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
New York City’s plan for migrants takes shape:
The city plans to connect 1,800 migrants with permanent housing, but may need to continue using upstate hotels because its shelter system remains over capacity. — Times Union
They fled the war in Ukraine to make a home in New York. Now, they fear a Trump presidency:
Two years after arriving with just one suitcase, Inna Malamura has an apartment, speaks some English and has work authorization, but fears her life could change if Trump is elected. — THE CITY
Around the U.S.
California heat has immigration activists bracing for a humanitarian crisis:
Volunteers with Borderlands Relief Collective regularly see medical emergencies on the border, and they say it’s getting worse because of extreme heat. — NPR
A popular New Orleans tour guide’s death leads to more scrutiny of border issue:
Republicans in Louisiana have sought to blame President Biden for crimes, but the Honduran charged in the case was first apprehended by immigration authorities when Trump was president. — ABC News
MPI’s latest estimates of U.S. undocumented immigrant population:
The Migration Policy Institute uses the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey to estimate the size and origins of the undocumented immigrant population. — Migration Policy Institute
Immigrants may benefit while others lose out from the Supreme Court’s decision overruling Chevron:
The Supreme Court handed a victory to supporters of deregulation on June 28 in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, discarding the long-standing Chevron deference. — Immigration Impact
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Washington D.C.
A reporter describes the shooting at Trump’s rally:
Former President Donald Trump had just started to talk about immigration in his stump speech when several shots rang out from his right. — The New York Times
Judge partially ends court oversight of migrant children, chipping away at 27-year arrangement:
The Flores settlement is still in full force against DHS (including ICE and CBP); it was only partially terminated as to Health and Human Services, and the judge retained jurisdiction to revise her order if the related agency’s rules or actions end up being inconsistent with the terms of the settlement. — Read more in AP News
