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.
Border politics heat up in White House race: Where does Harris stand on immigration?
While Republicans criticize Kamala Harris’ positions on immigration, Hispanic leaders want more details. — USA Today
Unpacking Kamala Harris’ immigration record:
Camilo Montoya-Galvez, a reporter covering immigration with CBS News, talks about Harris’ immigration record. — WBUR
USCIS 30-day notice of proposed revisions on form I-134:
USCIS says proposed revisions and other comments on Form I-134, Declaration of Financial Support, are due by August 23. — AILA
Feds say immigration orgs can’t sue over 2020 asylum rule:
The federal government told a D.C. federal judge that two immigration advocacy groups have no standing to legally challenge to a Trump-era rule that narrowed asylum eligibility. — Law 360
9th Circuit wants migrant’s credibility reviewed after attorney trick:
The court ordered an immigration judge to reconsider a Chinese asylum seeker’s credibility, saying the judge incorrectly deemed her untruthful after a government attorney gave her information that turned out to be false. — Law 360
Around the U.S.
Attorneys file federal complaint over “unnecessary and cruel” immigration detention at Moshannon Valley:
Immigrant rights’ attorneys say people in Pennsylvania’s Moshannon Valley Processing Center have endured insufficient health care, grossly inadequate access to non-English language services, and rampant discrimination. — ACLU Pennsylvania
Pulitzer winner Jesse Katz exposes the underside of immigration in LA:
“The Rent Collectors” by Jesse Katz tells the true story of two botched gang murders, and the immigrants stuck between the police and the gangs that run their downtrodden LA neighborhood. — NPR
New York
Fly with REAL ID — What migrants need to know:
Members in our WhatsApp community have inquired if undocumented migrants will be able to travel domestically after REAL ID comes into effect. These are other forms of identification that immigrants can use. — Documented
How to apply for Uber and Lyft wage theft settlements:
About 80,000 Uber and Lyft wage theft settlement payments will be mailed out or issued to drivers via Venmo or PayPal on Aug. 7. The deadline to file a claim is July 29. — Read about how to apply on Documented
The MAGA lies about immigrants and crime persist:
Despite Republican claims, studies show that immigrants have had lower incarceration rates — a proxy for crime — than native-born Americans for at least 150 years. — Amsterdam News
