The Forum Daily | Friday June 16, 2023
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The transport of migrants without coordination with receiving
communities continues. A team at CNN.com
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has a look at the efforts of local government officials and nonprofits,
this time in Los Angeles, that is making sure arriving migrants are safe
and have assistance. 

The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights said the 42 passengers on a
bus Texas sent included at least 13 children - and that passengers
had reported not receiving food or water during a 23-hour trip.  

"[I]nstead of demonizing asylum seekers, we focus on working with local
communities to support and humanely welcome people," said Daniel Lopez,
a spokesperson for California Gov. Gavin Newsom's (D) office. 

Said Daniel Tse, asylum task force coordinator with the Haitian Bridge
Alliance, "[W]e and our partners, along with other migrant advocates,
acknowledge the practicality and importance of providing transportation
to those in need, including the use of buses. Our goal is to ensure that
these initiatives are carried out in a more coordinated and
compassionate manner, avoiding the dehumanization of individuals for
political gain." 

Meanwhile, Archbishop Timothy Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference
of Catholic Bishops, questioned such transport of migrants as the
bishops' spring gathering got under way, Peter Smith of the Associated
Press
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reports. He also called for compassion for migrants and effective border
management.  

"We cannot fail to see the face of Christ in all of those who need our
assistance, especially the poor and the vulnerable," Broglio said. 

Welcome to Friday's edition of The Forum Daily. I'm Dan
Gordon, the Forum's strategic communications VP, and the great Forum
Daily team today also includes Clara Villatoro, Karime Puga, Ashling
Lee, Keylla Ortega, Christian Blair and Katie Lutz. Special thanks to
Keylla and to Samuel Benson for their help these past couple of months!
If you have a story to share from your own community, please
send it to me at [email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>. 

BITTERSWEET - The 11-year anniversary of the announcement of Deferred
Action for Childhood Arrivals was a "bittersweet celebration" as the
program's future faces uncertainty, report Armando Garcia and Quinn
Owen of ABC News
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April Santana of the Arizona Republic
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writes about changes in the Grand Canyon State - many of them positive
- since DACA's launch.  

#AFGHANEVAC - The #AfghanEvac coalition's partnership with the State
Department has been extended through the end of next year, Rebecca Kheel
of Military.com
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reports. The coalition, led by military veterans, is continuing the
work of relocating our Afghan allies. 

In local welcome this week: 

* Mustafa Jailani, an Afghan translator who helped the U.S. military,
says he is "so happy and feeling peace" in Arizona. Jailani is waiting
for his green card, but his brothers remain in limbo. (Stephanie
Bennett, FOX 10 Phoenix
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* "I believe that we have a duty to support our allies," writes Justin
Sapp, the first American soldier to go into Afghanistan after 9/11 and
founder of a charity that assists allies. (AARP
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MARITIME TRAGEDY - Advocates in several Greek cities protested
yesterday after a fishing boat carrying between 400 and 750 migrants
sank Wednesday, reports Eleni Stamatoukou of Balkan Insight
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"I think it is time for Europe to be able, in solidarity, to define an
effective immigration policy so that such an accident does not happen
again," said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. 

'ART OVERCOMES' - Boston-based nonprofit The Silkroad will host an
"Art Overcomes" benefit event tomorrow to support refugee artists,
report Diego Lopez and Judie Yuill of GBH News
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really hoping that this event serves as not just a fundraiser, but as a
celebration, a platform, and a call to action. It's an opportunity for
us to celebrate the incredible talent and resilience of these artists,"
said event organizer Adam Gurczak. 

Thanks for reading, 

Dan 

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