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SB 4 also is causing concern in El Paso, Adam Powell and Daniel Borunda of the El Paso Times report. "We have pushed community policing and laws like these really work to erode that relationship we have with our community," El Paso County Sheriff Richard Wiles said. The bill would allow police officers to arrest migrants who entered the country illegally and local judges to order deportations. Advocates argue that it defies federal law and will lead to racial profiling. (Gus Bova of the Texas Observer doesn’t mince words on these points.) And Mexico’s government has issued a statement rejecting the law, reports Uriel J. García of The Texas Tribune: "The Government of Mexico reiterates its rejection of any measure that contemplates the involuntary return of migrants without respect for due process." Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to sign the bill into law soon. Speaking of Abbott, Jill Colvin, Paul J. Weber and Michelle L. Price of the Associated Press report on Abbott’s endorsement of Donald Trump during the two’s visit to a border town yesterday. 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 [email protected]. JOINT EFFORTS — President Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador reaffirmed their commitment to combating fentanyl trafficking and addressed migration in a meeting Friday, reports Maegan Vazquez of The Washington Post. "Further progress needs to be made to address the migratory phenomenon," López Obrador said. "We're working on that jointly, in coordination." For more on how fentanyl is and is not related to the border and migration, see our recent resource. PAROLE — While Texas is leading a lawsuit against a Biden administration program allowing humanitarian parole for migrants from four countries, parole recipients wait to hear their fate, Uriel J. García of The Texas Tribune reports. As of October, more than 269,000 people have been accepted into the program. "I don't see this program necessarily as the answer to all of our problems, but I think that this program is really a bright spot in an extremely broken immigration system," said Eric Sype, an American who has sponsored his Nicaraguan friend through the program. CITIES RESPOND — Some cities are having migrants choose between temporary shelter and a ticket to their destination, reports Jesse Bedayn of the Associated Press. But some of those destination cities also are strained, and several cities’ mayors have jointly asked the Biden administration for more help. Meanwhile, churches and other local organizations and governments are doing their best to help. Chicago suburb Oak Park is one example, as Esther Yoon-Ji Kang of WBEZ Chicago reports, and Katie Hyson of KPBS tells the story of welcome at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in San Diego. FINDING SOLACE — After a difficult journey from Nicaragua and with an asylum application pending, Jarol Sobalvarro has found community and solace at St. Patrick Parish and with its choir, Sophie Carson reports for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "They look out for me," Sobalvarro said. "They respect people for who they are. For me, that’s worth a lot." The piece is one in a five-part series on immigration in Milwaukee. Thanks for reading, Dan P.S. Watch the trailer for "The Test," a short documentary that tells the story of one man as he prepares to take the U.S. citizenship test with the help of his community.
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