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.
Some visitors report extra scrutiny at U.S. airports as Trump’s new travel ban begins:
Some travelers with valid visas said they faced extra scrutiny before being allowed entry, but the ban arrived without immediate signs of the chaos that occurred during Trump’s first travel ban in 2017. –Associated Press
Trump authorizes additional 2,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to Los Angeles:
The move escalates a military presence local officials don’t want and follows an initial deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops who began arriving Sunday. –Associated Press
Trump calling troops into Los Angeles is the real emergency:
The New York Times editorial board says Trump’s deployment of troops to L.A. raises a virtual question: Could any president order federalized combat troops to enforce his or her whims? –New York Times
The White House marching orders that sparked the L.A. migrant crackdown:
After deportations fell short of President Trump’s campaign promises, federal agents summoned to a meeting in Washington were told to ‘just go out there and arrest illegal aliens.’ –The Wall Street Journal
Stop AAPI Hate sues DOJ over termination of $810M in grants:
The nonprofit is among a group claiming organizations were not given due process to challenge the terminations and that the U.S. Justice Department lacks the authority to end grants approved by Congress. –AsAmNews
New York
Council leaders seek probe of possible NYPD sanctuary city violations:
Sanctuary laws bar local authorities from participating in federal immigration enforcement, but Speaker Adrienne Adams and Oversight Chair Gale Brewer cited reporting from Documented in a letter stating “recent episodes raise serious doubts” about whether the NYPD is complying. –THE CITY
Congress members barred from ICE lockup in lower Manhattan:
Reps. Nydia Velazquez and Adriano Espaillat wanted to inspect holding cells inside 26 Federal Plaza, as advocates have growing concerns about conditions inside amid a surge of arrests. –THE CITY
What do the LA protests against the Trump administration mean for New York City?
Some New Yorkers are asking whether escalating protests in L.A. could happen in their city too. –Gothamist
Low-income New Yorkers could struggle to beat the heat due to Trump cuts, Schumer says:
The Trump administration fired staff of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which helps households pay for cooling and heating costs, jeopardizing millions in funding for New York that had yet to be distributed. –Gothamist
Around the U.S.
Anti-ICE protests held coast to coast after L.A. unrest as national movement grows:
Activists have planned more events in New York, Chicago, Dallas and Atlanta as the Los Angeles protests continue. –NBC News
California sues Trump over National Guard deployment, files emergency motion to block it:
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta sued the federal government over its mobilization of the state’s National Guard, and then filed an emergency motion to block the “unlawful deployment.” –Los Angeles Times, press release
Eight civil rights organizations decry Los Angeles immigration protests:
“This is not the America we know. The actions of ICE agents are those of a police state,” the Legal Defense Fund, NAACP, and others wrote. –press release
Immigrant rights leaders speak out against Trump’s policies during Chicago rally, protest:
“What we saw last week and over the weekend wasn’t lawful enforcement, it was a belligerent power grab,” said Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia (D-Illinois). –CBS News
72 hours in L.A.:
A photo essay captures the immigration sweeps, protests and National Guard deployment. –CalMatters
Latinas For Trump co-founder rips Trump immigration policies as ‘unacceptable and inhumane’:
“This is not what we voted for,” said Florida state Sen. Ileana Garcia (R), while accusing Trump of undermining “the sense of fairness and justice that the American people value.” –Huffington Post
