The Forum Daily | Wednesday, November 08, 2023
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Yesterday the Biden administration urged a panel of judges on the 9th
District Court of Appeals to allow asylum restrictions to remain in
place, saying that overturning them "would be 'highly disruptive' at
the border," report Elliot Spagat and Rebecca Santana of the Associated
Press
.  

The groups behind the legal challenge say the measures are similar to
Trump-era policies and violate law that allows people to request asylum
regardless of how they entered the U.S. The government says the new
measures are different because they include exceptions and new legal
paths. 

The judges "gave no indication how they were leaning," Spagat and
Santana note.  

Separately, officials in Tijuana say that only about a third of asylum
seekers crossing into the U.S. will receive asylum, reports Salvador
Rivera of Border Report
.
Advocates say migrants are not prepared to make a case for asylum in
court, and most who get denied don't have adequate legal
representation.  

A pilot program led by Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center shows that
more than 90% of asylum seekers pass a credible fear interview when
given legal orientation, reports Susan Dunlap of NM Political Report
.
 

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 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]  

**CHILDREN IN COURT -**Unaccompanied children face a complex and
unfair set of challenges in immigration court, Cuban immigrant and
former Republican congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen writes in The Hill
.
Ros-Lehtinen outlines the problems with how the immigration court deals
with children. Bri Stensrud, director of Christian network Women of
Welcome , shares similar concerns in her
op-ed for Baptist News Global
,
urging compassion and understanding for these children. Both
Ros-Lehtinen and Stensrud argue that the newly introduced Immigration
Court Efficiency and Children's Court Act would create a more
efficient and fair system. 

**A CALL FOR COMPASSION -**A special session of the Texas Legislature
ended without passage of border bills - and Gov. Greg Abbott called a
new special session starting an hour later, Zach Despart of The Texas
Tribune

reports. But Hispanic faith leaders are urging Abbott to veto two
immigration bills likely to be considered again, reports Ken Camp of the
Baptist Standard
.
"We believe that these bills, if enacted, will adversely affect our
communities and churches and deviate from the principles of love and
compassion towards the most vulnerable among us," pastors wrote in a
letter to Abbott. 

**'OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL'** - After agreeing to enable the hiring of
undocumented immigrants on its campuses, the University of California
system is coming up on a deadline to spell out its plan, reports Andrew
Kreighbaum of Bloomberg Law
.
Student advocates have argued that federal law does not restrict state
agencies such as the university from hiring undocumented students or
graduates. The university accepted the students' petition and gave
itself a Nov. 30 deadline to present a plan. Experts say such a program,
which would be a first, would face legal challenges.  

**TECHNICAL TALENT** - The Biden administration's new executive
order on artificial intelligence might help immigrants with science
backgrounds looking for professional opportunities, Stuart Anderson
writes for Forbes
.
The executive order on the "Safe, Secure and Trustworthy Development and
Use of Artificial Intelligence" recognizes the importance of immigrants,
international students and temporary visa holders as AI and other
crucial technologies expand, he writes. 

Thanks for reading, 

Dan  

 

 

 

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