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.
App store turns ICE raids into crypto quests:
A new blockchain platform called ICERAID pays users in tokens to photograph suspected undocumented immigrants — a surveillance state built by civilians, gamified for profit. — Migrant Insider
Trump violated rights of deported Venezuelans, judge rules:
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg found that the purported gang members never got a chance to challenge their designation as “alien enemies” before they were sent to El Salvador’s mega-prison CECOT. — Bloomberg
As Trump raises deportation quotas, advocates fear an expanding ‘dragnet:’
The Trump administration has called for 3,000 daily immigration arrests, leaving migrant communities in the U.S. in fear. — Al Jazeera
Around the U.S.
Guatemalan man deported to Mexico is flown back to U.S. after judge’s orders:
If DHS again seeks to deport him to a third country, the judge’s order requires that he be given due process, including notice and the opportunity to present a fear-based claim. — The Guardian
ICE arrests record number of immigrants in single day, including hundreds at scheduled appointments:
Hundreds of the people who were arrested had been enrolled in ICE’s Alternative to Detention (ATD) program, three sources familiar with the arrests said. — NBC News
New York
NYC mayoral candidates confront Trump-era anti-immigration policies at mayoral debate:
At a high-stakes mayoral debate Wednesday evening, nine Democratic candidates were pressed on how they’d respond to escalating federal immigration enforcement from the Trump administration. — Documented
‘You leave with nothing’: Haitians face impossible choice after Supreme Court decision:
As humanitarian protections vanish overnight, thousands of Haitians in the U.S. weigh the dangers of detention against the risks of returning to a country in crisis. — Documented
Families split up as several immigrants arrested at ICE check-in center in Manhattan:
Immigrants appearing on short notice for required check-ins with a private ICE contractor are being detained after their meetings in lower Manhattan, sometimes as sobbing family members look on. — Gothamist
Restaurant union movement dealt another blow:
Restaurant workers face wage theft and dangerous conditions, but their unions are still searching for their footing. — Documented
AAPI voters get direct access to NYC mayoral candidates before official debates:
All five candidates who appeared at the AAPI Mayoral Forum criticized the Trump administration’s harmful impact on immigrant and AAPI communities and accused current Mayor Eric Adams of staying silent in the face of federal threats. — Documented (Read the Chinese version here)
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorses Zohran Mamdani as top choice for Mayor:
“Assemblymember Mamdani has demonstrated a real ability on the ground to put together a coalition of working-class New Yorkers that is strongest to lead the pack,” Ms. Ocasio-Cortez said. “In the final stretch of the race, we need to get very real about that.” — The New York Times
