IN THE NEWS TODAY
Friday, September 25, 2026
FEDERAL POLICY & COURTS
Supreme Court sets September 28 deadline in third-country deportation dispute
Supreme Court of the United States | September 24, 2026
The Court formally docketed Department of Homeland Security v. D.V.D., No. 26A406, after the administration sought a stay of the First Circuit ruling limiting expedited third-country removals. Supreme Court
Justice Jackson requested the immigrants’ response by Monday afternoon. The underlying First Circuit decision concerns whether people with final removal orders must receive meaningful notice and an opportunity to assert a fear of persecution or torture before DHS removes them to a country not previously designated in their immigration proceedings. Justia Law
IMMIGRANT INTEGRATION
TPS losses begin translating into health-care workforce losses in New York
PIX11 | September 24, 2026
The hospital staffing reports provide a concrete New York example of how immigration status can function as a workforce-infrastructure issue, not solely an immigration-law issue. AOL.com
IIIRP’s existing data make this especially relevant: more than 220,000 immigrant health-care workers work across New York, approximately one-third of New York City’s health-care workforce is foreign-born, and 45% of immigrant health-care workers in IIIRP’s analysis are age 55 or older. Immigrant Integration Research Institute
RESEARCH & DATA
Survey finds immigration enforcement activity at schools, courthouses
Catholic University research reported September 24, 2026
Preliminary research based on 49 Catholic, Jewish and Lutheran service organizations found that 39 reported immigration-enforcement activity affecting their communities, while 18 reported enforcement at or near schools, child-care facilities or related services.
The behavioral findings are notable: 82% of participating organizations reported that enforcement activity, fear of enforcement or perceptions of enforcement caused clients, community members or staff to alter daily activities or help-seeking behavior, while 98% reported clients expressing fear of deportation, detention or family separation.
OTHER SIGNIFICANT NATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
Nationwide effort highlights continuing consequences of Haitian TPS termination
A coalition of approximately 50 organizations launched coordinated activities across seven states—including New York—calling for restoration of Haitian TPS following this summer’s termination of the program for more than 350,000 Haitians nationally.
IMMIGRANT INTEGRATION FACT OF THE DAY
52.8% of Asian-born New Yorkers reported speaking English less than “very well.”
IIIRP’s Data Gateway demographic profile reports 1,289,432 Asian-born New Yorkers, with 52.8% reporting English proficiency below “very well.” This compares with 13.0% among New Yorkers overall and illustrates the scale of potential language-access needs within one of New York’s largest immigrant-origin populations. Immigrant Integration Research Institute
Geography: New York State
Population: Asian-born New Yorkers
Year: 2021 ACS
Measure: Speaks English less than “very well”
Source: IIIRP Data Gateway | U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2021
