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.
New militarized border zone spurs charges against hundreds of immigrants:
Several hundred immigrants have so far been charged with unauthorized access to a newly designated militarized zone along the southern U.S. border in New Mexico and Western Texas. — ABC News
Immigration agents visit Washington D.C. restaurants:
More than 100 restaurants in Washington, D.C., were visited last week by agents from several federal agencies, in a sweep led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. They arrived unannounced. — The New York Times
20 states sue Trump administration over conditions placed on federal transportation and disaster-relief funds:
Both lawsuits say that the Trump administration is violating the U.S. Constitution by withholding funds from states that don’t agree to his immigration enforcement priorities. — PBS News
Five state immigration bills you should know about:
New York and Rhode Island bills have focused on preventing enforcement at sensitive locations, while Connecticut and New Jersey aim to advance TRUST acts to make their communities safer. — Immigration Impact
Washington D.C.
Trump administration threatens groups that distributed federal aid for migrants:
The Trump administration is accusing some state authorities and nonprofits of in effect smuggling or harboring migrants after they provided food and shelter for such people. — The Guardian
DHS asks for 20,000 National Guard troops to assist in deportations:
If approved, the move would be the first time Guard troops at the national level have been asked to assist in the removal of migrants in the U.S. without legal status.. — Houston Public Media
DHS chief says illegal immigration levels could warrant suspending habeas corpus:
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said she believes recent levels of illegal immigration could rationalize suspending the right of someone in the U.S. to challenge their detention. — Reuters
Trump welcomes white South African refugees as he shuts out Afghans and others:
The Trump administration carved out an exception to its refugee ban for white South Africans. But other groups, including Afghans who helped U.S. forces during the war in their country, are being shut out. — The New York Times
Taking a cue from Trump’s famous tagline, Argentina orders immigration crackdown with decree to ‘make Argentina great again’:
Argentina’s right-wing President Javier Milei issued a decree on Wednesday curbing immigration to the South American nation, a move coinciding with the immigration restrictions put in place by the Trump administration. — AP News
New York
‘Digitizing Pandora’s Box’ — why civil liberty experts fear DOGE’s immigrant database:
Lawyers and advocates are questioning the legality of Elon Musk’s reported plans to create a cross-agency database tracking immigrants using data from the Internal Revenue Service, Department of Homeland Security, and Social Security administration — Documented
- We have now heard of a lot of private companies giving data to ICE. Apart from Palantir, Other private companies that collaborate with ICE include: ARC (Airlines Reporting Corporation) , Thomson Reuters, which runs a database called CLEAR, and LexisNexis’ Risk Solutions. What are your thoughts about the incentives behind the contracts? Share your thoughts with us by responding to this email or sending us a message at earlyarrival@documentedny.com
A law once used on bin Laden’s brother-in-law is now targeting student protesters:
The Trump administration is using a rarely invoked law that was once applied to terrorists to try to deport student activists like Mahmoud Khalil. — Documented
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka appears in court on charge of trespassing at immigration facility:
Baraka, a Democrat running for governor in the June 10 primary, said he was fingerprinted and photographed for a second time when he reported to federal court for the brief procedural hearing on his trespassing charge. — ABC 7 Eyewitness News
