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.
Bill would force ICE agents to ID themselves, ban most masks:
The long-shot proposal from U.S. Sens. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) would also require DHS to establish disciplinary procedures for violations. –Axios
Temporary status to be removed from roughly 80,000 Hondurans, Nicaraguans after 25 years in US:
The move to end TPS for those who’d been allowed to live and work in the U.S. after a devastating hurricane hit Central America comes as the White House ramps up deportations. –The Associated Press
Jobs report casts warning on immigration and labor force declines:
The latest data show changes in immigration policy are reducing the labor supply. –Forbes
How Trump’s immigration crackdown could affect support among Latino voters:
NPR’s A Martinez speaks with journalist Paola Ramos about President Trump’s gains among Latino voters in 2024 — and how ICE operations could change that. –NPR
New York
NYC Deputy Mayor Kaz Daughtry on cooperating with ICE: “It’s important to have a seat at the table”:
Daughtry said he had been criticized for working with the feds on criminal investigations involving transnational gangs. –CBS News
Inside the huge $117M makeover of Ellis Island, America’s immigration gateway:
Two separate renovation projects are underway on the island, including a $100 million project overhauling the museum in what was once the main immigration building. –NJ.com
Fear, uncertainty lead to emptier streets in Brooklyn’s Little Haiti:
Local businesses in Little Haiti are feeling the brunt of the revocation of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and the travel ban to Haiti. –NY1
NYC street vendors would catch a break under new City Council measure:
They will no longer face misdemeanor charges and jail for violating the city’s vending laws under a new bill passed by the City Council. –Gothamist
Around the U.S.
Against illegal immigration, but married to someone here illegally:
Chris Allred’s views were shaped by economic changes. Now, facing an immigration crackdown, where do he and his wife go from here? –The New York Times
Masked, armed and forceful: Finding patterns in California immigration raids:
Watch a short documentary that maps and analyzes videos of immigration raids across L.A. –CalMatters, Evident Media and Bellingcat
Des Moines family waits 11 years for decision from immigration officials:
The family seeks action in their case for permanent residency, plus protection from retaliation by federal officials. –Iowa Capital Dispatch
A Vermont dairy farm was raided. The mixed messages from Washington since then have increased fears:
José Molina-Aguilar and seven of his co-workers were arrested on a dairy farm in what advocates say was one of Vermont’s largest-ever immigration raids.–The Associated Press
Immigration enforcement and the future of California farming:
Government surveys show 51% of California crop workers self-identify as undocumented, and experts say the real percentage is likely significantly higher. –LAist
