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.
ICE tells officers to curtail court arrests, stop entering homes without warrants:
The agency has told its field offices to pull back on more aggressive tactics following a shakeup in agency leadership. —NBC News, New York Magazine
Florida immigration agency shut down after being accused of scamming hundreds of undocumented immigrants out of millions of dollars:
Legacy Imigra defrauded their clients out of an estimated $20 million, according to a local sheriff’s office, leading to four arrests. —WKMG
[Content Warning] Federal immigration officer charged with assault following incident at Colorado ICE protest:
Videos of an incident on Oct. 28 show a masked Customs and Border Patrol officer throwing a demonstrator’s phone, grabbing them and then shoving them to the ground. —Colorado Newsline
Philadelphia passes landmark “ICE Out” legislation:
The package of seven bills limits local cooperation with federal civil immigration enforcement, and are backed by a veto-proof majority. —WHYY
One of San Francisco’s two immigration courts to shutter eight months early:
The Executive Office for Immigration Review said in a written statement that the move was “cost effective” even as the city’s immigration court system operates with just two judges, down from 21 in January 2025. —Mission Local
Ninth circuit strikes down California regulation requiring ICE agents to carry ID:
Judge Mark J. Bennett said the law would “override the federal government’s power” in the ruling, in violation of the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause. —CalMatters
Photo of the year from World Press Photo goes to image titled “Separated by ICE”:
Photographed by Carol Guzy for the Miami Herald, the image depicts a family being separated following an immigration court hearing in New York City. —World Press Photo
Washington, D.C.
Senate Republicans advance $140 billion plan to fund Trump immigration crackdown:
The budget resolution, which circumvents a Democratic filibuster on approval of additional funding for DHS, is headed next for a vote in the House. —The Guardian
DOJ seeks to revoke citizenship of 384 Americans:
U.S. attorney’s offices across the country are being assigned denaturalization cases. —New York Times
U.S. citizens shot by ICE urge Congress to rein in federal immigration agents:
Nearly every Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee failed to appear to listen to testimony from survivors on Wednesday. —Ohio Capital Journal
Green cards awarded under Biden to be reviewed, USCIS says:
Director Joseph Edlow told One America News that the move is intended to tackle alleged fraud in the program. —Newsweek
New York
Manhattan borough president criticizes proposed HUD rule to bar mixed-status families from access to housing assistance benefits:
The Trump administration’s proposed rule would “force private landlords to serve as mandatory federal immigration informants,” Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal wrote in a public comment. —manhattanbp.nyc.gov
[Long read] Trump’s immigration crackdown pervades Long Island suburbs:
Arrest rates on Long Island are outpacing those in NYC, thanks in part to assistance from local law enforcement and more sympathetic local officials. —New York Times
House Dems appoint New Jersey rep who wants to abolish ICE to Homeland Security Committee:
Rep. Analilia Mejia (D-N.J.), who campaigned on a promise to abolish ICE, was sworn in earlier this week following a special election. —New Jersey Globe
