The Forum Daily | Tuesday, October 31, 2023
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Chief U.S. District Court Judge Alia Moses ordered federal agents to
stop cutting through wire installed by the state of Texas, reports John
C. Moritz for the Corpus Christi Caller-Times
.
 

The order came after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton named the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in a lawsuit filed Oct. 24,
claiming that the federal government illegally destroyed state property
and allowed migrants to cross the border. 

The temporary order includes an exception for medical or
life-threatening emergencies. While DHS has not responded to the lawsuit
or the temporary order, it did release a statement saying that border
agents "have a responsibility under federal law to protect and assist
migrants, no matter their legal status."  

Separately, Rep. Gabe Vasquez of New Mexico is calling for Texas to
remove the razor wire now placed on the border between the two states,
reports Julian Resendiz of Border Report
.
 

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the state was installing the wire because
migrants were crossing into New Mexico and then coming to El Paso,
Texas.  

"The governor's actions are insulting to New Mexicans," Vasquez said
in a statement. "Putting up concertina wire between two states in the
United States is, first, unconstitutional and, second, disrespectful to
the community." 

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

**PROFIT** - Nicaraguan officials are attempting to use migrants for
profit and political gain, a team at the Miami Herald

reports. The Nicaraguan government is offering charters from Haiti that
cost migrants as much as $4,000. "No one should profit off the
desperation of vulnerable migrants - not smugglers, and certainly not
public officials or governments," a State Department representative
said. In the words of President Daniel Ortega's former ambassador to
the Organization of American States, Ortega is using "migrants as a
bargaining chip" to try to get the U.S. to lift sanctions. 

**STILL WAITING** - Resettled Afghans in Atlanta face confusion and
frustration while waiting for certainty about their future, reports
Clare S. Richie of Georgia Public Broadcasting
.
The International Rescue Committee Atlanta and Georgia Asylum &
Immigration Network are partnering to provide legal clinics to help
newcomers navigate the complicated process of filing for asylum. But
Georgia has one of the lowest rates of asylum approval. Advocates are
urging alternative solutions such as the Afghan Adjustment Act
.
 

**REASONS TO LEAVE** - A record number of Venezuelans have left the
country to relocate to the United States and other countries. John Otis
of NPR

zooms in on the story of one family, the Maríns, and shows their
reasons for saying goodbye to their home country. Analysts blame
Venezuela's economic collapse on corruption, mismanagement and U.S.
sanctions against an authoritarian regime. Referencing
current Venezuelan leadership, Caroline Marín says, "These people have
destroyed Venezuela. And they are forcing us to leave our country." 

**A PIECE OF HOME** - Our hearts have been with Lewiston, Maine, this
past week - and we're heartened by the story of a church choir there
that offers a bit of home for the city's growing African migrant
population, as Steve Collins reports in the Sun Journal
.
The Choir Notre Dame de la Paix gathers in a small chapel in
Lewiston's Basilica, where a Mass is held in Kirundi, the primary
language of Burundi. The native tongue allows participants "to connect
more with God," said Father Felix Barutwanayo, the Jesuit priest who
conducts the Mass.  

Thanks for reading, 

Dan  

 

 

 

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