Archive for October 2025

Homeland Security Investigations, an arm of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that investigates transnational crime, took the lead. HSI researched the protesters and referred dozens of cases to the State Department, sometimes citing an obscure statute for revoking visas…. The HSI tiger team ultimately generated between 100 to 200 reports on protesters, Hatch said, with many of the names coming from Canary Mission. Some came from Betar US, a militant Zionist organization that the Anti-Defamation League considers an extremist group.

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have reported that although retirees’ wellbeing has generally been considered to improve once they finish working, the picture is not straightforward. Using data from 17 different longitudinal studies, the researchers looked to better understand income disparities in people’s mental health in retirement. The study is among the first to assess the three phases of retirement – before, after and during leaving work – and measure the mental health impacts associated with factors including what people did in their pre-retirement job, income and age.

“There are hundreds of children with disabilities who do not have access to full-time school placements,” Aisling McGrory, senior social worker with the Children’s Disability Network Team, speaking on behalf of the Irish Association of Social Workers, said. “These children are often excluded due to behavioral, sensory, or medical needs that schools are unable to accommodate.”

Dr Jane Shears has been appointed as the new National Director for Scotland and Northern Ireland…. Dr Shears has headed up BASW’s Professional Development and Education since 2018 and serves as the Global Commissioner of the IFSW Ethics Commission. She has also continued to practice as a mental health social worker, giving her a strong grounding in the challenges and experiences of everyday practice.

The Salish and Kootenai Housing Authority held a dedication in 2024, in Pablo for the new Gauthier Homesites. Current Salish and Kootenai Housing Authority Director Jody Cahoon Perez told the Montana Free Press that housing challenges “look essentially the same on every reservation” — a sheer lack of housing stock to buy or rent combined with a chronic shortage of tribally managed rental units.