Beyond the Border: Reinstated parole for CBP One users, an arrested father and a child released to attend a spelling bee
Here's what happened this week in immigration news.
Written by Kate Morrissey, Edited by Lauren J. Mapp
Welcome to another edition of Beyond the Border, which summarizes immigration news from across the country in a weekly roundup. Did I miss something? Message me via kate@daylightsandiego.org or on Instagram.
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Federal court updates
The Supreme Court heard arguments in the case over the Trump administration's attempt to end birthright citizenship in the U.S. SCOTUSblog reported that a majority of justices seemed inclined to side against the administration.
A U.S. Attorney's Office told a federal judge that ICE has incorrectly used a memo to justify arrests outside of immigration courts when that memo gave no such justification, The Guardian reported. The letter from the government attorney says that the administration stands by the arrests but that that particular memo is not the justification for them.
A federal judge in Boston found that the Trump administration illegally ended parole status that temporarily allowed people to be in the U.S. after they crossed using the CBP One phone application under the Biden administration, NPR reported.
The ongoing government shutdown
The Associated Press reported that Republican Congressional leaders may have reached an agreement on how to move forward to fund parts of the Department of Homeland Security and end the partial government shutdown. The outlet also reported that President Donald Trump said he would bypass Congress and order payments to department staff who haven't received checks.
Conditions in custody and high profile releases
Another person died in ICE custody, this time at Adelanto ICE Processing Center, L.A. Taco reported. That brings the death toll to at least 14 people known to have died in ICE custody so far in 2026. The Mexican Consulate raised alarms about the rising fatalities.
The Texas Tribune hosted a podcast conversation about what life is like for people detained in the massive facilities in the state.
The New York Times attended the funeral of Emmanuel Dumas, one of the people who have died in immigration custody so far this year.
New York officials found that the death of a nearly blind Rohingya refugee detained by Border Patrol was a homicide, Reuters reported.
Syracuse.com reported that a Dominican man finally reunited with his family after being sent from New York to a detention center in Louisiana. The outlet posted a video on Instagram of him reunifying with his family.
NBC news reported that ICE released a family from immigration custody after a child made a public plea to be released to attend his state spelling bee.
An arrested father and workers
Spectrum News reported that ICE detained a man with protection from deportation through Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, as he was leaving his home to take breastmilk to his newborn baby who was in a NICU.
A group of men have accused a Maryland woman of avoiding paying for their roofing work after ICE showed up to arrest them while working on her house, Migrant Insider reported.
Other stories to watch
A DNA database that aimed to identify the remains of missing migrants has disappeared after the nonprofit that created it dissolved, The Border Chronicle reported.
Migrant Insider reported that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services recently posted a notice in the Federal Register that it will begin requiring applicants for citizenship and several common visas to submit their social media handles.
The Guardian reported that Costa Rica made an agreement with the Trump administration to receive up to 25 migrants per week deported from the U.S.
The Trump administration has started installing buoys to deter migrants from crossing the Rio Grande despite environmental concerns, The Texas Tribune reported.
The Wall Street Journal profiled a student from South Sudan who hasn't been able to attend Duke University, where he has a full-ride scholarship, because the Trump administration took away his visa because of his country of origin.
A UC Irvine professor won the Stockholm Prize in Criminology, her field's version of the Nobel Prize, for her work showing that immigration doesn't increase crime, San Francisco Chronicle reported. The outlet asked why her findings have gone unheard by the masses.
Texas’ Commission of Licensing and Regulation will soon require people applying for professional licenses to prove they have permission to be in the U.S., The Texas Tribune reported.
Borderless Magazine spoke with a community healthcare worker about how she adapted her work during Operation Midway Blitz.
Thanks for reading! Take care and stay well.
— Kate
