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.
Farmworkers organize to resist Trump’s attacks on immigrant workers:
Beyond mass deportations and workplace raids, Trump also raises the prospect of ramping up of hyper-exploitative guestworker programs like the H2A program. — Truthout
Asylum seekers are having less success at their individual hearings before an immigration judge:
The latest case-by-case court records for October 2024 show asylum grant rates had declined to 35.8%. This is down sharply from earlier in the current administration, when grant rates had climbed to above 50%. — TRAC
HR 9495 — Bill threatening nonprofits passes House:
Advocates mobilizing against the measure fear that Trump will use the bill to target and silence any organization he disagrees with. — Nonprofit Quarterly
LA enacts sanctuary city ordinance to prepare for potential mass deportations:
The law, which passed unanimously, will be revised by the city attorney’s office after the council approved minor amendments. The council will then vote on the revised version. — LA Times
Immigration lawyer tells clients ‘know your rights’ as 2nd Trump administration begins:
“People are telling us they’re scared,” immigration attorney Elsa Martinez said. She recommends anyone with immigration issues seeks legal help now. — ABC7News
Mexico’s president addresses Trump’s deportation threats:
“We are going to work on demonstrating that there is no reason to deport our nationals on the other side of the border,” said Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. — The Washington Post
Washington D.C.
How could the U.S. military be used for Trump’s mass deportation plan?
While longstanding federal law generally prohibits the use of the military for domestic law enforcement, which includes immigration arrests and deportations, a few rarely invoked statutory exceptions exist. — CBS News
New York
NYPD to add 1,600 more officers as migrant spending drops by $495 million:
Police academy classes were cut amid the migrant crisis, but Adams is now projecting that migrant-related spending will drop. — Gothamist
Eric Adams, the Erdogan family, and a Brooklyn medical fraud hotspot:
Adams helped break ground for the Turken Foundation’s headquarters in 2018, propelling the charity run by the son of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. — New York Focus
They escaped Chinese government repression. Now they’re imploring Trump to let them stay in America:
About 10% of Chinese newcomers fled their home for political reasons, estimates Wan Yanhai, the founding president of Information for Chinese Immigrants. — THE CITY
The city says this food is Halal. These migrants aren’t so sure:
The contractor that provides food for the Creedmoor shelter in Queens admitted in paperwork filed with the state that it mixes halal and non-halal food and passes it off as halal. — Hell Gate
