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Around the U.S.
‘They tricked me’: a father was chained after he went to ICE to reunite with his kids:
The Trump administration is using migrant children held by the Office of Refugee Resettlement as bait to lure their parents, whether or not they have a criminal record. – KFF Health News
Born abroad and fearful of ICE, adoptees try to prove they belong:
As many as 200,000 people adopted as children from abroad are vulnerable to deportation by an administration searching for problems with their citizenship. – The New York Times
Minnesota sues Trump administration for access to evidence in shootings by federal agents:
The federal government has refused to provide even basic information about three shootings during the Minneapolis immigration crackdown, two of which were fatal. – The Minnesota Reformer, The New York Times
34 former military members were put on deportation track in the past year:
The Trump administration has ramped up enforcement against immigrant service members and their families in its wider crackdown. – The New York Times
How American kids have been collateral damage in Trump’s immigration crackdown:
Democrats in the House and Senate are digging into the treatment, detention and sometimes even deportation of American children at the hands of immigration agents. – ProPublica
The pets left behind when their owners are deported:
As immigrant detentions and self-deportations soar, animal welfare groups in cities like New Orleans scramble to feed, foster and re-home the pets left behind. — The New York Times
Thousands of Cuban migrants who came to U.S. legally fear deportation:
The U.S. has ended family reunification and legal immigration from Cuba by adding the island to its travel ban. – France24 (Video)
Washington, D.C.
‘I wish I’d caught more illegal aliens’: harsh words and few regrets in Gregory Bovino’s final days:
He was the face of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. But as he begins a retirement that was not entirely voluntary, the Border Patrol leader says he did not go far enough. – The New York Times
Supreme Court poised to let Trump turn away asylum seekers at the southern border:
The Trump administration argued that migrants must physically ‘arrive in’ the United States to apply for asylum. – ABC News, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post
Senate confirms Markwayne Mullin to lead a DHS in turmoil:
Mullin earned support from both sides of the aisle, with two Democrats joining Republicans to approve his nomination in a 54-45 vote. – CNN, The Hill
Republicans weigh deal to reopen most of DHS but not ICE deportations:
The homeland security shutdown has snarled airport lines and halted pay for some, even as lawmakers negotiate a deal – The Guardian
Related: ICE agents are now patrolling U.S. airports. Here’s what to know.
ICE deployments created chaos for cities and cost them millions, NPR analysis finds:
ICE deployments stretched local police departments thin, disrupted businesses and left city budgets struggling to absorb the fallout. – NPR
DOJ guts office that helps indigent immigrants obtain affordable legal aid, sources say:
The Justice Department has quietly gutted a more than 60-year-old program created to ensure that low-income and indigent immigrants can receive competent and affordable legal representation – CBS News
New York
Unions back increased funding for immigrant legal services:
Advocates have pushed for $175 million as part of the state budget and two new bills to strengthen access to legal representation in immigration court. – City & State New York
Facing public outrage, NYC Hospital CEO announces Palantir contract will not be renewed:
“They should have no place in our hospitals, our pension funds, or our government,” one advocate said of the decision by New York City Health + Hospitals to cut ties. – The Intercept
NJ Legislature approves trio of immigration bills in divided votes:
Democratic lawmakers say the bills are necessary to protect NJ immigrants from mass deportation efforts; Republicans say they trample on federal authority and prioritize politics over public safety. – NJ Monitor, NJ.com
