The Forum Daily | Monday June 12, 2023
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Florida contractors tried aggressively to push migrants to take their
offer to fly to Sacramento, California, and insisted on viewing the
documents border agents had given them, reports Jack Herrera of the Los
Angeles Times
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Migrants who turned down the offer are confirming this version. People
were approached outside the Sacred Heart Church in downtown El Paso and
described the offer as "vague and suspicious", notes Herrera.  

"She [the contractor] told us not to be afraid - that she didn't
want to steal our hearts or our organs or anything," said María a
migrant who declined the offer. 

Some were concerned the contractors were actually drug traffickers,
taking notice of the private plane mentioned and their lack of identity.
Contractors would have offered even to change court dates to persuade
migrants. 

The 36 migrants who did board the flights were driven about two hours
into New Mexico, then taken to an airport the next day and flown to
Sacramento, California.  

The Diocese of Sacramento and other community organizations in the city
are still working together to coordinate the support these migrants need
and helping the group feel safe and welcome, reports OSV News
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"Most migrants seek refuge in the U.S. to escape the human travesties in
their own countries. Moving them from one side of the country to the
other and, in some cases, away from the places they need to be to
continue their immigration proceedings, is akin to trafficking. America
is better than that," said Kathleen Domingo, executive director of the
California Catholic Conference. 

Welcome to Monday's edition of The Forum Daily. I'm Clara Villatoro,
the Forum's strategic communications manager, and the great Forum
Daily team also includes Karime Puga, Ashling Lee and Katie Lutz. If you
have a story to share from your own community, please send it to me
at [email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>. 

NEW CHIEF - On Friday, the Biden administration named Jason Owen the
new U.S. Border Patrol Chief, reports Eileen Sullivan forThe New York
Times
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Owen will succeed Raul Ortiz who is retiring at the end of the month.
The new Chief has served more than 20 years in the agency, and
currently leads the Del Rio Division in Texas. 

MISINFORMATION- Advocates are fighting a new wave of misinformation as
the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program remains in
uncertainty, reports Nicole Acevedo of NBC News
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The future of DACA depends on the ruling of a federal judge in Texas,
which could happen any time soon. But the peak of news can lead to some
online platforms becoming vehicles of "harmful narratives," according
to Antonio Muñoz of United We Dream. In Houston, Uriel J. García of
The Texas Tribune
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in on the anguish of some Texas recipients while waiting for the
ruling. 

'SURVIVAL MODE' - More migrants are considering leaving Florida as
the new strict immigration law in the state is closer to taking effect
on July 1, reports Juan Carlos Chavez of the Tampa Bay Times
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"We don't want to leave, but we feel safer somewhere else," said
Miguel Perez who arrived undocumented in the U.S. 20 years ago. And with
similar concerns Elda Chafoya summarizes the situation on this: "It's
a survival mode." 

OUTDATED VISA POLICIES - Despite the record number of unskilled
foreign workers sponsored by U.S. companies last year, experts say
outdated visa policies and backlogs drive people to immigrate illegally,
writes Kristian Hernandez for the Center for Public Integrity
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For nearly 20 years, demand for EB3 visas has surpassed the supply while
the limits have not changed since 1990. "When people can't use legal
means, they use illegal means," said William Kandel, an immigration
policy analyst for the Congressional Research Service.    

Thanks for reading, 

Clara 

 

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