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.
House approves bill to protect Haitian TPS in defiance of Trump:
In a bipartisan effort, lawmakers passed a resolution that will extend temporary protected status for 350,000 Haitians over the next three years. —The Washington Post, The Hill
ICE reduces details made public on immigrant deaths in custody as death toll climbs:
Last year the agency was publishing three-page reports on each death, but those releases have been cut down to several paragraphs in recent months. —NBC News
New York
Gov. Hochul moves to block city bill banning 24-hour home care shifts, sources say, backs a law enforcement mask ban:
The governor has been pressuring City Council Speaker Julie Menin to withdraw the No More 24 Act before it can come up for a vote, according to two sources. Meanwhile, she announced yesterday plans to propose a mask ban for federal, state and local law enforcement officers. —Documented, POLITICO
NYC building workers set to vote on authorizing strike:
Over 34,000 workers could walk off the job on Tuesday, impacting 1.5 million New Yorkers, pending a deal on a new contract between the SEIU and building owners. —Gothamist
[Content Warning] Allegations of abuse at children migrant shelter trigger federal review:
Children’s Village is under internal review by the Health and Human Services Department’s Office of Refugee Resettlement following reports of beatings, restraints and isolation being used to punish children. —CNN
Around the U.S.
Minnesota prosecutors charge ICE agent with assault:
Gregory Donnell Morgan, Jr. faces two felonies for brandishing a gun at two individuals in February. It is a rare instance of local prosecutors bringing a criminal case against a federal agent for their actions on-duty. —Minnesota Reformer
[Content Warning] More reports of torture, abuse at ICE detention camps:
Detained migrants in Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” are being beaten and pepper sprayed, according to lawyers. Meanwhile, detainees in Camp East Montana in Texas are reporting “psychological abuse” and inhumane conditions. —CBS News, The Guardian
Hundreds rally against ICE detention facility in Maryland as judge limits its construction:
The state has argued that the facility, which is being constructed to accommodate 1,500 beds, would have a negative environmental impact in the surrounding community. —Maryland Matters, WBALTV
Thomson Reuters shareholders demand investigation into ICE contracts:
Shareholders have called on the board to probe whether the CLEAR investigative database, which stores reams of public records, has enabled ICE to carry out human rights violations. —404 Media
[Long read] Vermont’s undocumented dairy workers live in fear after immigration raids:
Farmers are afraid to leave their places of work following a tenfold increase in immigration detentions in 2025, year-on-year. —The Guardian
