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.
Border czar Tom Homan announces end to Minnesota immigration surge:
He stated an ongoing, “significant drawdown” would continue into next week after two deadly months that upended life in Minneapolis. —NPR
Judge orders U.S. government to provide legal access, medical care in California’s largest detention facility:
The temporary court order also called for a third party to monitor ICE and ensure the agency was meeting constitutional requirements for care. —KQED
[Warning: graphic] Bodycam footage released showing moments before Border Patrol agent shot Chicago woman, who survived:
An agent shot Marimar Martinez, a 31-year-old teacher, five times after their vehicles collided in October. —Reuters
Federal judges find potential workaround to Fifth Circuit upholding of Trump’s mass detention policy:
The Texas judges argue there is still an argument to release immigrants on grounds of “liberty interest, a right protected under the Constitution. —POLITICO
[Long read] Massachusetts only Blue State to maintain 287(g) contract with ICE:
Under the agreement, the state continues to send residents to the agency for deportation, even as lawmakers seek to limit its cooperation in other ways. —Bolts
New York
Nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian reject union-brokered deal to end strike:
More than 70% of the bargaining unit of New York State Nurses Association voted against a tentative agreement as the strike hits one month. —Documented
Hochul, state lawmakers negotiate bill that would enable New Yorkers to sue ICE, CBP officers:
Lawmakers and criminal justice groups are urging the governor to remove qualified immunity from the bill’s language. —City & State
Teenagers reunited with mother five months after raid on Cato nutrition bar factory:
Nearly 20 families were separated in the September enforcement operation in upstate New York. —Syracuse.com
[Long read] Manhattan courthouse arrest highlights tension between sanctuary city laws and federal immigration enforcement:
The NYPD arrested and released Gerardo Miguel Mora following an alleged theft — but ICE arrested him again, citing Mora as a “public safety threat.” —Gothamist
[Long read] Inside the job of a New York ICE attorney:
The agency employs about 1,700 attorneys across the country. Estefani Rodriguez was one of them. —The Guardian
Washington, D.C.
Senate Dems vote against DHS funding bill; partial shutdown imminent:
Funding for the agency is set to run out Feb. 13 as lawmakers continue to clash over immigration enforcement reform.—The Hill
DHS, Minnesota officials testify before Senate Homeland Security Committee:
CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott said he would release the bodycam footage of the shooting of Alex Pretti as senators probed top immigration officials on the deadly events in Minneapolis. —CBS News, C-SPAN
Approval for Trump’s immigration agenda plummets among Americans:
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49% of adults “strongly disapprove” of how the president is handling immigration, up from 38% last summer, according to a new poll. —NBC News
IRS improperly shared immigrants’ confidential tax information with DHS, court filing shows:
Federal courts have blocked an earlier data-sharing arrangement, arguing it violated privacy rights, though the decision is being appealed. —The Washington Post
