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.
Democratic lawmakers to introduce bill curbing new ICE detention centers:
The legislation would prohibit the agency from opening detention centers without the sign-off from local and state officials. —The Washington Post
Bostonians prioritize immigrants’ legal defense in second-ever round of participatory budgeting project:
Residents voted to earmark $400,000 to the fund, and $300,000 to support immigrant careers, drawing from a $2.2 million participatory budget. —Boston Herald, MassLive
Immigrants detained in Minnesota released from detention without their documents:
Lawyers are reporting that ICE is regularly taking away their clients’ work permits, Social Security cards, licenses and other key documentation. —Mother Jones
Key witness to Texas ICE shooting dies in car crash in San Antonio:
Joshua Orta, the only known person to see agents shoot and kill Ruben Ray Martinez last year, died in a separate incident on Saturday, his attorneys confirmed. —San Antonio Express-News, Newsweek
New York
DOJ sues New Jersey over policy that curbs ICE enforcement:
Gov. Mikie Sherill (D), a defendant in the suit, signed an executive order on Feb. 11 that limits federal agents from using and carrying out arrests on state-owned property. —New York Times
Nurses union strikes deal with NewYork-Presbyterian, ending historic 41-day strike:
Ninety-three percent of the bargaining unit voted to ratify a three-year contract that includes raises, stronger language on job security and safeguards against AI. —NBC News
Rep. Dan Goldman sends letter to ICE, DHS demanding answers on Metropolitan Detention Center:
The move follows reports of poor conditions and lack of access to adequate medical care in the facility for those in detention. —Goldman.house.gov
New Jersey U.S. Rep. introduces “Local Taxpayer Protection Act” to cut costs of controversial ICE warehouse in Roxbury:
The bill proposes the creation of a DHS grant program to reimburse cities for the opening of new immigration detention facilities. —Daily Record, New Jersey Globe
Washington D.C.
ICE whistleblower says agency’s training is “deficient, defective and broken”:
Ryan Schwank, a former ICE lawyer, said new recruits “cannot demonstrate a solid grasp of the tactics or the law required to perform their jobs” at a hearing. —The Hill, CBS News, hsgac.senate.gov
Appeals court judge upholds IRS data-sharing with DHS:
Immigrants rights groups, which argue sharing taxpayer information violates privacy protections, have failed again to end the agencies’ MoU. —Bloomberg Tax
Trump admin. weighs executive order requiring banks to collect citizenship information:
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Under consideration by the Treasury Department, the order could compel banks to ask new and existing customers for documentation, like passports. —Wall Street Journal
Legal advocacy groups file federal lawsuit challenging “new form” of family separation:
Four child plaintiffs allege that the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) is illegally separating immigrant children from their parents and family sponsors. —Democracy Forward
