The Forum Daily | Monday, October 16, 2023
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Migrants flown from Texas to Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, last
year in a stunt organized by Florida officials are now speaking out. And
Bexar County, Texas, Sheriff Javier Salazar remains firm in his
recommendation of felony and misdemeanor charges against two suspects in
what he called "a covert criminal operation," Sharyn Alfonsi reports in
a segment for CBS News
'
"60 Minutes."

"They preyed upon people to get them onto those - that plane," Salazar
said. "They exploited them, took advantage of the situation that they
were in, a very desperate situation, and then took 'em there under false
pretenses."

Months after the incident, some of the migrants applied for U visas,
which may be granted to victims of a crime, and some applied for asylum.
The wait could be years for either.

"It's Congress's failure to act that has caused this to become such a
major broken issue in this nation," said Rachel Self, a criminal defense
and immigration lawyer who worked with the group. She notes that long
waits for work authorization result in "this vacuum for labor abuses to
thrive, housing abuses to thrive, human trafficking to thrive."

In The Texas Tribune
,
Uriel J. García takes an extensive look at just how difficult it is to
immigrate legally to the United States.

Welcome to Monday'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, Clara Villatoro and Katie Lutz. If you have
a story to share from your own community, please send it to me at
mailto:[email protected] [email protected]
. 

**DANGEROUS ROUTES**- U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported 60
migrant deaths due to heat in the El Paso sector over the 12 months
ending Sept. 30, Jose Luis Gonzalez and Daina Beth Solomon report in
Reuters
.
Advocates say increased fencing and checkpoints only force migrants to
choose the more dangerous routes. The total number of migrant deaths in
the sector doubled from the previous year, to 148.

**ABUSES** - A survivor of the March fire at a Mexican migrant center
shares with James Fredrick of NPR

his memories of the fire itself and abuses that preceded it. Fredrick
also reports on Mexico's unusual treatment of survivors. The fire in
Ciudad Juárez claimed 40 lives and injured another 27 people. The
Salvadoran survivor, who asked that his name be withheld for his safety,
alleges inhumane treatment by Mexico's National Migration Institute.

**BRIDGES** - In contrast to the recent gumming up of commercial
transit, bipartisan members of Congress have written a letter

to President Biden to encourage signoff on new bridges linking Mexico
and Texas, reports Christine Sanchez of Spectrum News
.
Led by Sen. Ted Cruz (R), the letter's other signers include Texas
Sen. John Cornyn (R) and Reps. Vicente Gonzalez (D), Henry Cuellar (D)
and Monica De La Cruz (R). The letter suggests that the project would
"create jobs, enhance the supply chain, and encourage economic growth,"
Sanchez notes.

**MAZE** - About 18,000 migrants have made their way to Chicago over
the past year. Once there, migrants must navigate the complexities of
the U.S. system, reports Nell Salzman of the Chicago Tribune
.
For Venezuelan migrant and new mother Yolexi Cubillan, 19, attempting to
get her newborn son benefits has meant enduring hours of long lines at
government offices only to be told she was at the wrong building or has
the wrong documents. Government offices and nonprofit organizations are
understaffed and overworked as thousands attempt to get through the
inefficient maze of our immigration system, Salzman reports.

Thanks for reading, 

Dan  

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