NEW YORK, April 21 [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, ACLU of Colorado Sue ICE for Records Regarding Potential Expansion of Immigration Detention in Western States NEW YORK -- The American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Colorado today filed a lawsuit against Immigration and Customs more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 22 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia issued the following news release on April 21, 2025: * * * Temporary Restraining Order Granted In Student Visa Revocation Case Doe. v. Bondi ATLANTA -- On Friday, April 18, Georgia Civil Rights organizations American Civil Liberties Union-Georgia, Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta, and CAIR-Georgia welcomed the Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) issued in the case of 133 student plaintiffs from across the count more PR

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Alliance for Retired Americans issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * DOGE's Data Dive Denied: Court Grants Preliminary Injunction and Blocks Access to SSA Systems Baltimore, MD -- A federal court has granted a preliminary injunction blocking Elon Musk's so-called "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE) from further accessing sensitive personal data stored within the Social Security Administration's (SSA) systems. The ruling comes in respon more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * Border Patrol announces illegal alien previously removed in 2017 is arrested Guatemalan national sentenced for illegal re-entry MOBILE, AL - A Guatemalan national will be referred to immigration officials for deportation proceedings following his sentencing last week for illegally reentering the United States after previously having been deported. Francisco more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following commentary on April 21, 2025: * * * IRS-ICE Agreement Weakening Privacy Protections Poses Risks for All Taxpayers By Kris Cox In an unprecedented break from long-standing IRS practices related to taxpayer privacy, the Treasury Department and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on April 7 setting out a procedure for the IRS to share taxpayer data with U.S. I more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication on April 4, 2025, from Bend the Arc - Jewish Action California: * * * Re: Comment on CMS-9884-P - Opposition to Proposed Rule * * * On behalf of Bend the Arc: Jewish Action California, we strongly oppose the proposed changes outlined in CMS-9884-P, which would prohibit coverage of essential health benefits (EHB) for gender-affirm more ST

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released the following public communication dated April 3, 2025, from Voices for Utah Children, Salt Lake City: * * * To: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Attention: CMS-9884-P Mail Stop C4-26-05 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 Re: Comment on CMS-9884-P: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Marke more ST

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released the following public communication dated April 2, 2025, from Consumer Reports: * * * Comments of Consumer Reports In Response to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V) By Matt Schwartz, Policy Analyst Justin Brookman, Director of Technology Policy * * * Consumer Reports/1 appreciates the opportunity to provide f more ST

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released the following public communication dated April 2, 2025, from the Network Advertising Initiative: * * * To: The Honorable Scott Bessent Acting Director Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 1700 G St. NW Washington, DC 20552 RE: Protecting Americans from Harmful Data Broker Practices (Regulation V), Dkt. No. CFPB-2024-004 * * * Dear Acting Director Bessent: On behalf of the Network Advertising Initiative ("NAI" more ST

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released the following public communication dated March 27, 2025, from the Texas Council on Family Violence, Austin: * * * RE: 12 CFR Part 1022 [Docket No. CFPB-2024-0057] Fair Credit Reporting Act (Regulation V); Identity Theft and Coerced Debt * * * Dear Director Chopra and CFPB Rulemaking Staff, On behalf of the Texas Council on Family Violence (TCFV), we are submitting comments in strong support of the Consumer Financi more ST

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 21 [Category: BizMedia] -- CNN posted the following news: * * * CNN's Abby Phillip Reports in "100 Days of Trump" for The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper April 21st, 2025 EPISODE PREMIERES SUNDAY, APRIL 27 AT 8PM ET/PT Promo: https://youtu.be/t3ACtUd9pZo NEW YORK, NY - (April 21, 2025) - The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper, a five-time Emmy(r) Award-winning CNN Original, returns with a deep dive into the first 100 days of President Trump's administration. "100  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on April 21, 2025: * * * Congressman Glenn Ivey Leads House Colleagues in Demanding Return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Glenn Ivey (MD-04) sent a letter to President Donald Trump demanding the immediate return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador, to the United States, despite having been granted protection from deportation by a United States imm more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 22 -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: * * * Hanson Q&A: Many political leaders silent during surge in policies Political leaders from both the Republican and Democratic parties have largely opted for a strategy of silence as President Donald Trump approaches the milestone of his first 100 days in office on April 30. The Trump administration has rolled out an array of policy shifts--from immigration to tariffs--bu more PR

WASHINGTON, April 20 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * GA Civil Rights Orgs CAIR-GA, ACLU, Advancing Justice Welcome Temporary Restraining Order in Student Visa Revocation Case Doe. v. Bondi Georgia civil rights organizations, including the American Civil Liberties Union-Georgia, Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta, and CAIR-Georgia today welcomed the Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) issued Friday in the case  more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 21 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Virginia Homeland Security Task Force Has Arrested Over 500 Criminal Illegal Immigrants, Over 130 Gang Affiliates RICHMOND, VA - The Virginia Homeland Security Task Force (VHSTF), a federal-state partnership established by the U.S. Department of Justice to combat transnational organized crime, gang violence and immigration violations across Virginia passe more PR

