Written by Katie Shepherd, Immigration Impact The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a damning report this week, finding that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) improperly modified an older, existing contract with the City of Eloy, Arizona to create the notorious family detention…

By: Trimmel Gomes, Public News Service – FL TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — After hours of intense debate, the Florida Senate rejected an assault weapons ban this weekend, while moving forward with a voluntary plan to arm teachers in schools. In a rare Saturday session, senators briefly approved – then swiftly rejected…

Written by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, Immigration Impact Indefinitely detained immigrants facing possible deportation lost ground in their fight for the right to a bond hearing following a Supreme Court decision on Tuesday. Their sole remaining weapon is the U.S. Constitution. The ruling by Justice Samuel Alito in Jennings v. Rodriguez reverses…

By: Veronica Carter, Public News Service – IL CHICAGO – Heart disease is the number one health issue for men and women, and an Illinois doctor who’s been treating people with heart problems for more than three decades says preventive cardiology should be the rule, not the exception. Dr. Harry…

Written by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, Immigration Impact The Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s request to hear an emergency appeal of a lower court’s January decision that prevents the government from fully ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative. Now that the Supreme Court has rejected their request, the government…

By: Eric Galatas, Public News Service – UT ST. GEORGE, Utah – A team of researchers has uncovered what could be one of the world’s richest caches of fossils dating back to the dawn of the age of dinosaurs. The site in southeastern Utah is within the original boundaries of…

Written by Mary Giovagnoli, Immigration Impact Francis Cissna, Director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), unveiled a new mission statement for the agency last week, notably deleting the words “a nation of immigrants” as well as other key principles central to the agency’s work. Given the sweeping…

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018 After the Maverick County, Texas Early Voting Period Poll in the 2018 Texas Democratic Party Primary Election closed at 5 P.M. on Friday, March 2, 2018, a grand total of 6,554 votes were cast including 6,281 at the Early…

By Kiah Collier, The Texas Tribune March 2, 2018 For years, the state’s main power grid operator has warned of high electricity prices and even power outages during the hot summer months. It’s rarely been as bad as feared. But experts say the latest startling forecast from the Electric Reliability…

By: Eric Tegethoff, Public News Service – OR PORTLAND, Ore. – Sales are skyrocketing for the bottled water industry, but what are companies actually selling to customers? In its new report “Take Back the Tap,” Food and Water Watch researchers look at the booming business of bottled water, which surpassed…