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.
Inside the Trump administration’s unprecedented purge of immigration judges:
“You cannot look at this in a vacuum. This is part and parcel of a very, very grand scheme of creating a very frictionless deportation machine,” said one former judge. –CNN
Trump’s immigration push diverts U.S. agents from drug, money and sex-crime cases:
Federal investigators are resigning and morale is low as they juggle complex cases and detain migrants. –The Wall Street Journal
As money rushed in, ICE’s rapid expansion stalled out:
Immigration arrests have declined and jail overcrowding is worse despite billions in new federal funding. –The Atlantic
New York
Immigrant students in a New Jersey school district might soon receive letters from ICE about leaving U.S.:
Officials in Camden, New Jersey, are trying to clear up confusion, recommending that families still send their children to school. –CBS News
Suburban pastor’s pilgrimage to New York will highlight plight of immigrants:
The Rev. Gary Graf, 67, pastor of Our Lady of the Heights in Chicago Heights, said he’s on a walk to mobilize Americans toward compassion. –The Chicago Sun-Times
ICE detainees in New York jails can’t talk to their lawyers:
Some immigrants held in county jails are struggling to access legal advice, phone calls, and even their own court hearings. –New York Focus
Reps. Goldman, Ocasio-Cortez, Espaillat demand answers on ICE arrests and deportations of K-12 students:
The letter expresses a profound concern over the pattern of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) targeting students across the country. –Rep. Dan Goldman
Around the U.S.
The impossible choice: How immigration enforcement is affecting Pacific Northwest farmworker families:
The third part of a thoughtful series examining the impact of immigration enforcement on farmworkers in the Pacific Northwest, following part 1 (on H-2A workers) and part 2 (on the costs of immigration shifts). –Yakima Herald-Republic
“Why Sergio?”: Deportation ends 36-year dream for celebrated Waco chef:
Sergio Garcia built a wide following for his regional Mexican cuisine over the decades. In March, ICE came looking for him. –The Texas Tribune
New race-day worry for the Chicago marathon — immigration enforcement:
Tensions over the federal intervention in the city have many runners worried about what to expect during the race, which passes through immigrant neighborhoods and draws many participants from abroad. –The New York Times
Judge denies government’s request to delay Abrego Garcia’s legal proceedings:
The federal government had requested a delay due to the government shutdown. –ABC News
Immigration authorities ordered a Vermont man to an ICE check-in. 200 friends decided to join him:
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They cheered for De La Cruz as he exited the family’s minivan, sang the national anthem, and then watched him disappear behind the federal building doors. –Vermont Public
Another immigrant dies in ICE custody in California, this time in the Imperial Valley:
Xie’s death fit into a pattern of dwindling oversight and increasingly harsh conditions at federal detention centers across the country, advocates said. –KPBS
