Release DataFusion `53.1.0` (minor) (Apr 2026)

[alamb]

Is your feature request related to a problem or challenge?

• Part of [EPIC] DataFusion Releases #19783
• Follow on to Release DataFusion 53.0.0 (Feb 2026 / Mar 2026) #19692

I suspect we'll end up needing to backport a few bugs on the branch-53 release, so I am proactively opening a ticket to propose / track such a release

Steps:

• Update version and changelog:
• Voting Thread:
• Publish to crates.io

Potential Content:

NOTE: we should also make sure that we backport / release anything that also went into the branch-52 line:

• Release DataFusion 52.5.0 (minor/) Release (Apr 2026) #21078

Requested Bug Fixes. Format: Issue / Requester / Backport PR

• Debug assertions currently failing on main #20831 / @alamb / TODO