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Around the U.S.
ICE plans to target Haitians in arrests as TPS ends, sources say:
Federal documents indicate plans to target Haitian communities in cities like Springfield, Ohio, which has been a target of the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant rhetoric. —CBS News
Judge restricts travel of ICE protester charged with disrupting Minnesota church service:
Ian Davis Austin’s lawyer has said that his probation terms, which also include a mandatory mental health assessment and suspension of firearm access, infringe on his first amendment rights to protest. —The Guardian
Substance found in van after Houston ICE shooting was not drugs, officials say:
The FBI said a “crystal-like substance” was found in Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s car in plastic bags, and suggested it was methamphetamine. U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia and the Harris County District Attorney’s Office say it was not an illicit drug. —The Texas Tribune
DHS plans to open massive ICE detention center in North Carolina, sparking pushback:
Internal documents show plans to open up a GEO Group-owned facility in Winton by the end of the year. Gov. Josh Stein said “I do not want it in our state,” in a post on X. —New York Times [Paywall], The Charlotte Observer, 💬@NC_Governor
U.S. aviation companies sued over deportation flights to notorious El Salvador prison:
Three men from Venezuela who were arrested and sent to El Salvador last year have sued CSI Aviation and GlobalX, alleging civil rights violations. —The Guardian
Washington, D.C.
Trump admin. reviewing ICE vetting process after Maine shooting:
Border czar Tom Homan said on CNN’s “State of the Union” that the ICE agent who shot Joan Sebastian Guerrero should not have been hired if his alleged history of violent outbursts is true. —POLITICO
Lawsuit alleges DHS retaliated against people observing and protesting ICE:
The plaintiffs say that the agency has overstepped its surveillance powers by revoking Global Entry from some anti-ICE protesters. —Huffington Post, News From The States
Georgetown scholar detained by ICE can remain free, court rules:
Indian national Badar Khan Suri claims he was arrested last year at his home in Virginia because of his pro-Palestinian views. —The Washington Post [Paywall], Al Jazeera
Federal appeals court rejects latest Trump admin. bid to permit $100,000 H-1B visa fee:
The court declined to stay a lower court ruling in June that struck down the fee on the grounds that it constituted a tax and exceeded presidential authority. —Bloomberg Law
New York
New York State says law enforcement agencies must end ICE agreements by August:
Attorney General Letitia James and Gov. Kathy Hochul announced in a statement that 12 agencies in the state have an Aug. 25 deadline to terminate their 287(g) contracts as part of the Local Cops, Local Crimes Act passed in the state budget. —CBS6, ag.ny.gov
Hochul and Blakeman split over immigration policies in governor’s race:
Republican gubernatorial candidate and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said that New York would no longer be a “sanctuary state” if he becomes governor. —City&State
