Delaware joined a multistate lawsuit in March challenging a 10% worldwide tariff program, while a separate White House action is set to add duties on specified Canadian products Aug. 19.
Maryland Army National Guard personnel took part in Vigorous Warrior 26, a NATO medical exercise in Estonia involving armed forces from 32 NATO and partner countries.
Gov. Mike DeWine said in Columbus that planned deportations of Haitians would be a mistake, citing Haiti’s political disorder, danger to returnees and potential economic harm in Ohio.
The White House issued two proclamations setting additional 50% duties on specified Canadian dairy and motor-vehicle-related products, scheduled to take effect Aug. 19.
Massachusetts officials issued updated legal and family-support guidance after a Supreme Court decision allowed the federal government to move toward ending Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and Syrian nationals. State officials said protections remained operative pending certification of the judgment and federal implementation guidance.
A federal appeals court has allowed the challenged Section 122 tariff regime to remain in force while the government appeals a May ruling by the U.S. Court of International Trade that struck it down.
President Donald Trump announced a deal for Hamas to disarm in Gaza, AP reported July 31, 2026. The report said implementation, verification and possible Israeli commitments remained unresolved.
Northern Strike 26-2 is scheduled to run Aug. 3-14 at the Michigan National Guard’s National All-Domain Warfighting Center, with more than 9,000 personnel expected from 36 states and territories and five international partners.
Pennsylvania Senate Resolution 345, condemning Russia’s alleged abduction, forcible transfer and indoctrination of Ukrainian children, was referred to the Senate Rules and Executive Nominations Committee on June 26, 2026.
Russia has asked the United States to clarify what it describes as understandings reached at an August 2025 summit in Anchorage, Alaska, linking the request to new proposals concerning the war in Ukraine.
Minnesota will review certain Medical Assistance cases in late August and early September before federal eligibility changes take effect Oct. 1, 2026.
The ACLU of Puerto Rico says it has raised concerns about ICE raids since early 2025 and warned that migrants from 13 countries have been affected. The release does not provide arrest or detention totals, and its allegations have not been independently verified in the source packet.
Three Arkansas Air National Guard Security Forces airmen are scheduled to deploy to Guatemala in August 2026 through the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program.
A Missouri measure titled the “No Foreign Laws Act” has been delivered to Gov. Mike Kehoe. It would bar state and local public bodies from implementing specified rules, mandates, policies or regulations of covered international organizations.
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed HB 905 on May 8, adding Florida restrictions involving foreign countries of concern, designated foreign terrorist organizations and other foreign adversaries.
A settlement announced July 22 protects two Montana State University graduate students whose student status was effectively revoked in 2025, following federal court intervention that halted their threatened deportation.
Federal refugee-arrival data lists 158 arrivals in Georgia during the first nine months of fiscal year 2026. The state’s refugee program coordinates public and private resources for refugees.
Nebraska’s LB 1096 sets statewide foreign-threat protections, including a Nov. 8, 2026, deadline for communications providers to remove prohibited foreign-vendor equipment from towers.
A Waialua, Oahu, resident pleaded guilty in federal court after admitting to unlicensed transfers of money and cryptocurrency to recipients in Iran. Sentencing is set for Oct. 29, 2026.
Immigration advocates and legal experts pressed Nevada lawmakers to increase oversight of federal immigration enforcement, including agency records and local 287(g) agreements.
