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.
DOJ makes it easier to deport DACA recipients:
A new precedent from the Board of Immigration Appeals states that having DACA status no longer automatically protects an individual from removal proceedings. —NPR, justice.gov
Appeals court rules Trump’s asylum claim ban at the border is illegal:
A 2-to-1 decision found that the federal government must process asylum claims at the Southern border, in adherence with the Immigration and Nationality Act. The decision may be appealed. —New York Times
New York
Federal attorneys argue ICE needs New Jersey detention center to keep up with glut of arrests:
DHS attorneys have argued in a court filing that a proposed, contested facility in Roxbury is needed to accommodate the more than one million deportation cases from NYC alone, in addition to others in the region. —Gothamist
Around the U.S.
ICE re-arrests El Gamal family after releasing mother and five children, attorney says:
The six family members are back in detention after a federal judge ordered a pause on their deportation to Egypt. —The Texas Tribune
Arizona AG sues Trump admin. over plan to build detention center across from hazardous chemical storage facility:
The lawsuit argues that building in that location would violate several federal laws and could lead to a “mass casualty event.” —AZ Mirror
ICE quietly opens detention center in former California prison:
Central Valley Annex is one of eight active detention facilities in the state, all of which are privately run. —IJPR
Austin man who was arrested and deported says he is a U.S. citizen:
Brian Jose Morales Garcia, 25, was deported four days after being detained at a traffic stop earlier in April. His records show he was born in Denver. —Austin American-Statesman
Judge rules federal government must pay back $40,000 in legal fees after immigrant wins lawsuit against ICE:
A man, identified as ‘N.N.’ in the case, sued ICE for attempting to make him wear an ankle monitor while his case progressed in immigration court. —The Philadelphia Inquirer
