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.
States are preparing to help or thwart Trump’s second-term immigration plans:
Republican state lawmakers propose letting local law officers arrest people who entered the country illegally, mirroring a recent Texas law that has been placed on hold pending court consideration. — Spectrum News 1
Sen. McCormick visits Pennsylvania Farm Show, talks immigration, Fetterman:
“I absolutely think the number one priority is to close the border, but I also think we need legal immigration reform, and in this community particularly,” the Pennsylvania senator said. — ABC 27 WHTM
Trump’s plan for mass deportation could have a big effect on prices:
A 2023 study found that 44,000 U.S.-born workers could lose their jobs for every 500,000 immigrants removed. — NBC 10 Philadelphia
78 immigrants detained by Border Patrol throughout California Central Valley, officials say:
Agents conducted unannounced raids of undocumented immigrants in the Central Valley. Local and federal leaders announced 78 people were detained from both Fresno and Kern Counties. — ABC 10 Action News
Educators worry about how to talk immigration with families facing mass deportations:
The morning after Election Day last year, Melanie Claros, a civics teacher and ESL coordinator at a South Florida school where half the students are Latino, found herself having to do a job beyond her usual duties. — NBC News
Legal expert says the bipartisan Laken Riley Act is unjust, wasteful and a Trojan horse:
“This potentially could lead to vast wastage of law enforcement resources on people who pose little or no threat to public safety,” said law professor Ilya Somin of George Mason University. — NPR
New York
Manhattan D.A. announces indictment of construction firm for stealing $67K from immigrant workers:
After months of advocacy from worker-led groups, the Manhattan D.A. has indicted KEP Construction LLC and its owner for stealing thousands from its immigrant workers. The Workers Justice Project has also filed wage theft cases against five other construction employers. — Documented
At least 100 workers at NYC’s Tin Building lose jobs after employment authorization check:
The cuts primarily affected Latino kitchen and custodial workers, employees said. The company that owns and operates the Tin Building said it performed employment authorization checks due to an internal restructuring. — Gothamist
NYC closes migrant shelter at Floyd Bennett Field, with more set to shutter by summer:
This is one of 25 planned closures the mayor announced in December. The Randall’s Island shelter is also on that list. The city expects to have all 25 sites shuttered by March. — CBS News
Washington D.C.
ICE warns Laken Riley Act could force it to release detained migrants:
Over the weekend, ICE told Congressional offices that of the nearly 67,000 undocumented immigrants who would meet the Laken Riley Act criteria for detention, more than 59,000 already have final orders of removal. — Axios
