The COVID-19 pandemic and other U.S. efforts to stop asylum access significantly impacted immigration policy and enforcement in the United States in 2022. In various reports, U.S. border officials and immigration advocates say border numbers reflect the deteriorating economic and political conditions in some countries that drive people to come to the southern border of […]
“That laugh should give you nightmares.” In a televised debate with his Democratic opponent Amy McGrath late Monday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell laughed when confronted over his persistent refusal to pass additional coronavirus relief as pandemic-induced mass layoffs continue, hunger grows, and millions face the possibility of imminent eviction. “The House passed a […]
Murkowski and Cortez Masto Applaud Committee Passage of Not Invisible Act and Savanna’s Act Video of Senator Murkowski’s remarks Washington, D.C. –Legislation addressing the crisis of missing, murdered, and trafficked Native women, passed out of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee with strong, bipartisan support—heading to the full Senate for consideration. The bills, Savanna’s Act […]
Law enforcement professionals receive tools to navigate mental crisis in a caring way. (ANCHORAGE) — Students representing several state and federal law enforcement agencies and mental health facilities graduated Friday, October 25, 2019, from the Mat-Su Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Academy. Provided by the Mat-Su Health Foundation in Wasilla, the training offers law enforcement personnel […]