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.
Washington D.C.
Survey finds 7 in 10 business executives expecting immigration enforcement actions to impact their workplaces:
An annual poll from Littler found that 70% of employers said they expect ICE and DHS immigration actions to have a “significant or moderate” impact on their workplaces over the next year. –The Hill
Judge blocks deportation flight of Asian migrants to Libya:
A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order preventing migrants from being sent to Libya or any other third country after immigration attorneys filed an emergency motion Wednesday. –NBC News
Is Trump carrying out his mass deportation promises?
The administration isn’t carrying out deportations on anything close to the scale it promised, according to think tanks — and the scramble to boost Trump’s deportation numbers seems to be pushing immigration officials to get sloppy. –Slate
Senate Democrats urged to ditch immigration message after Biden failures:
They did so after receiving a blunt message from a political advocate in a private briefing about the need to overhaul their immigration agenda. –Axios
Examining Trump’s latest hardline immigration policies and legal battles around them:
As the White House considers sending migrants to Libya, Trump indicated during a press conference that he didn’t know what was planned. –PBS NewsHour
New York
Columbia University student freed from prison will help launch immigrant legal aid initiative:
Palestinian student Mohsen Mahdawi, who was arrested during an interview about finalizing his U.S. citizenship, is launching the Vermont Immigration Legal Defense Fund. –CBS News
Judge demands Trump officials detail legal grounds for deporting Palestinian student activist Mahmoud Khalil:
District Court Judge Michael Farbiarz in Newark, New Jersey, ordered the administration to supply a catalog of every case in which U.S. officials have employed the law being used against the Columbia University graduate student. –Reuters
Criminal-probe pretext for NYPD ICE cooperation alarms immigrant advocates:
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch argues that New York’s strict sanctuary laws don’t apply to Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian activist who participated in protests at Columbia University and who’s currently being detained by ICE. –The City
NYC officials back more street vendor permits, but resist lifting longtime cap:
After hearing testimony about a package of bills to reform the permitting system, officials said they were open to instituting more permits, but would not remove the whole cap. –City Limits
What to know about the newly opened immigration detention center in New Jersey’s biggest city:
Delaney Hall, a 1,000-bed facility located in an industrial part of Newark Bay, opened on May 1. –Associated Press
Around the U.S.
Turkish Tufts University student detained by ICE can be sent to Vermont, appeals court rules:
Rumeysa Ozturk has been detained in Louisiana for six weeks following an op-ed she co-wrote last year that criticized the school’s response to Israel’s war in Gaza. –Politico
DHS Secretary Noem and Illinois Gov. Pritzker spar over state’s immigration policies:
Pritzker said Noem’s visit to Springfield, Illinois, on Wednesday was a publicity stunt and asked her to “spend less time performing for Fox News.” –CBS News
Irish woman detained by U.S. immigration released after 17 days in custody at a Washington state ICE facility:
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Cliona Ward, who has lived legally in the U.S. for decades, was returning from a trip to Ireland when she was held over a criminal record from 20 years ago. –The Guardian
New delivery app ‘Kòbèy’ connects Haitian food lovers and restaurants across U.S. cities:
The service app is the first of its kind in the U.S. Haitian immigrant community, providing an innovative solution for Haitian food consumers and restaurants to thrive. –Haitian Times
