Scientist on Green Card Detained for a Week Without Explanation

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Around the U.S.

Minnesota’s unaccompanied minors face scrutiny at home, hurdles in court:

Two children appeared alone without an attorney or adult caretaker, and a toddler faced potential deportation on a recent day in immigration court at Fort Snelling. –Sahan Journal

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Scientist on green card detained for a week without explanation, lawyer says:

Tae Heung Kim, a Korean citizen studying in the United States, is being held in San Francisco after returning from his brother’s wedding overseas. –The Washington Post

Police in Maine say an officer arrested by ICE was cleared by federal government to work:

ICE accused the police department in Old Orchard Beach of “knowingly” hiring an immigrant who is in the country illegally, which the police chief denied. –NBC News

Immigrants arrested in S.F. are being sent to prison in Hawaii:

At least two arrestees in S.F. immigration court have been flown to the Aloha State — including a man an immigration judge described as potentially mentally impaired. –Mission Local

Fear of ICE jolts a Maine beach town:

Wells, like many U.S. tourist spots that rely on foreign labor, is fearful of immigration raids. The local police department’s agreement to collaborate with federal agents only adds to the anxiety. –The New York Times

New York

Inside the Manhattan court where ICE fights to keep immigrants locked up:

The Varick Street immigration court detention docket, reserved for the highest-risk cases, includes many people with scant or nonexistent records of criminal conduct, sent to far-flung jails with little hope of release. –THE CITY

Mayor Adams unveils new New York City plan to build more two-bedroom apartments for seniors: 

The city issued a new rule this month that requires developers to include two bedrooms in at least 20% of their new units to qualify for the Senior Affordable Rental Apartments, or SARA, program in certain neighborhoods. –Gothamist

Are more working-class residents leaving New York City than wealthy residents?

Affordability concerns — especially housing and the cost of raising a family — are major drivers of population loss in New York state. –New York Focus

City, state continue legal push against Trump immigration policies:

The city filed a brief on Monday supporting a lawsuit that challenges the federal government ending Temporary Protected Status for Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua. –NY1

‘A hot mess’: chaos engulfs probation department under Juanita Holmes: On the eve of a City Council oversight hearing, critics say the department is in disarray, with commissioner’s NYPD-style approach alienating youth and veteran staff. –THE CITY

Washington D.C.

Judges press Trump administration on deportation quotas:

An appeals court panel pressed a DOJ attorney to confirm whether immigration officials have been ordered to carry out 3,000 deportations or deportation arrests a day. –Politico

When ICE agents are waiting outside the courtroom:

An asylum seeker and her children face the terrifying new reality of immigration hearings. –The New Yorker

What we can learn about immigration from an unlikely source: Ronald Reagan:

Rather than deporting millions of migrants, this Republican president opted for the opposite strategy — legalizing them. –The Nation