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.
Around the U.S.
‘I have to find work’: Day Laborers face steep competition, slim job prospects:
Newly arrived immigrants search for work as day laborers outside home improvement stores across Chicago. Many find few opportunities and precarious work conditions. — Borderless
Five things day laborers should know about their rights in Illinois:
Like all workers, day laborers have the same legal protections as other American workers, regardless of immigration status, under the Fair Labor Standards Act. — Borderless
New York
NYC’s Caribbean community answers call for Hurricane Beryl relief:
In the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, Caribbean communities in New York are providing crucial relief for residents of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada as they begin their road to recovery. — Documented
NYCHA section 8 waitlist applicants will soon learn their status:
A month and a half since the housing authority closed applications for the Section 8 waitlist, giving households a chance at a NYCHA-issued housing voucher, notifications are to be sent out beginning Thursday. — Documented
Undocumented immigrant workers in NY pay over $3B in taxes, report says:
Immigrants without legal authorization to work paid $3.1 billion in state and local taxes in New York in 2022, according to a new report. — Gothamist
Washington D.C.
Biden admin. will expand areas for migrants to apply online for entry at southern border:
Migrants will be able to schedule appointments on the CBP One app from the states of Chiapas and Tabasco, extending the zone from northern and central Mexico, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said. — Spectrum News 1
Biden admin. pauses humanitarian entry program for citizens of four countries:
The program allows up to 30,000 people into the United States each month from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela if they have sponsors and meet other conditions. — Reuters
