the Third week in March as part of Operation Take Back America President Trump has been clear that securing the Southwestern Border of the United States is a priority of the absolute highest level. To that end, the Department of Justice is playing a critical role in Operation Ta more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- United We Dream issued the following news release: * * * No Child Should Be Forced to Fight for Their Safety in Court Alone Washington, D.C. - Late last week, the Trump administration announced it would cancel federal contracts to organizations that provide legal representation for approximately 26,000 unaccompanied immigrant children across the country. The Trump Administration ordered that more than 100 nonprofit organizations who support immigrant children navigatin more PR