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.
Ohio police have ‘no credible reports’ of Haitian immigrants harming pets, contradicting Vance’s claim:
Republicans are amplifying the false and dehumanizing claims that Haitians in Ohio are injuring and eating residents’ pets. — NBC News
Trump-Vance campaign has ramped up its anti-immigrant bigotry — columnist:
Vice Presidential candidate JD Vance promoted a false allegation that Haitian immigrants have been eating people’s pets in Ohio, continuing the Trump campaign’s disturbing attacks on nonwhite ethnic groups. — MSNBC
They slept on the gym floor until they won the housing lottery:
Margarita Solito and her family fled violence and poverty in El Salvador, hoping to build a better life in San Francisco. The city often wasn’t what they thought it would be. — The New York Times
They won their immigration cases. But months later, they still await release:
Immigration attorneys say ICE appeals are often not approved and third-country deportations rarely materialize, delaying immigrants’ release from detention. — NPR
Washington D.C.
Trump vs. Harris on immigration — future policy proposals:
To track Harris’ and Trump’s future immigration plans, here’s a list of policy proposals made by each campaign as of August 2024. — Peterson Institute for International Economics
Immigration parole challenges must overcome roadblock:
Republican states will have to show whether they have grounds to challenge a Biden program offering immigration relief to spouses of U.S. citizens. — Bloomberg Law
What to know about immigration politics in federal funding bill:
House Republicans have seized October’s government shutdown deadline to pair an emergency funding bill with a divisive immigration-related policy. — Bloomberg Government
New York
Doula birth and postpartum services for Black women in NYC:
Organizations and programs are taking action to improve birth outcomes through doula services and culturally competent care. — Documented
