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Washington D.C.
US will limit number of refugees to 7,500 and give priority to white South Africans:
The U.S. previously allowed in hundreds of thousands of people fleeing war and persecution. –The Guardian
‘To Scare People to Death’: Former ICE director reviews Trump’s immigration tactics:
“It has never been done in this way before,” said Sarah Saldaña, who led ICE when Obama was nicknamed the “Deporter-in-Chief.” –The Marshall Project
Shake-up at ICE will boost immigration numbers — just not the ones that matter most to Trump:
The Trump administration’s leadership shake-up is likely to boost arrest numbers, but will have little effect on Trump’s goal of rapidly deporting more immigrantsa. –Politico
JD Vance calls for reduction in legal immigration at Turning Point event:
“We have to get the overall numbers way, way down,” he said of legal immigration. –The Associated Press
Detention of minors after rollback of protections sparks concern from immigrant advocates:
DHS rolled back protections for minors with Special Immigrant Juvenile Status. –ABC News
Around the U.S.
Man deported to Laos despite US court order blocking his removal, attorneys say:
A district judge told ICE to keep an Alabama man in the U.S. while he showed what judge called ‘substantial claim’ to citizenship. –Associated Press
How a former Trump golf club worker was mistakenly deported to Mexico:
When Alejandro Juarez was returned to his homeland, federal agents told him that they were just following orders. Those orders were wrong. –The New York Times
Mother of children taken by ICE feels like she is ‘drowning,’ ‘choking’ after arrests:
A 15-year-old boy and his father were “beaten, handcuffed and forced to sign documents” after being arrested in Colorado by federal immigration officers, the boy’s mother said. –The Durango Herald
Border Patrol takes lead role in Trump administration’s Chicago crackdown, carrying out more arrests than ICE:
Since Sept. 16, agents at CBP have recorded roughly 1,500 arrests in the Chicago region, compared to over 1,400 arrests carried out by ICE officers. –CBS News
New York
NYC grocery stores rely on food stamp sales. Here’s what SNAP cuts could mean:
The Trump administration announced it’ll stop monthly SNAP payments starting Nov. 1 because of the ongoing government shutdown, adding more challenges for SNAP recipients. –Gothamist
Slavic Sliwa feels right at home among Polish New Yorkers:
In Greenpoint and Ridgewood, the Republican speaks to a shared conservative identity amid neighborhood change. –THE CITY
Mamdani explains how he would protect New Yorkers from a potential Trump immigration enforcement:
“It’s time to actually show that we could have a mayor stand up for that, we could have a mayor who would not have the NYPD looking to coordinate with Donald Trump.” –NBC News
