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.
Fear shadows many children in immigrant families:
“Every day I worry they could take my mom”: Heightened immigration enforcement is stirring anxiety among children whose parents are vulnerable to deportation. — The New York Times
A growing list of students whose visas have been revoked in the U.S.:
Students across numerous universities have been affected, including those at Harvard, Stanford, and the University of Michigan. We Are Higher Ed has tracked 1010 cases so far. — Read more here
Judge rules university student Mahmoud Khalil eligible for deportation:
Judge Jamee Comans issued her ruling after an almost two-hour hearing at the LaSalle Immigration Court in Jena, Louisiana. She set a deadline of April 23 for Khalil’s legal team to apply for a waiver to delay or prevent the administration from removing him, his attorneys said. — The Washington Post
Pro-Palestinian protester’s lawyer stopped and searched at U.S. border: ‘They were going to take my device’:
Amir Makled says immigration officials questioned him about his phone’s contents. Experts warn fourth amendment rights have been weakened at the border. — The Guardian
Here’s what to know about the former MPD sergeant involved in deportations:
Charles Cross signed a report that implicated Andry José Hernandez, a gay makeup artist from Venezuela, as affiliated with the notorious Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua based on his tattoos, according to court filings. — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Why all U.S. immigrants, H-1B workers, Green Card holders must carry ID 24/7:
A new Trump administration rule will ensure the strict implementation of the Alien Registration Requirement, which originates from the Alien Registration Act of 1940. — NDTV World
Washington D.C.
Trump aides direct Social Security Administration to list more than 6,000 living immigrants as dead:
The move classified the immigrants into the Social Security Administration’s “death master file,” which contains records of deceased individuals who possessed social security numbers, thereby invalidating those individual numbers. — USA Today
Trump will end Temporary Protections for Afghans and Cameroonians:
More than 10,000 people will be put on track for deportation in May and June as a result of the Department of Homeland Security’s action. — The New York Times
Supreme court sides with wrongly deported migrant:
A trial judge had ordered the Trump administration to take steps to return the migrant, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, from a notorious prison in El Salvador. — The New York Times
Five more big law firms reach deals with Trump:
Law firms are settling with the Trump administration to head off executive orders that would make it difficult for them to represent clients with federal contracts or seek government regulatory approvals. — The New York Times
New York
DHS told him to leave the U.S. immediately — He’s been a citizen since age 8:
DHS sent a deportation warning to a Legal Aid lawyer, who’s a citizen. He’s far from the only immigrant who got it. — Documented
How to not get scammed when apartment hunting in NYC:
Scammers may target newcomers, especially immigrants, because they assume that these people are not familiar with how renting works in NYC. — Documented
