The Forum Daily | Thursday July 13, 2023
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THE FORUM DAILY

The Biden administration's asylum policy shift after lifting Title 42
has transformed the way asylum seekers and migrants are processed along
the southern border, report Nick Miroff and Toluse Olorunnipa of The
Washington Post
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June presented the largest decline in apprehensions at the border since
Biden took office. And new facilities have been set up for those who
pass the border with a CBP One appointment.  

The strategy is based on the belief that reducing the chaos and
illegality of migration is more feasible than trying to stop it. But
officials also acknowledge that it is too soon to tell whether their new
approach can achieve lasting effects, write Miroff and Olorunnipa.  

There's also a catch on the other side of the border: A new report
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describes the dangers asylum seekers have faced since the end of Title
42, reports Alicia Victoria Lozano of NBC News
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Rights First attorneys and researchers interviewed more than 300
migrants and asylum seekers in Mexican border cities such as Reynosa and
Matamoros. 

"Under the asylum ban, people seeking this country's protection are
forced to wait for months in Mexico where they are targeted for
kidnapping, sexual violence, and exploitation," said co-author Christina
Asencio.   

Recent visits indicate that conditions at camps continue to deteriorate
quickly as temperatures soar, clean water is scarce, and criminals are
taking advantage of people seeking asylum.  

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

INCREASING DANGER - A U.S. Customs and Border Protection document
warns that razor wire set up by the state of Texas along the Rio Grande
is preventing Border Patrol agents from reaching migrants in distress,
report Benjamin Wermund and Jeremy Wallace of the Houston Chronicle
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The wire is part of Operation Lone Star, implemented by Texas Gov. Greg
Abbott (R). Buoys Abbott is placing in the river are raising additional
concerns about migrants' risk of drowning.  

INELIGIBLE - A new generation of undocumented children is cut off from
the temporary protection Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
offers, Suzanne Monyak reports in Roll Call
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Citing a FWD.us report, Monyak notes that "the majority of the
nation's approximately 120,0000 undocumented high school graduates
this year are not eligible for DACA because of the [2007] cutoff date,"
and the percentage will only increase with time. Yet more reason for
Democrats and Republicans to work together on lasting solutions - and
in The Hill
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Jennie sounds a note of optimism on that score. 

FLORIDA HEALTH CARE - Florida hospitals are collecting citizenship
information from patients according to a new state law, and advocates
are keeping a close eye, reports Ana Goñi-Lessan for the Tallahassee
Democrat
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"Hospitals have discretion regarding the exact language and level of
detail included in the required disclaimers," said Julie Hauser of the
Florida Hospital Association. 

TEACHERS' WELCOME - Teachers in Chicago are holding regular
classes for refugee children, hoping they will provide some normalcy and
prepare them for new schools in the fall, writes Crystal Paul for
Chalkbeat Chicago
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Classes focus on teaching English, while maintaining the child's
native language and incorporating elements from their cultures into
lessons. "The more we can help them feel like there's a desire to
understand who they are first ... that's where connections can be
forged," said teacher Melissa Faccini Deming. 

Thanks for reading, 

Dan 

 

 

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