The Forum Daily | Tuesday June 13, 2023
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THE FORUM DAILY

CBP One appointments are no longer being issued at the Laredo, Texas,
border crossing. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has not justified
the measure, but advocates warned American authorities that migrants
were being targeted there for extortion, report Valerie Gonzalez and
Julie Watson of theAssociated Press
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Some asylum-seekers said they had been threatened by Mexican officials
in Nuevo Laredo. Rafael Alvarez from Venezuela recalls: "They would
tell us covertly, 'You're going to put the money in this envelope
and pass it to us.'" 

Immigration advocates say that this situation, as well as other
problems such as cartel fighting, question the Biden administration's
argument that Mexico is a safe place for those seeking asylum and
fleeing violence.  

Separately, in a 10,000-word dispatch for  The New Yorker,
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Dexter Filkins examines the struggles of humanitarian groups aiding
migrants at the border. In Del Rio, Texas, over 70,000 migrants have
passed through over the past two years, more than double the city's
population, Filkins notes. 

Since early 2021, the number of asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border
has grown, but the towns they cross still receive little to no help.
Local leaders told Filkins they feel the federal government isn't
doing enough to help them.  

The border crossings have heated the debate surrounding asylum. But what
is really behind the situation is the need for a reform in our
immigration system. A new poll
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from Data for Progress, the Refugee Advocacy Lab, and Refugees
International found that a majority of voters actually support allowing
people to seek asylum at the southern border. Congress should work on
solutions that prioritize human dignity as well as an orderly process. 

Welcome to Tuesday'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, Keylla
Ortega, Samuel Benson and Marcela Aguirre. If you have a story to share
from your own community, please send it to me at
[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>. 

FARM SUED - A Michigan farm is being sued for "human trafficking
and violating the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection
Act," reports Elizabeth Washington of Click on Detroit
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The farm coerced migrants into working long hours and made them pay for
deplorable housing by threatening to report the workers to immigration
authorities, Washington notes.  

INHUMANITY - The Sun Sentinel
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editorial board writes on "the inhumanity of DeSantis' migrant
flights." The board says that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) is
using migrants for political gain and that he is "morally responsible
for the shabbiest stunt any sitting Florida governor could undertake."
Separately, James Call of the Tallahassee Democrat
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writes about the silence of Catholic GOP lawmakers as Bishop Mark Seitz
of the El Paso Diocese, and a Forum Board member, called the case of
migrants transported to Sacramento as an act "not morally acceptable." 

**TEMPORARY SHELTER**S - Migrants and volunteers are raising concerns
about the conditions at temporary shelters in Chicago, reports Madison
Savedra of Block Club Chicago
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shelters have limitations on access to clothing and medical help, food
is scarce and there are restrictions on donations. Volunteers are
calling for transparency in the shelter system. "The police stations
treated us better," said one woman in a shelter.  

TPS EXTENSION - Nearly 337,000 immigrants from El Salvador, Honduras,
Nepal and Nicaragua could get a new extension of their Temporary
Protected Status (TPS), reports Camilo Montoya-Galvez of CBS News
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The Trump administration tried to end the TPS program for those
countries, but those attempts were blocked in federal court. Now, the
Biden administration is planning to extend them. 

Thanks for reading, 

Clara 

P.S. A heartwarming story: After her retirement, lawyer Nell Hahn found
purpose by advocating for migrants in detention centers, per Lauren
Cheramie in The New Orleans Advocate
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