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.
An ICE contractor is worth billions. It’s still fighting to pay detainees as little as $1 a day to work:
GEO Group, whose stock is valued at $4 billion, says state minimum wage laws don’t apply to the cleaning services it asks jailed migrants to perform at facilities where they’re kept. — ProPublica
Sworn declarations confirm the Trump admin. jailed innocent people:
The list of people include a pro soccer player tortured in Venezuela by the Maduro regime, who entered the U.S. legally to seek asylum and has a clean record. — Read his declaration here, and others here
Venezuelan mothers identify sons in images of alleged gang members from El Salvador:
Relatives of the deportees transferred by Trump to El Salvador’s mega-prison deny that they are criminals: ‘Not everyone belongs to Tren de Aragua’. — El País
Here are the names of the Venezuelans deported by the U.S. to El Salvador:
U.S. officials have said 137 of the Venezuelan men were treated as “enemy aliens” and removed from the country under 18th century law. The other 101 were deported under regular immigration procedures. — CBS News
“I need to rethink my future” — Tech professionals on how they’re coping with Trump’s rapidly shifting immigration changes:
Workers from nations targeted for travel restrictions make up a small share of the tech workforce, but many still fear shifting visa policies. — Rest of World
As Trump aides celebrate deportations, chilling message sent to migrants:
Some immigration experts say that making light of the removals is dehumanizing, and minimizes the impact and repercussions of the government’s aggressive actions. — The Washington Post
They fled Haiti and work America’s most dangerous jobs. Trump plans to deport them:
Haitian immigrants recruited to work at JBS’s Colorado meatpacking plant allegedly faced exploitative conditions, including overcrowded housing and inadequate support, leading to internal investigations and firings. — Mother Jones
New York
Voting is limited to citizens — New York State’s top court blocks NYC law to allow noncitizen voting:
Most of the court’s progressive judges sided with Republicans who sought to nix the law. — POLITICO
Comptroller urges cancellation of $20 million contract extension for indicted Eric Adams campaign fundraiser:
Weihong Hu faces federal charges tied to alleged bribery at her Queens hotel housing formerly incarcerated people — and has surrounded herself with close allies of the mayor. — Documented via THE CITY & The Guardian U.S.
Sen. John Liu urges extension of April 1 CDPAP transition deadline to prevent care disruptions:
State Sen. John Liu warns of potential disruptions to at-home care for thousands of Medicaid patients if the state legislature fails to extend the deadline for caregivers to transition to the statewide fiscal intermediary. — QNS
Washington D.C.
Trump administration ‘villainizes’ immigrant families with misleading directive on food aid:
Experts warn a new federal memo could deter families from accessing food assistance, even thought it makes no changes to eligibility rules. — The Guardian
Trump administration drops challenge to Texas law targeting people who illegally cross the border:
Senate Bill 4, the Texas law that makes illegally crossing the border a state crime, will continue to be challenged by two immigrant rights groups and El Paso County. — The Texas Tribune
