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.
Plane to purgatory: how Trump’s deportation program shuttles immigrants into lawless limbo:
An investigation of leaked flight data and government detention data reveals the inhumane journey of immigrants shuttled around and outside the US. –The Guardian
Over 40% of arrests in Trump’s DC law enforcement surge relate to immigration, AP analysis finds:
The Trump administration said the DC crime crackdown has led to more than 2,300 arrests, but the AP found that more than 40% of them were related to immigration. –The Associated Press
State Department warns immigrants not to mock Charlie Kirk’s death:
The State Department indicated on Thursday that it would review the legal status of immigrants “praising, rationalizing, or making light of” the conservative activist’s shooting. –Axios
Teachers sue over Trump’s immigration crackdown, saying students are staying home
Labor unions representing educators and school employees are suing President Donald Trump’s administration over its immigration crackdown. –ABC News
Justice Sotomayor looks for the good in her SCOTUS colleagues despite their grave differences:
Sotomayor discusses the shadow docket, her colleagues and more. –The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
New York
Council overrides mayoral veto of street vendor and delivery worker protection bills:
A bill that eliminates all criminal penalties for licensed street vendors was approved by the Council, although some lawmakers flipped their positions in a close vote. –THE CITY
Columbia student detained, then released by group claiming to be ‘federal agents,’ says school president:
The student was handcuffed and then released on the streets by several individuals who stated they were federal agents but never provided identification “legible to the student,” the acting university president said. –Gothamist
Federal agents in NY retreat in SUV with slashed tires as protesters shout ‘Gestapo’:
Federal immigration agents were seemingly forced to retreat from a roofing job site in an affluent Rochester neighborhood after being confronted by more than 100 protesters on Tuesday. –Gothamist
Want to sue an ICE agent? State lawmakers could make that possible:
A new proposed law would create a private right to action in state court against federal officials who violate your constitutional rights. –City & State
Around the U.S.
‘We all thought the raids were over’: Fears return for immigrants in L.A.
Los Angeles residents are anxious once again following a Supreme Court ruling that allowed aggressive immigration raids to resume. –The New York Times
Latinos in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, say they’re sticking by Trump:
Even as polls show eroding Latino support, immigrants in this majority-Latino city largely continue to back Trump. –The Philadelphia Inquirer
On Chicago’s first full day of ‘Operation Midway Blitz,’ fear, tension and a ‘reality show’:
There were sporadic reports of arrests in Chicago’s Latino community as hundreds of federal agents move in — and many residents hunker down. –The Chicago Sun-Times; more at ABC News
Arkansas governor orders National Guard to assist ICE with immigration enforcement:
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Up to 27 Air National Guard Airmen and 13 Army National Guard soldiers are subject to the order. –The Arkansas Advocate
Leaked ICE document shows worker detained in Hyundai raid had valid visa:
Critics accuse ICE of ‘outrageous’ and ‘unlawful’ detention of a Korean man working at Hyundai’s Georgia EV plant. –The Guardian
