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
New Mayor’s management report details resources and data on migrants and asylum seekers:
In fiscal year 2024, the average number of families with children in shelter per day increased by 46% compared to Fiscal year 2023, according to the report. — Mayor’s Management Report
Making mooncakes — celebrating the mid-autumn festival in Brooklyn:
Chinese Community Correspondent Faye Qiu introduces the Mid-Autumn Festival and the beloved tradition of crafting and sharing mooncakes. — Documented
Many Latinx immigrants didn’t know abortion is legal in New Jersey. Their community is spreading the word:
While New Jersey has some of the country’s most permissive laws on abortion, a survey of Latinx residents found nearly 70% did not know if abortion was legal in the state. — The Jersey Bee / Next City / Documented
Around the U.S.
Delaware’s immigrant support system is in crisis:
With little to no state funding in Delaware, many nonprofits are on hiatus or closing down their immigration services. — WHYY
Miami Heat decry threats and ‘hateful speech’ aimed at Haitian immigrants:
Florida’s Miami-Dade County has one of the nation’s most concentrated population of Haitians. The NBA team condemned political claims that have made “innocent people targets of hateful speech and physical threats.” — NBC News
Florida hospitals ask immigrants about their legal status. Texas will try it next:
Texas will implement a similar law requiring hospitals enrolled in state health plans, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program to ask a patient’s immigration status. — NBC New York
Washington D.C.
Trump plans to visit Springfield, Ohio, the site of his baseless claims about Haitian immigrants:
Since Trump repeated the claims during the debate, municipal buildings in the city have been the targets of bomb threats and immigrants in Springfield have reported feeling unsafe. — NBC News
Trump immigration policy could mean misery for H-1B spouses:
A 2015 rule lets spouses of H1-B visa holders working in the U.S., and the Trump administration may make it more difficult to access. — Forbes
Deportations, raids, visa access — how the presidential election could impact immigrant farmworkers:
Trump says he’ll deport millions of undocumented workers. Harris publicly supports a path to citizenship for farm workers but espouses tough border policies. — Missouri Independent
