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.
Faith groups sue Trump administration to block immigration raids at houses of worship:
A coalition of faith groups led by a Worcester, Massachusetts, church has sued the Trump administration to block immigration raids at houses of worship. –WBUR
Trump administration authorizes deployment of National Guard at ICE facilities:
An ICE memo said that National Guard troops would assist in the deportation process for migrants in their custody. –The New York Times
Groups sue Trump administration over stripping bond eligibility for millions of immigrants:
If the new policy, issued July 8, is to continue, tens of thousands of immigrants would be jailed indefinitely while their immigration cases are considered for months or years. –ACLU and NPR
Christian refugees caught in the crosshairs of U.S. immigration policy:
The overhaul of the U.S. asylum and refugee systems has taken a toll on people fleeing religious persecution — many of whom saw the U.S. as a symbol of religious freedom. –NPR
A majority of ICE arrests in Trump’s first five months took place in border and Southern states, figures show:
States in the southern U.S., as well as those along the border with Mexico, experienced the highest levels of ICE arrests between the start of Trump’s second term and June 27, the figures show. –CBS News
New York
Members of Congress sue ICE to access shadowy Federal Plaza lockup:
New York Reps. Dan Goldman and Adriano Espaillat join 10 other members of Congress in suing the Trump administration after being barred from inspecting ICE detention facilities. —THE CITY via Documented
Food vendors ditch noisy generators as city explores cleaner power options:
Street vendors have long relied on noisy, polluting fossil fuel generators. The city and the Street Vendor Project are partnering on cleaner options. –THE CITY
Critics outraged as Mayor advances app delivery rules following weeks of crackdowns on workers:
The Adams administration proposed new rules that advocates says will expose the mostly immigrant food-delivery workforce to devastating repercussions. –Streetsblog NYC
New York City Council condemns Adams’ veto of street vending reform bill:
“As the Trump administration continues to attack working families and immigrant communities, Mayor Adams’ veto is yet another example of him supporting Trump’s agenda over New Yorkers.” —New York City Council
East Harlem families facing eviction by MTA to make way for Second Ave. subway:
Families like the Diegos in Spanish Harlem received a letter in the mail from the MTA earlier this month with a menacing subject line: “90-Day Residential Vacancy Notice.” –Gothamist
Around the U.S.
They saw their neighbors taken away by ICE. Then they made a plan:
Volunteer groups are going beyond simply documenting ICE operations, and are instead actively trying to disrupt them. –The New York Times
Trump immigration crackdown undermines California tenant protections:
The fear of deportation alone has discouraged many immigrants from exercising their rights as tenants. –CalMatters
California’s economy is already getting hit by immigration raids:
The number of people reporting to work in the private sector in California has decreased by 3.1%. –The Los Angeles Times
Here, there, and everywhere: an immigrant theatremakers roundtable:
Six writers from abroad who make theatre in the U.S. reflect on their craft and careers in a cultural climate that feels freshly fraught and urgent. –American Theatre
