(Press Release) A dual U.S.-Venezuelan citizen who controlled multiple companies was arrested yesterday on foreign bribery charges for conspiring to make, and making, corrupt payments to an official of Venezuela’s state-owned and state-controlled energy company, Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA), in exchange for favorable business treatment with PDVSA. Assistant Attorney…

(Press Release) The Justice Department announced today that Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and several of its affiliates (Wells Fargo) will pay a civil penalty of $2.09 billion under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA) based on the bank’s alleged origination and sale of residential mortgage…

By Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune Aug. 3, 2018 “The government hasn’t found 410 migrant parents deported without their kids” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Federal…

By: Duaa Eldeib, Jodi S. Cohen and Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica Soon after Christmas 2015, three boys were left unattended in the TV room of a Des Plaines shelter that houses immigrant children and is operated by Heartland Human Care Services. One boy performed oral sex on an older boy, state…

By Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune Aug. 3, 2018 “Arkema officials charged with “recklessly” releasing chemicals amid Harvey flooding” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. A Harris…

(PRESS RELEASE) In recent weeks, the City of Eagle Pass Aquatic Center has experienced three separate incidents in which entry to the snack bar/office was gained after hours without consent. Although major items of value were not removed from the premises, inventory of snacks was reduced when the actor or…

Washington, D.C.— A judge ordered last week that United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) must adjudicate work authorization applications for asylum seekers within the prescribed 30-day deadline.  In Rosario v. USCIS, a federal district court judge sitting in Seattle found USCIS’s delay unreasonable and ordered the agency to adjudicate…

By Topher Sanders and Michael Grabell, ProPublica Aug. 2, 2018 “Worker charged in 2017 with sexually molesting 8 children at Southwest Key immigrant shelter” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government…

By: Trimmel Gomes, Public News Service – VA RICHMOND, Va. – The Trump administration caused a recent uproar when it tried to shut down a global resolution to encourage breastfeeding. However, health advocates say they’ll be setting the record straight this week, during World Breastfeeding Week. The resolution urged governments…

By Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune Aug. 3, 2018 “Analysis: After this election, Texas judicial races might never be the same” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues….