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.
DOGE is collecting federal data to remove immigrants from housing, jobs:
Officials working with Elon Musk’s DOGE are pushing agencies to turn over information on where people work, study and live. — The Washington Post
Palestinian student leader was called in for citizenship interview — then arrested by ICE:
A green card holder, Columbia University protest leader Mohsen Mahdawi faced attacks from pro-Israel activists. — The Intercept
Judge temporarily halts Trump administration’s attempt to revoke legal status of hundreds of thousands:
The judge’s ruling covers people who came through “CHNV” humanitarian parole processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans. — Read more here
DHS told a U.S.-born immigration lawyer to leave the country:
An email to a Massachusetts lawyer warned her to “depart the U.S. immediately” even though removing U.S. citizens is illegal. — The Guardian
They followed the rules. Now thousands of migrants are told to leave:
The Biden administration let 900,000 people use an app to schedule asylum appointments and cross the border. Emails over the last few days told them to leave or face deportation. – The New York Times
IRS agreement with ICE to share immigrants’ info could lead to billions less in tax revenue:
10% fewer undocumented immigrants filing their taxes would mean a decrease of $9.5 billion a year in tax revenue, a tax policy organization found. — NBC News
Washington D.C.
Trump ‘looking into’ legality of deporting U.S. citizens who commit violent crimes, says White House:
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said “It’s a legal question the president is looking into … He would only consider this, if legal, for Americans who are the most violent, egregious, repeat offenders of crime who nobody in this room wants living in their communities.” — The Guardian
Trump admin. pushing immigrants to self-deport as its deportation numbers lag:
Figures obtained by NBC News show deportations by ICE in March are below where they were a year ago, and far below what the Trump administration wants. — NBC News
New York
New York City council suing Adams over Rikers:
The Adams administration’s executive order, issued last Tuesday, re-establishes ICE’s ability to operate on Rikers Island for criminal enforcement — a practice the de Blasio administration previously halted. — Find the case filing here
