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.
BY THE NUMBERS
- The Geo Group, leading owner and operator of detention centers across the country, made a $1.4 million donation to a Trump-aligned PAC weeks after scoring two lucrative contracts with ICE. (The Lever)
- Fentanyl seizures have dropped 39% over the past year as ICE has shifted its focus to immigration enforcement, according to a new report from the DHS Office of the Inspector General. (Maryland Matters, 📄Report)
IN COURT
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- A federal judge struck down the Trump administration’s suspension of immigration visa processing from 75 countries, calling the policy an “exercise in Orwellian logic.” (NPR, 📄Ruling)
- A judge in Arizona told a 1-year-old without legal representation to file an asylum claim in court last week as increasing numbers of unaccompanied migrant children face immigration proceedings alone. (NOTUS)
- A District Court judge has ordered a full review of grand jury materials related to dozens of people who were charged after participating in an anti-ICE protest at a Minnesota church in January, including journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort. (MPR News)
LOCAL
- NYC immigrant advocates report that ICE has started targeting drivers and cars with out-of-state license plates, with College Point being especially hard-hit in recent weeks. (The City Reporter)
- ICE has arrested Manuel Ernesto Hernandez-Umana, a boat captain who has been charged with a crash in New York harbor that killed two, according to DHS. (ABC News)
- The Trump administration has appealed to continue its suit against four New Jersey cities over their sanctuary policies. (New Jersey Monitor)
- Debate has begun online after the Trenton Police Department arrested an activist who followed and shouted at ICE officers while they were making an immigration arrest. (Shore News Network, NJ.com [Paywall])
ACROSS THE U.S.
- Twelve green card holders, originally from Haiti, Venezuela and Côte d’Ivoire, became U.S. citizens this month following a lawsuit they filed against the federal government over being denied naturalization. (GBH)
- Democratic congressional lawmakers are calling for the closure of Georgia’s Stewart Detention Center, where at least two people have died this year. (Georgia Recorder)
- A report finds that immigration enforcement has been leading to workforce shortages in restaurants across Texas, with 36% of operators reporting losing staff due to the crackdown. (KVUE, 📄Report)
- California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a bill on Saturday to protect the addresses of immigrant nonprofit workers amid increasing privacy concerns and fears of doxxing. (LA Times [Paywall], San Francisco Chronicle)
- A “beloved” pastor in Springfield, Ohio; a minor league catching coordinator for the San Diego Padres; a father and his five-year-old on their way to a soccer game; and a coffee shop owner in Oceanside, California, are among some people recently targeted and arrested by ICE. (Cincinnati Enquirer, CBS Austin, The Hill, The Guardian)
