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.
Study — ICE fails to provide detainees with language interpretation required by its own rules:
Without calling for an interpreter or ensuring his patient understood what he was about to do, one doctor proceeded with a rectal exam that shocked and traumatized the man. — Los Angeles Times
Oversight agency says 32,000 unaccompanied children are missing, but it misses important context:
A deeper understanding of what children endure when faced with removal proceedings and why they so often are ordered deported raises doubts about the Inspector General’s analysis. — Immigration Impact
New York
Migrants have been a ‘Godsend,’ New York schools chief says:
Chancellor David C. Banks said migrants had helped schools that were bleeding students — a departure from Mayor Eric Adams’s warnings that the migrant crisis is upending city life. — The New York Times
Uber still locks drivers out of the app despite NYC deal:
Uber locks drivers out of the app to get around a rule mandating they pay drivers a minimum rate of $17.22 per hour for the time they wait between trips. — Documented
Former aide to Gov. Hochul charged with unlawfully acting as a foreign agent for China:
The Chinese community worries that the indictment against a former aide in Gov. Hochul’s office will impact the perception of other Chinese public servants. — Documented
Washington D.C.
Keeping Families Together delayed until at least Sept 23, 2024:
A judge denied DOJ’s motion (filed Tuesday) to vacate his stay of the parole policy, and set a schedule for briefing for the entire case to conclude by September 16. — Read the court document here
Kamala Harris’ record on immigration:As Harris moves into the final stretch of her campaign, voters and Republicans have inaccurately attacked her about the surge of migrants crossing the southern border. — The New York Times
