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.
ELECTION DIGEST
- Once in control of Congress in January, Democrats are planning to claw back the funding behind the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown and expand oversight over federal immigration agencies. (NPR, [Paywall] New York Times]
- Exit polls show that 60% of voters in the midterm elections disapprove of ICE, and that 87% of those who disapprove ended up voting for Democrats. (Forbes)
IN COURT
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- A prosecutor in Washington state announced that his office lacks the resources to defend the volume of habeas petitions being filed by individuals in ICE detention, and will begin declining “many” cases, allowing judges to rule without government opposition. (ABC News, 💬 @ReichlinMelnick)
- Colorado ICE officials have ended their instant re-arrest policy after the state’s top official testified in court on Monday that he had previously told staff to arrest individuals after being ordered free from detention. A judge is considering holding the government in contempt for violating court orders. (The Denver Post, CPR, CBS News)
ACROSS THE U.S.
- Over 150 immigrant rights and other advocacy groups signed a letter to members of Congress, calling on lawmakers to “prioritize a bold agenda” for immigration reform next year. (The Hill, 📄 Letter)
- IBM announced plans to end green card and visa sponsorship for most roles in its consulting arm, which has about 150,000 employees. (Reuters, [Paywall] Bloomberg)
- California lawmakers are demanding answers from the Trump administration on the whereabouts of an 8-year-old Haitian boy who federal agents restrained and arrested during a regular immigration check-in last week. (The Guardian)
- As he prepares to exit his office in January, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has dropped a lawsuit seeking to shut down FIEL, a Houston immigrant rights organization, as well as Annunciation House, an El Paso nonprofit that runs migrant shelters. (The Texas Tribune, KVIA)
- ICE officers are continuing to violate and test California’s “ICE-free” zones amid an immigration surge across the state. (San Francisco Chronicle)
- Dozens of migrant children in Kansas City are facing fast-tracked deportation after cuts in federal funding removed their access to legal representation. (The Beacon)
FROM THE FEDS
- Democratic lawmakers filed a petition on Monday to vote on a bill that would protect Afghans with Temporary Protected Status from deportation through July 2029. (NBC News)
- A review of records uncovered in a recent hack of DHS show that at least 19 recent ICE recruits were hired despite allegations of misconduct, criminal charges and other red flags. ([Paywall] The Washington Post)
LOCAL
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani has continued to work his connection with the White House, asking President Trump to release dozens of New Yorkers in ICE custody since their February meeting. (POLITICO)
- City Hall is “evaluating next steps” after a judge ruled that it must comply with a subpoena from ICE and hand over the information of several men residing in a South Bronx migrant shelter. (Gothamist)
