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
Homeland Security is billing immigrant kids $5,000:
The Trump administration is slapping unaccompanied teenagers with fees for crossing the border. –New York Focus
‘Not much we can do’: Chinatown raid shows limits of local power against ICE arrests:
As New York City Council members brace for more ICE arrests, they’re scrambling to figure out how to respond. –New York Focus
Worker who died at Gateway tunnel site clocked ‘crazy hours’ before death, colleague says:
“I came to this country to work,” the man’s best friend, who himself is an immigrant from Guatemala, recalled him saying during that extra-long shift. –Gothamist
New York City’s Canal Street slowly rebounds after ICE raid:
Street vendors are slowly returning after an ICE raid rattled the city’s underground economy. –NBC News
A woman self-deported, hoping to shield her son. He was detained anyway:
Joel Camas, 16, had been without his mother for about four weeks in New York City after she voluntarily returned to Ecuador. His lawyer had hoped his age would shield him. –The New York Times; THE CITY
Around the U.S.
Honduran immigrant dies while fleeing ICE, bringing raids death toll to three:
Jose Castro Rivera, 24, was killed Thursday morning after running onto a highway and being struck. –The Guardian
Judge rules immigration detention of Chicago man with daughter battling cancer is illegal:
While the U.S. district judge ruled that the man’s detention is illegal and violates his due process rights, he also said he could not order the man’s immediate release. –The Associated Press
How the San Francisco mayor avoided Trump’s enforcement surge:
Daniel Lurie, the San Francisco mayor, relied on powerful tech executives and his own low-key approach to help his liberal city escape a rush of federal agents. –The New York Times
Coloradans conflicted over immigration crackdowns:
A majority of the nearly 400 survey respondents said that even if they supported some of the president’s goals, they opposed some of his immigration enforcement tactics. –Colorado Public Radio News
The fate of this family of 8 is in ICE’s hands. Will they get ‘mercy’?
Chelsea Brunty-Barojas’ application to legalize her husband’s immigration status is unfolding against the backdrop of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts. –USA Today
Washington D.C.
Can ICE stop people solely based on their race?
For decades, federal officers have had to rely on more than race or ethnicity to stop and question someone over citizenship. That is now being tested. –The New York Times
Trump administration asserts authority to house migrants at all overseas U.S. bases:
A Justice Department lawyer made the claim in response to a challenge to the administration’s use of the base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to hold detainees designated for deportation. –The New York Times
How the Trump administration is making dozens of migrants disappear in Africa:
The U.S. has expelled a group of people to Ghana and other African countries through an aggressive deportation strategy that offers few safeguards to those detained. –EL PAÍS
As Trump cracks down, faith groups step up for immigrants: ‘What has happened to our heart?’
Nuns, bishops and laity from California to Texas have created a network of help to uphold church teachings. –The Guardian
