Immigration
United We Dream Ends Masa Group Contract
The termination filing, signed on August 19, 2026, ends a contract that began on June 1, 2026.
DeGette Criticizes Trump Tax Policy, ICE Shock Gloves
Rep. Diana DeGette spent the week focused on two issues with direct resonance in Denver: economic anxiety and immigration enforcement tactics.
Subramanyam Targets ICE Conditions, Federal Job Moves in Virginia
Rep. Suhas Subramanyam spent the week focused on two issues with direct stakes for Northern Virginia residents: the treatment of detainees at a federal...
Schmitt Opposed Delaney Hall Closure and Supported Bill to Protect College Sports
Sen. Eric Schmitt spent the week before the August recess on immigration enforcement, college sports legislation, and a trip home to Missouri's Bootheel — a...
Covington & Burling Registers New Client on Immigration
Covington & Burling LLP registered a new client focused on immigration matters this month. The firm filed paperwork on August 7, 2026, to represent...
Foley Hoag Ends Six-Year Lobbying Contract With Physicians Group
Foley Hoag LLP terminated its lobbying relationship with Physicians for American Healthcare Access effective July 31, 2026. The termination was disclosed in...
Flanagan Wins Minnesota Democratic Senate Primary
Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan won the Democratic Senate primary on Aug. 11, defeating moderate U.S. Rep. Angie Craig in a race for the seat being...
Illinois Tech Increases In-House Lobbying On Several Issues
Illinois Institute of Technology more than doubled its lobbying spending in the second quarter of 2026, filing a disclosure for $250,000 after spending...
Immigration Bills Reshape Detention, Benefits, and Asylum Access
A recent CRS report documents a legislative environment in which the 119th Congress has directed hundreds of billions toward detention, deportation, and...
Immigration Dispute Fractures DHS Appropriations, CRS says
A recent CRS report examines how the Department of Homeland Security has navigated three separate funding lapses in fiscal 2026, a historic disruption that...
State Pushback Complicates DHS's Detention Expansion Plans
Congress has directed the DHS Secretary to arrange for appropriate places of detention for aliens detained pending removal or a decision on removal. ICE...
U.S. Refugee Admissions Hit Historic Low of 17,500
The Trump administration's refugee admissions program has shrunk to historic lows, with a new Congressional Research Service report documenting a dramatic...
Federal Appeals Courts Show 97 Unresolved Circuit Splits
A Congressional Research Service report published on July 23, 2026, reveals a judiciary increasingly at odds with itself. The CRS documented 97 circuit...
Executive Branch Dramatically Expands Visa Revocation Powers
A new Congressional Research Service report examines the legal framework governing visa issuance, refusals, and revocations at a moment when the executive...
Congress Questions Haiti Policy as Gang Violence Increases
Why it matters: The Trump administration faces a credibility crisis over Haiti. On one hand, it's deploying military resources and spending $117 million...
House Panel Advances Trump Border Security Bill
The House Judiciary Committee advanced the Permanent Trump Secure Border Act on July 21, 2026, marking a significant victory for the House Freedom Caucus...
GAO Finds Gaps in Border Patrol Rescue Reports
A Government Accountability Office report released this week found that Border Patrol's annual reports to Congress are missing essential data on rescue...
GAO Flags CBP Northern Border Staffing Gaps
The U.S. northern border faces a staffing crisis that threatens national security operations and leaves critical infrastructure understaffed. A Government...