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.
Trump admin. turns to migrant workers to address farm labor shortage as teacher pipeline from abroad dries up:
The administration is making it cheaper to hire temporary workers under the H-2A visa program. Rural schools, meanwhile, are struggling to keep their staff after an astronomical H-1B fee hike. —New York Times, AP
Fort Bliss detention center to get new operator following reports of inhumane conditions:
Multiple deaths, a measles outbreak and inadequate care for pregnant detainees are just some of the reports that have come out of the Camp East Montana detention facility in recent months. —NBC News
Ohio Supreme Court to decide if Cincinnati school district can keep ICE-response plan secret:
District officials say the plan needs to be kept out of public records in order to protect students and staff. —Hoodline, Cincinnati Enquirer
Eight convicted of terrorism charges in Prairieland ‘antifa’ trial:
The trial, which critics say represents an effort to punish anti-ICE protesters, follows a protest outside an ICE facility in July that resulted in the nonfatal shooting of a police officer. —The Intercept, Fort Worth Report
Trump admin. set to create “first of its kind” short-term detention center in Louisiana airport:
The proposed facility would keep families in converted military barracks at Alexandria international airport before deportation. —The Guardian
New York
Construction boss convicted of scamming workers is rearrested for allegedly stealing $50,000 from employees:
Artemio Fuerte, who’s currently on probation for previous wage theft convictions, told Documented that he failed to pay his workers due to financial strain. –Documented
Judge orders release of Palestinian activist and protester Leqaa Kordia as Columbia community rallies in support:
It marks the third time a judge has ordered Kordia’s release since her detention during a meeting with immigration officers over a year ago. —ABC News, NY1
ICE agents left two children alone in car after arresting father in New Jersey, report says:
An increasing number of minors have been left unattended directly after their parents’ arrest, records show, in violation of ICE’s own policy. —News12
Washington, D.C.
State Department slashes fee to renounce U.S. citizenship by 80%:
The fee, which was raised from $450 to $2,350 in 2015, has been cut back to its rate from over a decade ago, according to a Federal Register rule posted on Friday. —AP, federalregister.gov
New visa rule exposes transgender, nonbinary travelers to scrutiny:
A new Federal Register rule that requires individuals to identify sex assigned at birth could lead to targeting of genderqueer and trans travelers, advocates say. —Advocate, federalregister.gov
Judge temporarily blocks end of Temporary Protected Status for Somali nationals:
About 1,100 Somalis will maintain the right to live and work in the U.S., for now. —MPR News
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