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.
Judge orders health department to stop sharing Medicaid data with deportation officials:
A federal judge ordered the nation’s health department to stop giving deportation officials access to personal information — including home addresses — of all 79 million Medicaid enrollees. –AP
Trump administration hits hurdles as it builds a key immigrant detention facility:
A new detention facility at Fort Bliss is set to open this week after problems that may preview issues to come as ICE ramps up for mass deportation. –NBC News
Organizations push back on Trump denying lawful immigrants access to Head Start, other programs:
They oppose the administration’s decision to make more federally funded programs off limits to legally present immigrants and say it will be ‘devastating’ to U.S. citizen children. –NBC News
Trump lawsuit against Maryland’s entire federal bench meets skepticism in court:
A judge questioned why it was necessary for the Trump administration to sue Maryland’s entire federal bench over an order that paused the immediate deportation of migrants challenging their removals. –Associated Press
DC police to increase cooperation with immigration enforcement amid Trump crackdown:
The District’s officers will be empowered to share information with immigration authorities about people at traffic stops, per the order. –Politico
New York
As Trump’s deportation campaign grows, a Bronx school and undocumented teen face tough choices:
Chalkbeat taks a two-part deep dive into how recent immigration policy has affected ELLIS Preparatory Academy, a school that aims to help newly arrived immigrants reach college, and one first-year student. –Chalkbeat New York, Part 1 and Part 2
St. Patrick’s Cathedral to unveil mural celebrating New York City’s immigrants:
“I thought they might say, ‘We don’t want to wade in these waters’ — and the opposite happened,” the painter said. –The New York Times
Lao refugee spared deportation after receiving a rare pardon from Gov. Hochul:
A plane carrying over 100 refugees targeted for deportation departed from Hawaii for Laos and Vietnam, but left behind Somchith “Sammy” Vatthanavong, a 52-year-old Lao refugee who received a rare pardon. –CBS6 Albany
International doctors keep this Brooklyn hospital running. Visa whiplash has jeopardized that:
Residents at Brookdale Hospital mostly come from overseas, working in jobs American medical students overlook. –THE CITY
‘We feel helpless’: Palestinian New Yorkers are reeling from Gaza’s starvation crisis:
“We’re upset and we’re angry, and we feel helpless that we can’t do more for the many that are suffering right now,” said Essa Masoud, general manager at a halal market in Little Palestine. –Gothamist
Around the U.S.
‘I wish I could turn back time’: Hmong father among four Minnesotans facing deportation to Laos this week:
An influx of Hmong deportees has led national groups to set up support services to help them navigate a new life in Laos. –Sahan Journal
In L.A., fear of ICE raids created a tense first day of school:
Officials and volunteers patrolled areas around schools, part of an effort to warn families about potential raids and reassure them that their children were safe at school. –The New York Times
Border Patrol agents show up outside Gov. Gavin Newsom event in L.A.:
Appearing in a show of force, the agents arrested at least one person, who a coworker said was delivering strawberries. –The Los Angeles Times
ICE sent 3 U.S. citizen children, including boy with Stage 4 cancer, to Honduras with their deported moms:
An immigration group filed a lawsuit on behalf of two families, saying they were not given access to legal counsel before two mothers and their children were sent to Central America. –NBC News
‘He doesn’t feel safe’: Family speaks out after teen with disability is mistakenly detained by federal agents:
The boy’s mother said one agent told them the mistake amounted to an “exciting story to tell” — though he was held at gunpoint. —NBC News
