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.
New York
Federal lease fuels fears of an ICE detention center in Newburgh:
A debate is growing in the Hudson Valley after a Texas-based developer secured a government lease in Newburgh, raising questions about whether the site will be used as a new ICE detention facility. – Hudson Valley One
ICE held a minor in adult detention for nearly two months, attorneys allege:
A federal judge Thursday ordered the individual to be turned over to the Office of Refugee Resettlement, which runs shelters for children. – The City Reporter
Hochul presses DHS for answers on planned ICE expansion in New York:
She wrote to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin seeking further details on three federal immigration detention projects planned in the state. – Spectrum News, letter text here
Brooklyn community ‘on edge’ after ICE agents bring detainee injured in apparent window fall to hospital’s emergency room:
ICE agents rushed a man detained in their custody to a Brooklyn hospital, saying that “he fell from a window” and was injured, sparking an impromptu protest. – amNY
In the city of immigrants, the World Cup has given many New Yorkers a welcome respite:
Scenes of cultural and ethnic pride have played out at watch parties in immigrant enclaves across New York City. – Gothamist
Around the U.S.
Key witness in fatal ICE shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo faces possible deportation to Mexico:
The brother of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo has been ordered to appear before an immigration judge and face removal proceedings to Mexico. – The Houston Chronicle
For 35 years, undocumented and chasing the American dream:
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo hoped to obtain legal status, his family said. He was killed last week by an immigration agent who was looking for a different man. – The New York Times
Tuberculosis outbreak at Colorado ICE jail sickens at least 12 detainees:
The reported infections are the latest in a series of health concerns at the federal immigration jail in Aurora. – The Guardian
Immigration judge who granted bond for high-profile detainee fired in ongoing Trump purge:
A respected judge in Denver’s immigration court fired after her decision to grant bond hearings for detained immigrants gives her first interview since her dismissal. – Colorado Public Radio
‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration detention center gone after DeSantis announces closure:
Aerial footage yesterday showed the site of the facility in the Everglades empty. –NBC Miami
Washington, D.C.
Trump regulators move to curtail lending to undocumented immigrants:
In new guidance, financial regulators said that undocumented immigrants may present an “elevated credit risk.” – Politico
Feds turn over evidence in Renee Good and Alex Pretti killings to Minnesota after months of delay:
Minnesota prosecutors have obtained key evidence in their investigations into the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. –The Associated Press
ICE pauses most vehicle stops as pressure to arrest is blamed for fatal shootings
The administration’s pressure to increase arrests has put officers under “too much stress,” sources said, after two men who weren’t initial ICE targets were killed in less than a week. –NBC News
