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
NY has recovered $63M since start of a crackdown on wage theft:
The state Department of Labor has recovered more than $63 million in stolen wages in the two years since the agency heightened efforts to combat wage theft. A joint investigation by Documented and ProPublica revealed the DoL has failed to recover $79 million of the $126 million it determined had been stolen from workers between 2017 and 2021. — Chief Leader
Victory for little Colombia — New Yorkers rejoice after Copa América semi finals win:
Colombia’s diaspora flooded Jackson Heights to celebrate their team’s Copa América semifinal victory against Uruguay, giving them a shot at a championship title. — Documented
A Chinese mother journeys across continents to secure care for her son:
Chinese community organizations are working to help a Chinese mother who arrived in the U.S. with her intellectually disabled 21-year-old son. — Documented
Available language services and resources for Chinese community members with intellectual and developmental disabilities:
Our comprehensive guide includes language services and resources specifically tailored for members of the Chinese community with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including autism, in New York City. — Documented
When government bureaucracy fails, a collective of Indigenous migrants figure things out themselves:
The Concejo de Pueblos Originarios combats vaccine misinformation, translates for fellow migrants in court, and works with linguists to create new Indigenous words. — The Markup x Documented (Spanish version here)
Report highlights how law enforcement can better engage immigrants:
The Police Executive Research Firm has long researched various immigration issues from a law enforcement’s perspective. Several New York agencies participated in its latest report. — Spectrum News
Around the U.S.
New immigration court cases fall sharply after Biden’s June entry restrictions:
Case-by-case immigration court records compiled by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse show just 100,000 new cases arrived in June, down more than 40,000 cases from May totals. — TRAC
New ACLU report examines secretive policy used to delay and deny immigrants’ Green Card and citizenship applications:
DHS’s CARRP program places thousands of green-card and citizenship applicants in “immigration purgatory” without due process, the report finds. — ACLU
Washington D.C.
How significant is the Biden administration’s new immigration executive order?Lauren R. Aronson, director of the Immigration Law Clinic at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign College of Law, discussed the implications of the policy. — University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