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- The Homeland Security Inspector General issued the following report (No. OIG-25-21) on March 25, 2025 entitled "ICE Cannot Effectively Monitor the Location and Status of All Unaccompanied Alien Children After Federal Custody." Here are excerpts: * * * MEMORANDUM FOR: Todd M. Lyons, Acting Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement FROM: Joseph V. Cuffari, Ph.D., Inspector General SUBJECT: ICE Cannot Effectively Monitor the Location and Status of All Unaccompa more PR

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Human Rights First issued the following news on April 18, 2025: * * * Court Protects Nationwide Class from Deportations to Nondesignated Countries Without Notice and Opportunity to Seek Protection from Torture Boston, MA - Today, a federal judge in Boston certified a nationwide class of individuals with final removal orders who have been removed or face possible removal to a country that was not designated in the removal proceedings (generally, the person's country of  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE, federal partners arrest Honduran alien for illegally reentering US after 2 deportations BROCKTON, Mass. -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement working with federal partners with the Federal Bureau of Investigations and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested an illegally present Honduran national who unlawfully reentered more PR

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on April 17, 2025, to the Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Many Russians Outraged by Government Promotion of Underage Pregnancy to Boost Birthrate By Paul Goble Executive Summary: * Nearly half of Russia's regional leaders have launched programs to give payments of up to 150,000 rubles ($1,600) to underage girls who become pregnant and give birth as a way to reverse Russia's demographic decline and win favor from t more PR

ITHACA, New York, April 21 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Jonathan Lam '27 Honored by Amnesty International USA ILR junior Jonathan Lam was recently named the inaugural recipient of the Trailblazer in Organizing and Activism Award given by Amnesty International USA. "Jonathan exemplifies the qualities of a true Amnesty organizer--determined, engaged, and committed to transformative advocacy that changes lives," said Arielle Newton, senior organizer with Amnesty Inter more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 21 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Reed Smith, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * L.A. Times names Amber Finch and Daniel Ahn as 2025 Business of Law Visionaries Finch leads high-profile insurance coverage disputes on the national and international stage pertaining to opioids, environmental issues, mass shootings and other catastrophic losses, including the COVID pandemic and the war in Ukraine. Through this work, she has helped her commercial pol more PR

NEW YORK, April 19 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on April 17, 2025, to the Ripon Forum: * * * The High Cost of "Sanctuary" By Daniel Di Martino More than one in three Americans live in a state or city that refuses to cooperate with immigration enforcement by the federal government. These so-called "sanctuary" jurisdictions prohibit local law enforcement agents from asking suspects about their immigration status and sometimes even refuse to detain vi more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 21 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Many political leaders silent during surge in policies EXPERT Q&A Jonathan Hanson Political leaders from both the Republican and Democratic parties have largely opted for a strategy of silence as President Donald Trump approaches the milestone of his first 100 days in office on April 30. The Trump administration has rolled out an array of policy shifts--from immigration to tariffs--but, notably, more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild issued the following news release: * * * More Than 200 Organizations Sign Onto Statement Condemning Attacks on Lawyers and Access to Justice This month, more than 200 civil rights groups, legal advocacy organizations, and human rights defenders across the country came together to issue a joint statement denouncing President Trump's memorandum, Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court (htt more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release on April 20, 2025: * * * Senior Bureau Official O'Neill's Travel to Vietnam Senior Bureau Official Sean O'Neill traveled to Vietnam, April 16-20. His visit is part of a year-long commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of U.S.-Vietnam relations. In Hanoi, Senior Bureau Official O'Neill met with Vietnamese officials to discuss a range of topics covered by the U.S.-Vietnam Comprehensive Strat more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Jonathan Jackson, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on April 21, 2025: * * * Statement from Congressman Jonathan L. Jackson on the Continued Detention of Kilmar Abrego Garcia I am deeply troubled by the continued detention of Kilmar Abrego Garcia in El Salvador, despite a clear directive from the United States Supreme Court to facilitate his return. This is not just an immigration case--it is a test of our democracy, our values, and our Constitution.  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- President and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni issued the following joint statement on April 18, 2025: * * * United States - Italy Joint Leaders' Statement President Donald J. Trump and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni held their first official meeting yesterday in Washington, D.C., where they confirmed their resolve to promote a mutually beneficial relationship and further strengthen the U.S. - Italy strategic alliance across security, economic, and technological is more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 21, 2025: * * * U.S. Attorneys for Southwestern Border Districts Charge More than 1,220 Illegal Aliens with Immigration-Related Crimes During the Third week in April as part of Operation Take Back America. Since the inauguration of President Trump, the Department of Justice is playing a critical role in Operation Take back America, a nationwide initiative to repel the invasion of illegal immigrat more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 21, 2025: * * * Up to $5 Million Reward Offered for Capture of Archaga Carias, a Top 10 Most Wanted Fugitive and Leader of Foreign Terrorist Organization MS-13 U.S. Foreign Terrorist Organization MS-13 leader Yulan Andony Archaga Carias, also known as "Alexander Mendoza" and "Porky," 43, is the highest-ranking member of MS-13, a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), in Honduras an more PR