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.
Around the U.S.
How plastic whistles are becoming an anti-ICE resistance tool in Chicago:
Whistles have become a Chicago-wide means of signaling that federal agents are present, warning undocumented to flee and U.S. citizens to come record arrests.–Reuters
Trump backs down on sending federal troops to San Francisco for immigration crackdown:
Protesters flooded the streets in a show of resistance as Trump called off the deployment after speaking with the city’s mayor and Silicon Valley leaders. –The Guardian
(Opinion) My daughter is the face of Operation Midway Blitz. I am reclaiming her legacy:
The mother of Katie Abraham, an Illinois woman killed by an undocumented migrant in January, says her daughter would not want to be associated with an operation in which kids witness their parents being taken into custody. –The Chicago Tribune
Mother speaks out after teen with disabilities is mistakenly arrested in immigration raid:
Immigration agents have detained more than 170 American citizens during the first nine months of Trump’s immigration crackdown. A mother of one of them tells her story. –PBS NewsHour
The Texas paradox: Businesses need more migrants, while Trump wants to expel them:
As businesses increasingly rely on foreign workers, the Trump administration’s immigration policies are making it difficult to retain them. –EL PAÍS
New York
As ICE sweeps up parents, NYC schools step up their support:
A growing number of schools are acting as lifelines for students who had one or both parents detained by ICE, helping them navigate the loss of a caregiver, keep their education on track and process grief. –Chalkbeat
4 US citizens arrested during ICE crackdown on NYC’s Canal Street, congressman says:
Nine undocumented immigrants were also arrested at Canal Street, the Department of Homeland Security said. –ABC News
New York unveils portal for public to share ICE footage after four US citizens arrested:
Attorney general Letitia James is urging residents to share video and photos after the Chinatown raid. –The Guardian; Federal Action Reporting Form
Queens tenants urged to report immigrants to ICE, officials say:
A sign posted in the lobby of an apartment building listed “immigration” alongside crimes it said should be reported to a tip line, state officials said. –The New York Times
‘Hands Off’: City lawmakers push back against federal agents in NYC:
Council Speaker Adrienne Adams said Thursday at City Hall that the presence of federal agents “has only weakened our local communities and economy by disrupting our neighborhoods and their small business partners.” –City Limits
Washington D.C.
The Christians mounting a moral counter to Trump’s immigration agenda:
Moderate faith leaders are escorting immigrants to court hearings, blasting “rapid response” text alerts on ICE sightings and leading vigils to try to prevent protest clashes. –Axios
Here’s who pays when undocumented immigrants get health care in America:
Republicans have attacked Democratic health care demands in the shutdown debate as funding medical care for undocumented immigrants. The reality is more complicated. –The Washington Post
Inside Donald Trump’s attack on immigration courts:
Judges describe a campaign of firings and interference which threatens the system’s independence. –The New Yorker
