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Lab Report: Harvey Brings Fresh Fears for Houston's Undocumented
A morning roundup of the day’s news.
State of anxiety: In Houston—where an estimated 600,000 undocumented residents were already on edge due to the White House's stepped-up immigration enforcement—Hurricane Harvey is only complicating matters. But local officials are trying to abate anxiety, as Border Control and ICE back off for the moment. AP reports:
Open access: Uber Movement is now live, offering local governments and city planners access to some of the company’s internal traffic data, like travel times between two places. For now, that it’s only available for a handful of cities (including D.C. and Boston), but more are coming. (TechCrunch, City Observatory)