Coalition files brief with DC Circuit Court of Appeals touting public health benefits of closure, EPA authority under the Clean Air Act WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2016. The Sierra Club, a coalition of environmental organizations, and grassroots environmental justice groups filed a brief today with the U.S. Court of[Read More…]
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Georgia Man Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Immigration Fraud for Failing to Disclose Role in Bosnian Prison Camp
GEORGIA–(ENEWSPF)–August 30, 2016. A Loganville, Georgia, man was sentenced to serve 57 months in prison for obtaining his U.S. citizenship by providing false and fraudulent information on his naturalization application. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney John Horn of the Northern District[Read More…]
ACLU, Lambda Legal Seek Greater Relief for Transgender North Carolinians Harmed by H.B. 2
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. –(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2016. LGBT rights groups challenging North Carolina’s House Bill 2, the state law that bans many transgender people from restrooms that match their gender, today announced they will appeal part of a Friday district court ruling in order to seek broader relief for all transgender people[Read More…]
Member of Newark, New Jersey, ‘South Side Cartel’ Gang Pleads Guilty to Racketeering, Carjacking, Robbery and Drug Charges
NEW JERSEY–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2016. A Newark, New Jersey, man pleaded guilty today to his role in a violent and long-running racketeering conspiracy perpetuated by the “South Side Cartel,” a set of the Bloods street gang based in Newark, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal[Read More…]
Statement by National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice on Syrian Refugee Admissions
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2016. Less than a year ago, in response to an historic global refugee crisis, involving millions of Syrians in flight from violence and conflict, President Obama directed his Administration to increase the number of Syrian refugees provided safe haven in the United States. While refugee admissions are[Read More…]
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky Statement On DHS Review of Privatized Immigration Facilities
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2016. Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson announced that the Department would begin reviewing their use of privatized immigration detention facilities: “I am pleased that the Department of Homeland Security will review its use of private immigration[Read More…]
‘Alt-Right’ Responds To Clinton Speech With Troubling Rhetoric, Support For Donald Trump
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2016. Last week at a speech in Reno, NV, Hillary Clinton highlighted Donald Trump and his advisors’ embrace of a hate movement – the disturbing “alt-right” political philosophy. Trump’s embrace of this ideology, cemented by hiring the former head of a leading “alt-right” website Breitbart.com as his[Read More…]
Former City of Chicago Transportation Official Sentenced to Ten Years for Corruption in Awarding of Red-Light Camera Contracts
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2016. The former assistant transportation commissioner for the city of Chicago was sentenced today to ten years in federal prison for his role in a corruption scheme involving the city’s red-light camera contracts. A jury in January convicted JOHN BILLS, 55, of Chicago, on all counts[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Universal Enrollment Tool to Help Families Access Expanded Pre-K and Early Learning Opportunities This School Year
Mayor Emanuel Announces Universal Enrollment Tool to Help Families Access Expanded Pre-K and Early Learning Opportunities This School Year CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced a new universal online enrollment system designed to improve access and enrollment in early childhood programming available under Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders, Representative Raúl Grijalva Respond to DHS Review of Private Prison Deals
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2016 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) issued statements Monday after Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson announced that the agency will review its use of private detention facilities. “The Department of Homeland Security should follow the lead of the Department of[Read More…]
