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.
LOCAL
AG Letitia James has subpoenaed several New York counties who have yet to end their 287(g) contracts despite a new law banning the agreements. (Gothamist, ABC7)
Sanctuary policies, including in New York, have lowered the number of immigration arrests out of local jails, according to a new analysis. (New Jersey Monitor)
[Long read] A little-known program called Operation Stonegarden pays New York sheriffs to assist Border Patrol agents with arrests, and Gov. Kathy Hochul supports it. (New York Focus)
ACROSS THE U.S.
States, cities and localities across the country — including Georgia; two towns in Massachusetts; Columbus, Ohio; and Santa Barbara, California — are reconsidering, and in some cases ending, their use of Flock cameras. (11Alive, WCVB, ABC6, edhat)
Newly released DHS records reveal how officers infiltrated and surveilled activists in Signal chat groups, who were countering ICE’s crackdown in Minnesota. (The Guardian)
BY THE NUMBERS
ICE detained more than 45,000 people in July, marking a record monthly high since Trump reentered office. (The Marshall Project)
The Trump administration said it is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of 200,000 people who have sought or are seeking asylum. (AP, NPR)
IN COURT
A federal judge has ordered that a witness of the ICE shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo be released from detention. (The Texas Tribune)
In a separate case, a judge ordered a witness, who has testified against Mexican drug cartels in court three times and was recently deported, be immediately returned to the U.S. due to risk of torture. (Newsweek, New York Times [Paywall])
