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The secret surveillance operation violated established rules against state-led spying efforts, resulting in disciplinary measures. According to an internal report, another intelligence directorate team is thought to have sent classified FBI intelligence to others in the Texas National Guard, apparently violating federal secrecy laws, Winkie and Barragán note. Members of the now defunct intelligence unit members have been integrated into other mission sections. On Tuesday, a coalition of advocates gathered in Eagle Pass, Texas, calling on Gov. Abbott to end a program they call "a financial failure and threat to the lives of asylum-seekers," reports Julian Resendiz of Border Report. On a related note, an open letter to Abbott led by Christian women now has 1,400 signatures. Separately, Customs and Border Protection officials said a migrant woman died Monday following a "medical emergency" less than 24 hours after being taken into CBP custody in Harlingen, Texas, per the Associated Press. Welcome to Wednesday’s edition of The Forum Daily. I’m Dan Gordon, the Forum’s strategic communications VP, and the great Forum Daily team also includes Clara Villatoro, Jillian Clark, Ashling Lee and Katie Lutz. If you have a story to share from your own community, please send it to me at [email protected]. ASSUMPTIONS — A report analyzing records of communications between California’s corrections department and ICE shows that corrections staff routinely assume people in their custody are deportable immigrants, even when they are U.S. citizens or green-card holders, reports Andrea Castillo of the Los Angeles Times. The American Civil Liberties Union’s report comes after a lawsuit that includes similar claims. WORK PERMITS NEEDED – Nearly 120 business leaders sent a letter to the Biden administration and congressional leaders calling for assistance for newly arrived migrant population in New York and highlighting the need for expedited work permits, reports Max Zahn of ABC News. With a nationwide labor shortage in mind, the letter’s signatories state that "employers are prepared to offer training and jobs to individuals who are authorized to work in the United States." ‘ZERO UNITS’ — Thousands of Afghan fighters who served under the CIA in covert "Zero Units" are among those facing uncertainty over their status in the U.S., writes Dan De Luce of NBC News. These fighters were granted work permits upon arriving in the U.S. as evacuees in 2021, but never got Special Immigrant Visas that could allow them to apply for permanent residency. "[I]f anybody deserves to be here, it’s the Afghans who stood alongside us against terrorism," said Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Florida, whom we hope is encouraging movement on the Afghan Adjustment Act. SUPPORT — The White House announced that the State Department would send more than $12 million through international partners to Costa Rica to help the nation address migration, reports Zolan Kanno-Youngs of The New York Times. President Biden met Costa Rica’s President Rodrigo Chaves yesterday and discussed efforts to address high migration in the Western Hemisphere. Early this year, Costa Rica agreed to set up two centers where qualified migrants can be processed for asylum protection. Thanks for reading, Dan P.S. On a recent episode of the podcast The Kingdom & Its Stories, Forum mobilizer Andy Myers discusses his perspective on welcoming immigrants as an essential aspect of following Jesus' teachings.
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