The Forum Daily | Friday, October 27, 2023
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THE FORUM DAILY

The first compensation trial over family separations is a step closer
after a decision by a federal judge in Arizona, reports Rafael Carranza
of the Arizona Republic
.
 

Migrant families separated under the U.S. Federal Tort Claims Act are
seeking financial compensation for the damage caused. The lawsuit is
separate from the settlement between the Biden administration and
plaintiffs early this month on a class-action suit filed against the
federal government in 2018, which didn't include monetary
compensation. 

Separately, a recent analysis by experts from Northwestern University
and the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago raises
awareness about addressing the needs of all families separated by U.S.
government policies, reports Kristin Samuelson for Northwestern Now
. 

"[T]he privileges and support families do receive will expire, and
reparations are absent. Reunification is a goal but not the end point
for the trauma that happened to these families," said the study's
corresponding author, Diana Madden. 

Meanwhile, following a committee hearing we noted yesterday
,
new bills to protect unaccompanied migrant children and combat child
labor violations have been introduced in Congress, reports Mica
Rosenberg of Reuters
. 

One bill would put more scrutiny on companies with federal contracts
that employ children, and another would increase reporting requirements
to Congress. A third bill aims to improve protections for unaccompanied
migrant children both upon their arrival and once they are settled. 

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
also includes Clara Villatoro, Jillian Clark and Katie Lutz. If you
have a story to share from your own community, please send it to me at
[email protected] . 

SUPPORT - According to a new poll from advocacy group With Honor, most
Americans still support more assistance for our Afghan allies, reports
Leo Shane III of the Military Times
.
Nearly 90% of those polled said the United States must keep its promise
to provide immigration options to Afghans who served alongside the U.S.
military. 

This week in local welcome: 

* In Oregon, a former military interpreter who fled Afghanistan
is helping displaced families resettle. (Deborah Bloom, The Oregonian
)
 

* A program in Michigan will offer up to $500 in rent assistance for
refugees, asylees and other new arrivals to the state. (Nushrat Rahman,
Detroit Free Press
) 

* Nonprofit World Relief is working with community partners to begin
resettling refugees in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. (Ellie Jo Pomerleau, WEAU
13 News
) 

BOOMING BUSINESS - Business remains good for smugglers serving as
"trusted guides" for migrants' difficult journey to the United States,
reports Juan Forero of The Wall Street Journal
.
The absence of legal pathways has led many desperate people to trust
smugglers, and demand keeps increasing. According to a 2021 United
Nations study, smugglers have gotten $1.7 billion a year from migrants
just from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala. (Our June report

with partners has more on migration narratives in these three
countries.) 

DECREASE - Preliminary U.S. Customs and Border Protection data
indicates that crossings of Venezuelans have decreased by at least half
since the Biden administration announced that deportations to Venezuela
will resume, reports Nick Miroff of The Washington Post
.
 

WARNING ON RIGHTS - As three border-focused bills advance in the Texas
Legislature, the nonprofit Border Network for Human Rights announced
that it is issuing a human and civil rights warning for the state,
reports Shelby Kapp of KTSM
.
In an op-ed earlier this week in the El Paso Times
,
Marisa Limón Garza of Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center called for
humane solutions: "It's time that Texas prioritizes innovative and
humane solutions that will protect border communities and vulnerable
people seeking safety." 

NEW RESOURCE - This week the Forum published a new fact sheet 
on
illicit fentanyl and drug smuggling at the border, including data,
background and recommendations. As our colleague Christian
Penichet-Paul writes, "Illicit fentanyl is being smuggled predominantly
by U.S. citizens and through ports of entry." 

Thanks for reading, 

Dan 

 

 

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