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.
Around the U.S.
Missouri’s chief attorney files lawsuit to exclude some immigrants from U.S. census:
After the lower courts rejected Trump’s similar effort to exclude immigrants from the census in his first term, Missouri’s attorney general wants to bring the case to the Supreme Court. —KCUR
Immigration courts fast-track hearings for over 100 Somali asylum cases across at least three states:
Lawyers in Minnesota, Illinois and Nebraska have reported that hearings for their clients have been rescheduled in an apparent move to speed up deportations. —NPR
Less than 14% of individuals ICE arrested last year had a violent criminal record:
Of the nearly 400,000 immigrants arrested last year, 40% had no criminal record at all, according to a DHS document. —CBS News
Immigrants face increasing financial strain as bond costs skyrocket:
Costs are running as high as $50,000, according to the Midwest Immigration Bond Fund, with the minimum bond sitting at $1,500. —WFYI
One quarter of individuals arrested in Maine immigration surge are challenging their detentions:
At least 206 immigrants were detained during the five-day operation in early January. —The Maine Monitor
Haitian TPS holders in Florida, Ohio and New Jersey barred from renewing driver’s licenses:
Confusion over Haitian TPS holders’ legal status is sowing confusion and disrupting their ability to work. —The Haitian Times
ICE tapping school cameras, local police say:An investigation by the 74 found some local law enforcement has given federal agents access to record license place numbers. —The 74, The Guardian
New York
ICE detained immigrants on an undisclosed floor at 26 Federal Plaza, Trump admin. attorneys admit:
The agency moved immigrants being held on the 10th floor to a different floor after a judge ordered it to address overcrowding and dirty conditions. —THE CITY
Mamdani calls for NYC crisis response team that includes chief immigration officer:
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the team as part of his first major executive order related to immigration. —Gothamist
New Jersey introduces three separate bills to protect residents from immigration enforcement:
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One would fine ICE agents up to $1000 for wearing masks, another would ban courtside immigration arrests and a third would forbid ICE agents from hiding their license plates. —NJ.com, PIX11, pou.house.gov
Family of Jean Wilson Brutus, who died in ICE custody in Newark, seeks answers:
The asylum-seeker from Haiti was detained at Delaney Hall and reported dead less than 24 hours after entering the facility. —New Jersey Monitor
