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.
New York
U.S. files lawsuit against NY for blocking immigration officials from arresting people at or near courthouses:
The complaint challenges a law called the Protect Our Courts Act that the DOJ said “purposefully shields dangerous aliens from being lawfully detained.” –Reuters and DOJ website
Rep. LaMonica McIver indicted on federal charges related to tussle at immigration facility:
A federal grand jury indicted the New Jersey Democrat on three criminal counts after the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Jersey alleged she broke the law when a visit to an immigration detention facility ended in a physical altercation. –NPR
Republicans in Congress grill Gov. Hochul and other Democratic governors on immigration:
“Let them work; let them contribute,” Hochul wrote in her prepared testimony, in which she spoke of New York’s history as a city of immigrants. –The New York Times
Inside a courthouse, chaos and tears as Trump accelerates deportations:
NYC immigration courtrooms have emerged as a flashpoint, with masked agents making surprise arrests of immigrants who have appeared for routine hearings and check-ins. –The New York Times
Monitoring the NYPD at anti-ICE protests:
Officials from the NYC Department of Investigation are monitoring how the NYPD responds to protests as part of a legal agreement reached after the 2020 George Floyd protests. –Gothamist
Another NYC protest against ICE raids ends with arrests:
Protestors gathered at the immigration courts in lower Manhattan on Tuesday and Wednesday in solidarity with the Los Angeles protests. –CBS News
Around the U.S.
Texas governor will deploy National Guard to immigration protests:
Gov. Greg Abbott, a staunch Trump supporter, is the first governor to call on the National Guard. –The New York Times
More than 5,000 Texas National Guard, 2,000 Department of Public Safety troopers deployed in Texas ahead of protests:
Special agents and Texas Rangers will be sent to protests planned for Saturday. –The Dallas Morning News
Latino Trump voters in South Florida stand by their support while questioning immigration policies:
Latino voter gains helped President Donald Trump become the first Republican to win Miami-Dade County since 1988, but worries over immigration measures are creeping up. –NBC News
Warrant for immigration raid wrongly sought via ‘judge-shopping,’ Texas judge says:
A federal judge in Texas said the Trump administration sought to “blatantly judge-shop” to evade a ruling he had issued rejecting its request for a warrant for an ICE raid. –Reuters
A pregnant U.S. citizen went to the hospital after immigration agents detained her:
A U.S. citizen woman who was nine months pregnant was detained a week before her due date and ended up hospitalized after her release. –NBC News
As many as 100 workers ensnared in federal immigration raid on Omaha food plant:
Immigration officials said it was the largest enforcement operation in Nebraska since Trump took office. –Nebraska Examiner
Washington D.C.
Sen. Padilla forcibly removed and handcuffed after interrupting Kirsti Noem:
Padilla, a Democrat from California, was shoved out of a room and handcuffed after he disrupted Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during a news conference. –The New York Times
Trump’s aggressive moves on immigration protests put Democrats in a political bind:
Democrats are looking for ways to condemn his actions without being drawn into a broad debate over immigration or tying themselves to the chaos in Los Angeles. –CNN
Justice Department tells prosecutors to prioritize criminal cases stemming from immigration unrest:
“All [U.S. Attorney Office] leadership and the entire Criminal Division should be on standby,” the internal memo said, and included orders to enhance preparations. –CBS News
Trump administration tells immigration judges to dismiss cases in tactic to speed up arrests:
A memo reveals judges, who work for the executive branch, have been instructed to grant dismissals quickly, and ICE has been arresting people after their cases are dismissed. –NBC News
A few Republicans are starting to warn Trump that some deportations go too far:
The dissent is far from a GOP rebuke of Trump, but the outlines of a debate are taking shape. –Axios
