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.
States, advocacy groups sue Trump admin. over sharing benefits data with immigration authorities:
Two separate suits aim to block a new policy that would permit immigration agencies to receive private information about low-income families on welfare, set to take effect Aug. 11. —Reuters, 📄Complaint 1, 📄Complaint 2
[Audio] Immigrant families in Wyoming sever lifelong ties to flee ICE crackdown:
Shrinking rural populations have gotten a boost from international migration, but Trump’s immigration policy is hurting that trend. —NPR
Former Minnesota prison to reopen this year as federal immigration detention center:
The Prairie Correctional Facility, owned by CoreCivic, will have 1,600 beds and is expected to bring in $75 million annually in revenue, according to a company press release. —Sahan Journal
Migrant children were exposed to arsenic, lead at now-closed Florida ICE jail, court documents show:
The Homestead migrant detention center for unaccompanied children, which closed in 2019, was located next to a Superfund site. —Truthout
[Long read] How ICE and a data center turned a small Pittsburgh suburb into a civic battleground:
The two contentious issues, both national and local in nature, have driven a wave of organizing in Springdale over the past year. —Pittsburgh’s Public Source
Washington, D.C.
[Content warning] ICE used court orders to force-feed at least 10 hunger strikers in detention, investigation finds:
A review of court records has revealed that the agency has subjected immigrants in detention to involuntary medical procedures, which human rights groups generally consider to be forms of torture. —The Guardian
DHS chief Markwayne Mullin faces MAGA criticism after comments favoring immigration reform:
Mullin challenged the “narrative” that immigrants steal American jobs during a speech last weekend in Oklahoma, drawing ire from right-wing pundits and on social media. —The New Republic, POLITICO
New York
Judge rules against New York mask ban for federal agents:
Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) issued a statement saying that the state is “reviewing all legal options” to respond to the decision. —ABC7, governor.ny.gov
A third detainee in Delaney Hall has died, according to NJ congressperson:
Rep. Rob Menendez (D) said ICE confirmed another death, which happened weeks ago, during an oversight visit on Monday. The news follows just one day after Edwin Lopez-Cornejo, a 39-year-old Salvadoran national, died of cardiac arrest, according to a report from DHS chief Markwayne Mullin. More on his story below in Documented’s exclusives. —The City Reporter, The Hill, New Jersey Monitor
NYC launches campaign promoting free immigration hotline:
The Mayor’s Office of Immigration Affairs is featuring its free, confidential and multilingual Immigration Legal Support Hotline in a monthlong advertising push. —PIX11
City Council approves $125,000 for emergency support to immigrants and refugees:
The funding will go to three nonprofits that provide support for housing, family support, mental health resources and other services. —WXXI
