Immigration News Today: Immigration Crackdown Has Impacted Hundreds of Thousands of Children, Study Finds

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Around the U.S.

Trump admin. immigration crackdown has impacted hundreds of thousands of children, study finds:

Over 145,000 children who are U.S. citizens are likely to have experienced at least one parent being arrested and detained since January 2025, according to an analysis of data from the Detention Data Project and the American Community Survey. —Brookings

ICE officer charged over shooting of Venezuelan immigrant in Minnesota: 

Christian Castro was charged with four counts of assault and one count of falsely reporting a crime after shooting Julio Sosa-Celis during an attempted immigration arrest in January. —NBC News

Immigrants discouraged from applying for citizenship over deportation fears, Minnesota advocates and attorneys say:

Policy changes and extended processing times for naturalization cases are deterring some from interacting with the immigration system altogether. —MPR News 

Faith leaders able to access Illinois detention facility under new agreement:

Detainees at the Broadview ICE facility will have access to spiritual care under a deal between the Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership and DHS. —WTTW

Tennessee immigrant rights group sues state highway patrol to limit ICE cooperation:

The complaint alleges that the cooperation violates the Fourth Amendment and Equal Protection Clause under the Fourteenth Amendment, and wastes state resources. —Nashville Banner, 📄Complaint

[Photo essay] The Oklahoma Communities Gutted by ICE:

Greg Constantine documents the impact of the immigration crackdown in a state that has overwhelmingly endorsed Trump’s agenda. —Mother Jones  

Washington, D.C.

Feds issue tens of thousands of civil fines in lawsuits against immigrants, analysis shows:

The Department of Homeland Security reports that it has issued 65,101 civil fines totaling more than $36 billion since January 2025 to March of this year. —Bloomberg Law

Trump admin. plans to admit 10,000 more white South African refugees:

The State Department claimed in a notice that Afrikaners are facing “far-reaching government-sponsored race-based discrimination.” —AP 

New York

ICE detains immigrant one day after federal judge orders halt to most arrests at Manhattan immigration courts:

Benjamin Remy, a 21-year-old from Honduras, was arrested at a routine hearing at 26 Federal Plaza yesterday morning, according to court observers. —THE CITY, Documented 

Fed funding cuts reduce shelter capacity for unaccompanied migrant children:

At least five nonprofits in New York that contracted with the Office of Refugee Resettlement are planning to lay off about 1,000 employees due to the cuts. —New York Focus

Lawmakers make surprise visit to Delaney Hall detention center following detainees’ open letter describing “torture”:

Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver condemned the conditions at the New Jersey facility along with Reps. Rob Menendez and Analilia Mejia. —Insider NJ