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.
Immigration crackdown lowers U.S. population growth projections:
Forecasters project the population will grow by 7 million over the next decade, a more conservative outlook due to aggressive immigration policy and lower birth rates. —NPR
Federal immigration agents shoot two people in Portland:
Mayor Keith Wilson urged ICE to end its immigration crackdown and remain calm. —New York Times
ICE agent who shot Renee Nicole Good identified:
Jonathan Ross, who has been described as an “experienced” officer by federal officials, was previously injured during a Twin Cities operation in June. —Star Tribune
Democratic lawmaker moves to impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem:
U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.)introduced three articles of impeachment against Noem following the Minneapolis shooting. —Truthout, robinkelly.house.gov
ICE detentions hit record high:
Nearly 69,000 people are being held across over 212 immigration detention facilities as of Jan. 7 data. —Austin Kocher
[Long Read] A Courthouse Arrest, a Surprise Pregnancy, and One Family’s Shattered Dreams:
Daniela, a Colombian asylum-seeker detained and then separated from her family in California, is determined to be reunited. —Mother Jones
[Long Read] Americans by Name, Punished for Believing It:
American Samoans, who are legally U.S. “nationals,” not citizens, have become new targets for the policing of voter fraud in a small town in Alaska. —Bolts
New York
Top Democrat supports bill to increase New York sanctuary protections:
State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins endorsed a proposal that would restrict law enforcement’s ability to work with immigration officials. —Politico
New Jersey lawmakers move to strengthen protections for immigrants:
A new proposal would limit when law enforcement can share information with ICE, and another would work to address immigrant safety in certain locations like schools and places of worship. —Gothamist, PIX11
Washington D.C.
Trump admin. defends ICE shooter in Minneapolis, claiming “domestic terrorism”:
President Donald Trump, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Vice President JD Vance have all advanced the narrative that the ICE agent shot Good in self-defense, despite conflicting video footage. —The Guardian, Washington Post, The Hill
U.S. withdraws from dozens of international organizations, including forum on migration:
The State Department called the organizations “wasteful, ineffective, and harmful” in a press release. —state.gov, whitehouse.gov
Senators eye funding increase for ICE:
U.S. Senate negotiators are seeking a 10% budget increase in the upcoming appropriations package, according to three sources. —Migrant Insider
