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.
Trump voters lead fight against new detention facilities:
In one recent example, a small town in Georgia that voted overwhelmingly for Trump shut off the water to a new ICE warehouse to resist the administration. —Raw Story
Immigration agents detain niece, grand-niece of slain Iranian general:
Relatives of military commander Qassem Soleimani, who were living in LA, were arrested on Friday after Secretary of State Marco Rubio revoked their green cards. —NBC News
Immigration policy forces foreign doctors out of U.S. hospitals amid shortage:
The impact is expected to hit rural hospitals, which have many older patients with chronic illnesses, the hardest. —New York Times
Federal prosecutors in LA have lost every case brought to trial against immigration protestors:
A federal judge called it “amateur hour” during a recent case where prosecutors failed to disclose additional evidence to the defense before trial. —LA Times, 📹CBS LA
Iowans rally in support of University of Iowa professor challenging cancellation of naturalization ceremony:
Dr. Sunday Goshit, who has lived in the U.S. for 25 years, announced on Friday that he is suing the Trump administration after being denied the final step to become a U.S. citizen. — Iowa City Press-Citizen, KCRG
Nevada judge rules against no-bail detention policy:
A complaint filed by the ACLU and others in October alleges that the administration was applying a rule typically used at the border to the entire country. —Las Vegas Review-Journal
New York
New Jersey religious leaders, community members rally in front of Delaney Hall for immigrant justice:
“We want to have a just society that leads with compassion and makes it clear that the rule of law applies to everyone, not just the folks who may not have certain documents,” said Scott Michaels, a minister at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Montclair, to the press. —PIX11
Washington, D.C.
White House to focus funding on mass detention capacity in FY2027:
The federal budget for next year, published on Friday, earmarks $45 billion to “activate” 100,000 single adult detention beds and 30,000 family unit beds in the next fiscal year (more on the budget below). —whitehouse.gov, NOTUS
US inks third country deportation deal with DRC:
The Central African state has agreed to temporarily host third-country migrants deported from the US, joining at least seven other African nations who have signed similar agreements. —AP
[Long Read] ICE shifting to quieter enforcement approach:
After aggressive and high-profile enforcement actions in Minnesota, Stephen Miller appears to be changing tack to avoid the spotlight, and political backlash. —New York Times, 🎧NPR
Trump admin. defies 300 court orders in habeas cases, new tracker shows:
Lawfare’s new database on non-compliance with court orders also shows the majority of violations occurred in Minnesota. —Lawfare
