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Immigration News Today: Migrant Entries from Canada Stay at Record High

Fisayo Okare

Sep 25, 2024

Venezuelan migrant Nayeli Zambrano and her son, along with another family, come back home to the Island Shores Senior Residence shelter in Staten Island. Photo: Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio for Documented

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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

Migrants entering New York’s rural north from Canada remain at record highs:

Border Patrol’s most recent data reported 19,000 migrant encounters along the U.S.-Canada border in August. Of those, 9,200, nearly half, entered through New York. — Times Union

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Evictions, apartment repairs, rental application — how to deal with NYC landlords:

We answer common questions about rental rights, eviction, living conditions and the legal protections New York City offers to all tenants regardless of their immigration status. — Documented

Memorial scholarship will support West Indian students pursuing journalism degrees at CUNY:

Ruschell Boone was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and as a student at Baruch College, she discovered a passion for journalism. She died in 2023 of pancreatic cancer. — CUNY

Around the U.S. 

Misinformation about immigrants in the 2024 presidential election:

A study finds most adults have read claims – including false claims – about immigrants from elected officials or candidates as part of the campaign. — KFF Health Misinformation Tracking Poll

Audits, studies show voter fraud by noncitizens is extremely rare:

Claims that migrants are being allowed into the U.S. so they can vote rest on the unfounded assumption that immigrants can quickly become voters. — Migration Policy Institute 

Haitian Bridge Alliance files criminal charges against Trump and Vance in Springfield, Ohio:

The suit targets “baseless and and malicious comments made against our Haitian community this month.” — Read the press release here

New reports show critical role immigrants play in Texas’ border communities’ economy:

Immigrants in the Texas border communities of El Paso, Brownsville, and Laredo are contributing millions of dollars each week in taxes and consumer spending. — American Immigration Council

Washington D.C.

Harris is set to visit border, trying to cut into Trump’s immigration edge:

As Harris seeks to counter Trump’s advantage with voters on the issue of immigration, she will visit the U.S.-Mexico border. — The New York Times

Fisayo Okare

Fisayo writes Documented’s "Early Arrival" newsletter and "Our City" column. She is an MSc. graduate of Columbia Journalism School, New York, and earned her BSc. degree in Mass Comm. from Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos.

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