Just have a minute? Here are the top stories you need to know about immigration. This summary was featured in Documented’s Early Arrival newsletter. You can subscribe to receive it in your inbox three times per week here.
New York
ICE detention of New York City public school student sparks protests:
There is growing outrage over the detention of a 20-year-old New York City public school student naamed Dylan who advocates say was duped into giving up his asylum status. — ABC 7 NY
‘It’s terrible what’s happening’ — panic at New York’s immigration courthouses due to ICE arrests:
Fear is rising among immigrants in New York following the presence of ICE agents at immigration courthouses in downtown Manhattan. Several arrests have been reported, including of citizens. — Documented
Bronx Rep. Ritchie Torres demands answers from ICE on arrest of NYC high school student:
Dylan’s arrest was part of an ongoing nationwide immigration enforcement blitz in which government lawyers move to dismiss immigration cases, allowing ICE agents to arrest migrants in courthouses and place them in an “expedited removal” process. — Chalkbeat
With her husband, Mahmoud Khalil, locked in a detention center, the dentist Noor Abdalla is suddenly a single parent:
“I walked into the house by myself with this beautiful baby, and I think it just kind of hit me,” she says, sitting on a gray sectional in her Morningside Heights apartment. “I have to do this alone.” — The Cut
Around the U.S.
Chinese students are frustrated with U.S. visa bans: ‘What now?’
Helplessness and frustration are setting in as student applicants in China wait to see how sweeping the new U.S. action might be. — The New York Times
DHS rapidly expands aggressive collaboration with state & local police:
As of last week, ICE has signed 588 “287(g) agreements” across 40 states — five times as many agreements as just four months ago. The 287(g) program lets state and local police perform certain immigration enforcement functions. — Immigration Impact
Washington D.C.
Seeking to ramp up deportations, the Trump administration quietly expands a vast web of data:
Not only does this add to an already formidable array of data that ICE can access, but there are also real questions about how this could impact U.S. citizens’ data privacy. — Migration Policy Institute
Federal judge directs Trump officials to lift pause on certain immigration applications:
The ruling by U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani is a reprieve for many immigrants from Afghanistan, Latin America, Ukraine and other parts of the world whose ability to remain and work in the U.S. is under threat. — CBS News
Trump asks U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in deportations to third countries:
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The Justice Department requested that the Supreme Court lift a nationwide injunction requiring that migrants be given the chance to seek legal relief from deportation, while litigation continues in the case. — Reuters
GOP’s budget package proposes to cut benefits and raise fees for immigrants with documentation:
The Senate will soon consider a measure that cuts social safety net programs for several groups of documented immigrants, including refugees and asylum seekers, and aims to make the immigration process more expensive. — NPR
