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.
Around the U.S.
Unions, employees buff up protections amid immigration crackdown:
Factory workers, farmers, and service workers are taking concrete steps, including building physical fences, to guard against ICE raids. —Truthout
DHS watchdogs gutted, former oversight officials raise alarm:
The Trump admin. has cut staffing at key Department of Homeland Security oversight offices from 150 people to just nine, despite over 500 ongoing investigations. —The Guardian
Southeast Louisiana braces for ramped up immigration enforcement:
Around 250 federal agents are expected to target New Orleans and surrounding areas today. —AP, ABC News
Indigenous actor reports ICE dismissed her tribal ID as “fake”:
Elaine Miles, a star in “Northern Exposure” and “Smoke Signals,” also said in a social media post that her son and uncle had similar experiences with ICE. —The Seattle Times
Pregnant women in ICE detention report medical neglect, miscarriages:
A 2021 directive requires ICE to track the number of pregnant, postpartum or nursing women in its custody, but that data is no longer reported. —The Independent
New York
NYPD arrests 15 people in stand-off against federal agents in Lower Manhattan:
Demonstrators converged on a garage at the edge of Chinatown and appeared to interrupt a planned immigration raid. — THE CITY, ABC7, 📹NBC News
Mamdani spokesperson condemns Trump admin. raids following Saturday arrests:
Monica Klein said in a statement that they are “cruel and inhumane” and “fail to advance genuine public safety.” —Hell Gate
Washington D.C.
Trump declares permanent pause on migration from “Third World Countries” on Truth Social:
The move follows the shooting of two National Guard members in D.C., one of whom died on Thursday. —CNBC, 💬Truth Social
USCIS announces new vetting measures targeting 19 “high-risk” countries:
The escalation comes after an Afghan national, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, was named the suspected gunman in the D.C. shooting. —USCIS, New York Times
Trump admin. hits pause on all asylum decisions:
The State Department has also stopped issuing visas for Afghan nationals as the White House steps up its immigration crackdown. — PBS, 💬USCISJoe
