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
These immigrants became immigration court judges. Trump just laid them off:
Two judges described the chaos they witnessed as ICE agents lurked in the halls in the months before their sudden terminations. –THE CITY
Mayor Adams’ bid to return federal immigration agents to Rikers nixed again:
A New York state Supreme Court judge has blocked Mayor Eric Adams from reopening an office for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Rikers Island. –Gothamist
Audit finds NYC schools fail to provide thousands of English-language learners with proper instruction:
In 48% of the cases reviewed by the comptroller’s office, the Education Department did not enroll students in the proper courses or provide the amount of instruction in English as a new language as state rules require. –Chalkbeat New York
Feds announce dozens of deportations, charges after upstate immigration raid:
None of the workers at the Nutrition Bar Confectioners facility in Cayuga County have been accused of a violent crime. –Times Union
Around the U.S.
Plane to purgatory: how Trump’s deportation program shuttles immigrants into lawless limbo:
44,000 immigrants, 1,700 flights, 100 days: a Guardian investigation of leaked flight data and government detention data reveals the inhumane journey of immigrants shuttled around and outside the U.S. –The Guardian
Trump launches long-promised Chicago deportation campaign, dubbed ‘Operation Midway Blitz’:
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said the operation would target immigrants without legal status who have sought refuge in Illinois and Chicago. –The Chicago Sun-Times
Texas undocumented students start the semester without in-state tuition:
After a court struck down the Texas Dream Act, thousands of undocumented students are left asking how — or if — they can finish their degrees. –Inside Higher Ed
Immigrants in Southern California go on high alert after Supreme Court ruling:
Organizers warned immigrants to expect intensified raids after the justices blocked a lower court’s ruling that prohibited roving patrols and racial profiling. –NBC News
In rural California, a grave echoes another era of forced removal of immigrants:
After Del Norte County in Northern California kicked out its Chinese immigrants in the late 1800s, Dock Rigg stayed behind. –The Los Angeles Times
South Korea readies plane to bring home workers detained in U.S. immigration raid as some consider staying to fight charges:
The raid on a Hyundai facility in Georgia has strained U.S.-South Korea relations and drawn attention to the difficulties foreign companies face in obtaining U.S. visas for their employees. –NBC News
Washington D.C.
Trump’s crackdown, 30 days later: A timeline of what happened in D.C.:
Claiming the nation’s capital was overrun with “bloodthirsty criminals,” Trump seized control of the D.C. police department and deployed the National Guard to city streets last month. –The Washington Post
ICE scraps paperwork officers once had to do before immigration arrests:
For years, officers were required to fill out “homework” before operations. But, one source noted, “it’s hard to fill out a worksheet that just says, ‘Meet in the Home Depot parking lot.’” –NBC News
Top US immigration official defends new rule targeting ‘anti-American’ views in immigration benefits:
A wide-ranging new interview with Joseph Edlow, the director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. –The Associated Press
