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
Missed mail is complicating migrants’ immigration cases, exacerbated by shelter deadlines:
Legal service providers say migrants have struggled to track down important correspondence, especially after the city restricted the length of stays for both adults and families with children. — City Limits
In Queens, one family has been serving up Jewish food from Central Asia for 24 years:
The dissolution of the Soviet Union forced the family, along with many other Bukharian Jews, to leave for Israel, and in 2000, they arrived in Rego Park. — Gothamist
To cut down on immigrant kids selling candy on the subway, try child care, advocates say:
More than eight in 10 vendors surveyed said they wanted to pursue other lines of work, but had not been able to due to a lack of child care. — NY Daily News
Around the U.S.
How the origins of America’s immigrants have changed since 1850:
Mirroring the national trend, the origins of immigrants living in each state have changed dramatically in the past century. — Pew Research Center
Boston-area migrants rush to secure legal status ahead of election:
Recent migrants fear Trump may restrict the temporary protections the Biden administration has extended to people from Haiti and other countries experiencing extreme instability. — Boston Globe
Washington D.C.
As Harris eyes U.S. presidency, reaction in her mother’s native India is muted but tinged with pride:
Beyond a smattering of references, analysts say Harris hasn’t tapped her Indian identity. But if Harris becomes the Democratic nominee, it would be a first for a South Asian American. — AP News
Somalia Temporary Protected Status extended and redesignated:
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas announced the extension and redesignation of Somalia for Temporary Protected Status for 18 months. — Federal Register
What attorneys need to know about J.D. Vance:
Vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance’s brief legislative record shows he is aligned with his fellow Republicans on hot-button issues like abortion and immigration. — Law360
The facts about Harris’ immigration role under Biden:
Harris does have an immigration-related role in the Biden White House, but Republicans have mischaracterized her responsibilities. — CBS News
Effects of the immigration surge on the federal budget and the economy:
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says rise in immigration cuts the projected federal deficit by $900 billion over a decade. — Congressional Budget Office
USCIS policy changes open new opportunities for immigration lawyers to support stateless people:
The American Immigration Lawyers Association encourages attorneys to learn more about statelessness and to implement screening questions that identify stateless individuals. — AILA
Jared Kushner’s grandparents relied on aid and shelter as refugees, documents show:
Kushner was a top official in the Trump administration that sharply restricted immigration and refugee admissions. His grandparents were Holocaust refugees. — The Washington Post
Migrant crossings continue to plunge, nearing the level that would lift Biden’s border crackdown:
The DHS regulation implementing Biden’s proclamation stipulated that the asylum crackdown would be lifted if the 7-day average of daily migrant apprehensions between ports of entry fell to 1,500. — CBS News
