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.
ICE, DOGE seek sensitive Medicare data as immigration crackdown intensifies:
It is unclear how many immigrants ICE is seeking addresses for and how much data would be available because Medicare does not cover undocumented immigrants. — The Washington Post
Leaked — Palantir’s plan to help ICE deport people:
Palantir, the surveillance giant, is taking on an increased role with ICE, including finding the physical location of people who are marked for deportation, according to internal messages. — 404 Media
Birthright Citizenship Act of 2025 — bill summary:
The bill aims to end the longstanding, constitutional practice of granting U.S. citizenship to U.S.-born children, independent of the immigration status of their parents. — Read more here
American doctor receives email from immigration officials telling her to leave the country immediately:
Immigration authorities have been pushing noncitizens to “self-deport.” But Dr. Lisa Anderson was born in Pennsylvania and is a U.S. citizen. — NBC News
Voters sour on Trump’s tariffs but favor immigration policies, polls show:
Trump campaigned on sweeping changes on both the immigration and economic fronts. But now that he’s implemented some of his promised policies, poll numbers show mixed reviews. — Axios
Activists protest ICE access to LAPD data on immigrants:
Activists rallied outside LAPD headquarters on Tuesday to denounce department policies that allow information sharing with federal agencies. — Los Angeles Times
A jungle route once carried hundreds of thousands of migrants. Now the local economy has crashed:
The Darien Gap was transformed into a migratory highway in recent years as more than 1.2 million people from around the world traveled north toward the United States. — AP News
Family of Chicago man sent to El Salvadoran prison learned his whereabouts from DHS video:
The family of Yeison Rodrigo Jaimes-Rincon has no idea how to reach him after recognizing him in a video of Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem’s tour of the prison. — Chicago Sun Times
New York
Chinatown business owners worry Trump’s tariffs will be calamitous:
Business owners said the economic harm could decimate businesses that have already weathered the pandemic and other crises in recent years. — Gothamist
Migrants in city shelters make tough decisions as feds warn: ‘It is time for you to leave:’
Countless residents of city shelters, including many who had been here lawfully until the Trump administration changed the rules, were told to self-deport within a week. — THE CITY
Judge temporarily stops CHNV program termination, immigrant advocates relieved:
A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s decision to revoke the CHNV parole program for over half a million immigrants who arrived from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. — Documented
How to become a vendor at street fairs and markets in NYC:
Here’s the good news: You don’t need a General Vendor license to sell at street fairs and night markets in NYC. — Documented
Washington, D.C.
U.S. intelligence contradicts Trump’s justification for mass deportations:
The National Intelligence Council’s determination undercuts the president’s rationale for deporting suspected Tren de Aragua members without due process. — The Washington Post
Trump administration directs judges to deny asylum without hearings:
A directive from the Justice Department, which says the move is intended to reduce a backlog in immigration court, would result in rapid deportation orders in many cases. — The New York Times
Trump admin hasn’t funded legal help for unaccompanied immigrant children despite judge’s order:
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Attorneys say the funding cutoff has caused chaos, with kids as young as five facing judges alone in immigration courts. Some are victims of sexual abuse and trafficking. — NBC News
Trump is creating a deportation army of local cops:
The number of state and local ICE partnerships has spiked this year—especially in Florida. — The Markup
