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Washington D.C.

Companies aiding Trump’s immigration crackdown see ‘extraordinary’ revenues:

Palantir, Geo Group and CoreCivic, cogs in president’s enormous detention and deportation machinery, are reporting ‘unprecedented growth.’ –The Guardian

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IRS commissioner’s removal reportedly over clash on undocumented immigrant data:

Trump removed Billy Long from the post months after the agency said it couldn’t release information on some taxpayers –The Guardian, The Washington Post

IRS begins sharing sensitive taxpayer data with immigration authorities to find undocumented migrants: 

The IRS began sharing taxpayer data this week with immigration authorities searching for undocumented migrants, according to two sources familiar with the matter. –CNN

Some legal experts say ICE in criminal courts means a slower path to justice:

Many fear the criminal courthouse arrests have created a chilling effect not just for those accused of crimes, but for victims as well. –NPR

New York

No showers, sleeping on concrete floors: the “squalid” conditions for immigrants in NYC:

Detainees at 26 Federal Plaza are being denied access to attorneys, medication, hygiene products, and adequate food, according to a legal filing. –Mother Jones; The New York Times

NYPD arrests 15 in Lower Manhattan protest against immigration enforcement tactics:

Those arrested were part of a larger group of about 60 advocates protesting the ICE arrests and conditions in the holding areas. –Gothamist and CBS News

NYC to shut down migrant shelter at the Row, last hotel used to house asylum seekers:

The Adams administration will shut down operations at New York City’s last hotel dedicated to housing homeless migrants in the coming months, the mayor’s office announced Saturday. –Gothamist

Couple who fled Putin’s Russia and seeking asylum in NYC grabbed by ICE in Trump crackdown:

 The last time Ukrainian immigrant Kate Kirilenko saw her husband, he was on a bench on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza with chains around his waist, wrists and ankles. –New York Daily News

Around the U.S.

Nevada National Guard to support federal immigration efforts:

Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo announced that the deployment will be fully federally funded and take place in a temporary, administrative capacity. –Reno Gazette Journal

El Paso’s Fort Bliss is set to become the site of the largest immigration detention facility: 

The detention center began receiving its first detainees on Aug. 1 and seeks to have 1,000 by Aug. 17. –El Paso Times

Conservationists hail US judge’s order to pause building at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ jail:

The temporary halt on construction at the facility in the Florida Everglades comes as attorneys argue whether it’s violating environmental laws. –The Guardian

Trump Burger owner in Texas faces deportation after ICE arrest

ICE alleges the man, who opened a chain of restaurants in support of the president, entered the U.S. as a “non-resident visitor” from Lebanon. He says charges are “not true.” –The Guardian

San Diego veterans stand with Afghan refugee at immigration court:

“These were people who fought for us — they put their lives on the line,” said Battle Buddies founder Shawn VanDiver. “We shouldn’t be turning our backs on them.” –KPBS