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
Educators prepare for ICE’s potential arrival at schools:
New York City and some other school districts across the country are readying educators and immigrant families for a potential wave of deportations. — New York Times
Misinformation on TikTok — here’s how Documented examined hundreds of videos in different languages:
Documented used a mix of AI and machine learning to sift through TikTok’s vast digital platform. We share our methodology here, hoping it will be valuable to others. — Documented
How New York can defend against Trump’s mass deportations:
The NYCLU is pushing for legislation including the New York for All Act, Dignity Not Detention Act, and Access to Representation Act to protect immigrants. — Read more
New York’s ‘Green Light Law’ is in the Trump administration’s crosshairs:
Incoming border czar Tom Homan said the federal government could block vehicles with New York license plates from entering the country from Canada over the law letting undocumented immigrants get driver’s licenses. — Spectrum News 1
Around the U.S.
ICE concentrates 20% of detainees in five facilities:
One out of every five individuals detained by ICE are located at facilities in Natchez, Mississippi; Pearsall, Texas; Lumpkin, Georgia; Winnfield, Louisiana; and San Diego, California. — TRAC
The great California exodus has ended — thanks in part to legal immigration:
Net immigration from foreign countries into the state rebounded from nearly zero at the height of the pandemic to its current levels in just two years. — Los Angeles Times
This town was built on migrants’ cash. Now it fears Trump’s deportations:
Mexico’s government is setting up 25 large shelters on the border to receive deportees. It has contracted with hundreds of American lawyers to assist people challenging their removal. — The Washington Post
Washington D.C.
Trump likely to test Supreme Court on agency powers, immigration:
If the Trump administration can argue plausible national security interest, they’re more likely to prevail in immigration matters that come before the court, one legal expert said. — Bloomberg Law
