"[T]he only thing we are asking for is justice, and to be treated like anyone else," said Salvadoran migrant Miriam Argueta.  

The protest started in Tapachula, near the Guatemalan border. Mexican authorities have used paperwork restrictions and road checkpoints in that area to prevent thousands of migrants from continuing toward the U.S. border, Clemente notes. 

Following the fire, the immigration director of the state of Chihuahua has been ordered imprisoned pending trial on charges including homicide, per separate Associated Press reporting.  

Meanwhile, even before the expected end of Title 42 next month, its use for migrant processing has dropped below that of Title 8, Sandra Sanchez writes in Border Report. Despite Title 42’s use during the pandemic, Title 8 has long been the government’s enforcement mechanism for immigration.  

Sanchez also notes that migrant encounters in March were noticeably lower in most Southwest sectors than in March 2022. 

Welcome to Monday’s edition of The Forum Daily. I’m Dan Gordon, the Forum’s strategic communications VP, and today’s great Forum Daily team also includes Clara Villatoro and Katie Lutz. If you have a story to share from your own community, please send it to me at [email protected].  

LEGAL MIGRATION EXPANSION — President Biden’s use of parole programs and TPS has significantly expanded the number of legal immigrants entering or staying legally in the U.S., Miriam Jordan reports in The New York Times. "The longer Congress goes without legislating anything on immigration, the more the executive branch will do what it can within its own power based on the president’s principles," said Theresa Cardinal Brown, senior adviser at the Bipartisan Policy Center [and a Council on National Security and Immigration leader].  

ONE YEAR OF U4U — Uniting for Ukraine has reached its one-year mark, but as the war rages on, people who fled Ukraine are worried that their two-year protections in the U.S. may fall short, reports Suzanne Monyak of Roll Call. "It’s really sort of a purgatory, if you will, and that makes it very hard to know how to live one’s life when it’s unclear what the next steps can look like," said Naomi Steinberg, vice president for U.S. policy and advocacy at HIAS. 

LEGISLATION — House Republicans plan to unveil border security legislation today in the Homeland Security committee, Anna Giaritelli of the Washington Examiner reports. We’ll be watching for the details when the bill is introduced.  

HUMAN DIGNITY — As concerning immigration legislation aligned with Gov. Ron DeSantis’ (R) proposals remains pending in the Florida Legislature, Florida pastors Luke Benjamin and Jen Showalter write that compassion and human dignity should be a priority. "Our governor should not target people who have fled danger — or Floridians acting in good faith to offer a compassionate hand, according to our values," they write in an op-ed for The Florida Times-Union. "At the same time, Congress should act on real solutions that restore order at the border and extend greater compassion to the immigrants who call Florida home." 

Thanks for reading,  

Dan