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.
How Trump’s anti-immigrant policies could collapse the US food industry – visualized
The president is threatening to deport essential farm workers, grocery clerks and food delivery drivers. But without them, shelves could go empty and prices could soar. –The Guardian
‘Not Trump’s dumping ground’: Outrage over arrival of foreign U.S. deportees in tiny African nation of Eswatini:
Eswatini’s government confirmed that migrants described by a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson as “depraved monsters” had been sent to its prisons. –CNN and NBC News
Trump administration hands over Medicaid recipients’ personal data, including addresses, to ICE:
ICE will be given access to data from 79 million Medicaid enrollees, including home addresses and ethnicities, to track down immigrants who may not be living legally in the U.S. –The Associated Press
The forgotten godfather of Trump’s scorched earth immigration campaign
For nearly 30 years, Glenn Spencer fought illegal immigration in Los Angeles and beyond with a singular obsession. –The Los Angeles Times
Border Patrol hiring spree offers lessons as another immigration agency embarks on massive growth:
ICE plans to hire 10,000 employees over five years, echoing a Border Patrol expansion in the 2000s. –The Associated Press
New York
‘It’s a miracle’: Queens high schooler detained for weeks in Louisiana after ICE courthouse arrest reunites with family:
Joselyn Chipantiza-Sisalema, 20, arrived at the Port Authority bus terminal early Wednesday morning after a federal judge ordered her released from ICE custody. –THE CITY
ICE deception on immigrant detentions:
Feds often claim they’ve taken dangerous criminals off the streets when, in fact, they were already imprisoned. –Investigative Post
NYC Head Start providers assessing impact of plan to exclude undocumented children:
Head Start supports school readiness for children from birth to age 5, including through free childcare, nutrition assistance, health screenings and resources for pregnant women. –City Limits
Latinos, roofers are prime ICE targets in Western New York:
Agents, armed and masked, are raiding job sites and hauling away workers. Contractors say roofing costs are rising as a result. –Investigative Post
We’re suing Nassau County to stop it from unlawfully working with ICE:
Nassau County’s 287(g) agreement with ICE is illegal, and we’re fighting it in court. –NYCLU (Commentary)
Around the U.S.
‘Good Trouble’ anti-Trump protests take place across the U.S.:
Several cities hosted protests on July 17, the anniversary of the death of the Democratic congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis. –Newsweek
Louisiana police chiefs accused of fabricating robberies in immigrant visa scheme:
Prosecutors said the chiefs and other officials exploited a program that offers immigrant victims of violent crime a pathway to residency and citizenship. –The New York Times
Arrested, shackled and deported from Florida — despite a federal court order:
A man was convicted and deported to Mexico, and at least 26 other people have been arrested under a Florida immigration law that officials were ordered not to enforce. –The Marshall Project
Army veteran and U.S. citizen arrested in California immigration raid warns it could happen to anyone:
George Retes, 25, said federal agents never told him why he was arrested or allowed him to contact a lawyer or his family during his three-day detention. –The Associated Press
Behind the masks: Who are the people rounding up immigrants in California?
The presence of thousands of hard-to-identify federal agents is a new fact of life in Southern California this summer. –CalMatters
