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.
More than a dozen immigration detention facilities have gone over a year without inspection
Fifteen of the 45 immigration detention facilities holding 500 or more people hadn’t been inspected in over 12 months as of late June, while five had no inspection on record. —CBS News
Did immigration drive up housing prices? Trump touts a draft Fed paper.
The president is citing a Federal Reserve working paper to blame Biden-era illegal immigration for housing costs. Here’s what the study actually found. —The Washington Post
Naureen Shah, ACLU immigration director: ‘This administration’s politics of hate do not represent the views of Americans’
The lawyer, who leads the civil liberties group’s immigration policy and advocacy work, says the Trump government has created a police state in which no one is safe. —EL PAIS
📄Brief: Court Says Local Police Can’t Be Forced to Spend Resources on Federal Immigration Enforcement
A friend-of-the-court brief filed by the Brennan Center argued that Boston’s policy, which describes where and when city officials will work with ICE, makes cities safer.
📄Report finds errors in White House “Alien Arrest” tracker
The Ohio Immigrant Alliance found that data on the White House’s “Aliens” site is “inaccurate and unreliable.” —Salon
Around the U.S.
Man killed by federal agent in Houston was not the target of ICE search
Officials say agents believed a passenger resembled one suspect, but the encounter quickly escalated into a fatal shooting. — New York Times
Americans’ support for immigration down, but still strong
Gallup’s June 1-15 telephone poll finds that 21% of U.S. adults believe immigration is a bad thing for the country. —Gallup
Immigration judge says Trump administration’s firings and policies are ‘disheartening’
The Trump administration has fired more than 100 immigration judges, while sitting judges report a pressure campaign to meet the administration’s policy goals, rather than follow the law itself. —PBS
Texas ICE killing darkens: Represenative says witnesses pressured to self-deport
A representative for the families tells The New Republic that the government is pressuring these potential witnesses to self-deport. —The New Republic
New York
If ICE detains their parents, this East Harlem ‘madrina’ will step In
María Mercado, a veteran immigrant rights activist, has become a standby guardian for children whose parents may face immigration enforcement. —City Limits
NYC launches food vendor cart electrification pilot in Queens
A new six-month pilot named “Clean-Powered Carts Challenge” aims to outfit Flushing Meadows Corona Park food vendors’ carts with rechargeable batteries, reducing noise and air pollution. —NYC.gov
ICE is building a ‘hard-sided’ detention facility near Buffalo. What does that mean?
The agency is adding 100 beds to the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility. —New York Focus
