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.
ICE partnerships with local law enforcement triple as Trump continues deportation crackdown:
While some of the agreements only grant permission for local law enforcement to ask questions about immigration status at a jail book-in, an increasing number follow what ICE calls a “task force model.” — CBS News
DOGE is building a master database to surveil and track immigrants:
DOGE is knitting together data from the Department of Homeland Security, Social Security Administration, and IRS that could create a surveillance tool of unprecedented scope. — WIRED
How ‘weak’ Supreme Court rulings led to this week’s immigration news:
Two federal judges and the Supreme Court have rebuked the Trump administration for unlawfully deporting migrants under a wartime-era law, but weak enforcement and legal maneuvering have left wrongfully deported individuals stranded in El Salvador. — NPR
Trump officials create uncertainty to evade court orders rather than comply:
Recalcitrance appears to be a product of the Trump White House’s maximalist interpretation of executive powers. — The Guardian
Trump’s ineffective use of ICE detainers — numbers jump but few produce results:
Issuance of an ICE detainer does not automatically result in a person being taken into custody. But during the first Trump administration, ICE assumed custody of the person being sought in 62% of cases. — TRAC
Trump administration seeks to turn mass deportations into an efficient business ‘like Amazon:’
ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons said at a border security conference that the agency needs “to get better at treating this like a business” and suggested the nation’s deportation system could function “like Amazon, trying to get your product delivered in 24 hours.” — PBS News
Around the U.S.
Pope Francis, voice for immigrants rights who rebuked Trump administration, passes at age 88:
Pope Francis, who consistently championed the rights and dignity of immigrants, died today at age 88, the Vatican announced. — Vatican News
Immigrants forced to sleep on floors at overwhelmed ICE detention centers:
Conditions are deteriorating as many detention centers approach capacity and the Trump administration closes two agencies overseeing health and safety at the facilities. — The Washington Post
Florida attorney general tells cops to stop immigration arrests, obey federal judge:
In a hearing in Miami federal court on Friday, lawyers suing the state said that Florida law enforcement officers have arrested as many as 15 immigrants over the past two weeks, in violation of an April 4 federal court order. — Miami Herald
Indonesian man details surprise ICE arrest in Minnesota hospital, judge denies release:
Critics condemn the “silent” nature of his arrest as part of an aggressive new trend in immigration enforcement. — Minnesota StarTribune
‘Mami, I’m Scared’: A 7-Year-Old Grapples With Trump’s Immigration Crackdown:
In therapy, a 7-year-old shared his fear of deportation and was given a laminated card with instructions for dealing with ICE, including the phrase: “I choose to exercise my constitutional rights.” — Politico
U.S. immigration officers smash car window to detain man:
Juan Francisco Mendez was stopped in Massachusetts when he was on the way to a dental appointment. The incident, recorded by his wife, shows ICE agents using a long-handled hammer to smash the car window— The Guardian
‘Ripple effect’ — In U.S., anti-immigrant policy strains child and eldercare:
“People are not showing up for work because they’re concerned about raids happening in their workplace,” said Lori Smetanka, executive director of the National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care. — Al Jazeera
New York
‘Shame!’ protesters nationwide rally again to condemn Trump policies:
More than 700 events were planned from Jacksonville, Florida, to Los Angeles on Saturday. In New York, marchers in Midtown Manhattan filled 15 blocks on Madison Avenue. — The New York Times
Columbia protesters return one year after Gaza encampment:
Amid rising threats, dwindling turnout, and sweeping changes under the Trump administration, students gathered on Columbia’s campus to rally for their detained classmates, trans rights, and the defense of academic freedom. — Documented
NYC officials hold roundtable on immigrant health rights, know your rights initiatives:
The Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs also launched a Know Your Rights effort that educates immigrant New Yorkers on their rights with federal immigration enforcement. — Harlem World
