The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court of the United States to allow it to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for about 7,000 Syrians living in the U.S., arguing that the president has broad authority to terminate such protections. CNN.
The Trump administration is reportedly closing a controversial immigration jail in Texas where three detainees died and a measles outbreak has forced more than a dozen others into quarantine. The Guardian.
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office has launched an online portal through its Transparency and Accountability Project to collect public evidence of alleged misconduct by federal agents during Operation Metro Surge, a large-scale immigration enforcement effort in Minnesota. NBC News.
The Trump administration wants to spend $220 million to arm immigration agents with about 17,800 new Tasers, a massive increase from the current 4,300 in the field. Notus.
Los Angeles community members, advocates, and city leaders gathered on Tuesday to call attention to proposed changes in federal public housing and Section 8 rental assistance for some immigrant residents. CBS News.