The Forum Daily | Tuesday, September 26, 2023
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THE FORUM DAILY

Frustrations with the CBP One smartphone app, designed for scheduling
asylum screening appointments, could be leading more migrants to cross
the border without waiting, Alicia A. Caldwell of The Wall Street
Journal

reports.

"We all tried, but we couldn't get an appointment," said Kemp Granges,
a Venezuelan national who tried to enter the U.S. at Eagle Pass
recently.

A senior Customs and Border Protection official said a higher number of
migrant crossings is likely to continue in the near term, Priscilla
Alvarez, Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt of CNN

report.

Border Patrol agents arrested nearly 9,000 people on Sunday and about
7,500 on Saturday. Many of the migrants have left poor conditions in
Venezuela and are following the social-media advice of human smuggling
organizations.

New enforcement commitments from Mexico should help as they are
implemented, the official said.

Separately, José Ignacio Castañeda Perez of the Arizona Republic

shares personal stories of the bonds migrants are forming through shared
struggles, routines and activities while they wait at border shelters.
"Remember where you come from," said Carlos Roberto, a shelter resident.
"If you can help migrants, help them."

Welcome to Tuesday's edition of The Forum Daily. I'm Dan Gordon, the
Forum's strategic communications VP, and the great Forum Daily team
also includes Jillian Clark, Ashling Lee, Clara Villatoro and Katie
Lutz. If you have a story to share from your own community, please send
it to me at [email protected]
.

**DENIED** - One Afghan man's asylum case offers a look into the
weighted-down immigration court system, reports Julie Watson of the
Associated Press
.
A former professor of human rights and an ethnic minority in
Afghanistan, Mohammad's case for asylum seemed clear cut. He was
shocked then to find that his request had been denied and he had
unknowingly waived his right to appeal. Given an immigration-courts
backlog of more than 2 million cases, we'd note again that the Afghan
Adjustment Act

would help.

**FLORIDA'S FERNS**

**-**Florida's $70-million-a-year fern industry is particularly
affected by the state's new immigration law, reports Massiel Leyva of
Spectrum News
.
The law mandates that businesses with 25 or more employees use the
E-Verify system to check the immigration status of workers. As a result,
in Volusia County, many farmworkers fearing detention or job loss have
chosen to leave the state and seek opportunities elsewhere.

**COMPLEX SITUATION** - The Biden administration's move to make more
Venezuelan migrants eligible for work permits is just part of a complex
situation, report Michelle Hackman, Ginger Adams Otis and Tarini
Parti of The Wall Street Journal
.
For example, Venezuelans represent only a quarter of the 60,000 migrants
in New York City shelters. Still, in the words of new arrival Mayling
Martinez RaFermis Freites, "It will make things better, for sure, to be
able to look for work. I don't want to always live off the government
in a hotel." Ron Brownstein of The Atlantic

goes in-depth on the pressures facing the Biden administration around
the decision to expand Temporary Protected Status together with new
enforcement proposals
. 
 

**A SHUTDOWN'S EFFECTS** - A potential government shutdown starting
Sunday could slow certain immigration processing significantly, Andy J.
Semotiuk writes in Forbes
.
While fee-funded agencies such as U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services can operate, programs dependent on appropriated funds, like
E-Verify, could be suspended. Some border and visa applications also may
face delays.

Thanks for reading,

Dan

**P.S.**Churches in Cleveland are welcoming more immigrants and
advocating for newcomers' needs, WKYC

reports as it highlights Hispanic Heritage Month.

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