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
Crisis hits New York state’s refugee agencies:
Refugee resettlement agencies in New York State, across Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Utica, Binghamton, Albany, and other cities, are in limbo, as are similar agencies around the nation. — Spectrum News 1
Supers in NYC are underpaid. Is this New York law to blame?
Experts say that ambiguity in the laws governing janitors and porters in New York City allows exploitation to continue unchecked. — Documented
2 Democrats begin investigation of move to drop Adams charges:
In a Sunday letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, lawmakers cited a former prosecutor’s resignation letter alleging a quid pro quo: dropping a case in exchange for Adams’ help with immigration policy. — The New York Times
As uncertainty grows, Syracuse holds virtual immigration briefing:
The meeting comes as refugee resettlement agencies nationwide find themselves in an uncertain situation. — Spectrum News 1
Around the U.S.
Two leaders of group suspected of smuggling 20,000 immigrants arrested in LA:
A vast human smuggling ring was responsible for the deaths of seven, including a four-year-old child, prosecutors say. — AP News
What the data shows about Trump’s immigration enforcement so far:
Deportations have continued to lag. As a result, 4,000 more people are sitting in detention facilities than when Trump first took office. — The New York Times
Critics fear Utah bill will hit legal immigrants hardest:
State lawmakers are considering 10 immigration bills, and one critic says one will put legal immigrants at risk in the pursuit of more deporations. — KSL.com
The controversy over Tyson Foods’ hiring of asylum seekers:
Tyson Foods closed its aging Perry, Iowa, plant last year, displacing 1,200 workers in a town of 8,000, while simultaneously hiring asylum seekers and refugees through a nonprofit. — NPR
Washington D.C.
USCIS will require noncitizens to list social media handles on forms when applying for immigration benefits:
The agency says it is executing the Trump executive order “Protecting the United States from Foreign Terrorists & Other National Security and Public Safety Threats.” — Read more here
Federal judge questions timing of termination of resettlement agency contracts, orders government to update court on restoration of refugee processing:
Melissa Keaney, a senior supervising attorney at the International Refugee Assistance Project, responded to the hearing: “The nationwide preliminary injunction remains in place, which means the government cannot enforce President Trump’s unlawful refugee ban and must restore refugee processing and funding.”
- Read advocates’ motion for an emergency conference to address the Trump administration’s refugee resettlement termination; the preliminary injunction; the amicus brief filed by 19 state attorneys general in support of the case; and learn more about the case.
As Trump shrinks other parts of government, immigration task forces grow:
The Department of Homeland Security is tapping other agencies and federal groups — from the U.S. Marshals Service to the IRS — to support Immigration and Customs Enforcement. — NPR
Trump’s order making English the official language could mean fewer translated materials for those who need them:
The order rescinds a policy established in 2000 that required federal agencies and recipients of federal funding to provide language assistance to non-English speakers. — Boundless
