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
F1 OPT — How to work with a student visa after graduation:
Documented’s latest glossary provides you with information on F-1 OPT application process, premium processing and your employment options. — Read more
Suing. Heckling. Cursing. NYC protests against migrants escalate:
Sandra Ramírez, 24, a lifelong resident of Staten Island and daughter of immigrants, has been going around taking down anti-immigrant signs every time she sees one. — The New York Times
Untangling the politics, policies, and messaging behind the current migrant crisis:
Muzaffar Chishti, senior fellow at Migration Policy Institute, explains how immigration policies at the federal, state, and local levels intersect. — The New Yorker
House Democrats visit a migrant hotel as political tensions erupt:
At least 10 Democratic members of Congress, from states including Texas and L.A., toured the Roosevelt Hotel, where the city is lodging 850 migrant families. — The New York Times
Around the U.S.
Colorado senators, congress member push for report on death at Aurora facility after ICE misses deadline:
Members of Colorado’s congressional delegation are asking ICE to report findings from an independent review of Calero Mendoza’s death. — CPR News
Immigrants contributed $5 billion to Michigan county’s GDP in 2019:
In 2021 alone, immigrants in Kent County held $1.6 billion in spending power, paid $318.8 million in federal taxes, and paid $173.9 million in state and local taxes. — American Immigration Council
Washington D.C.
Hillary Clinton presses Biden admin. to do more about NYC migrant crisis:
Clinton is acting as an advocate for New York City officials in pressuring the Biden administration for help addressing the migrant crisis. — NBC New York
Second circuit won’t use NY’s immigrant relief to cancel removal:
A Second Circuit panel declined to employ a New York state law that eliminates deportation repercussions for minor criminal offenses in a case. — Law 360 (Paywall)
Feds say asylum seekers lack evidence of CBP turnbacks:The Biden administration pushed back on a group of asylum-seekers and their advocates’ claims that the CBP One app violates CBP’s own mandate. — Law 360 (Paywall)
