The Forum Daily | Friday, January 12, 2024
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THE FORUM DAILY

A new study

from the Migration Policy Institute sheds light on the current border
realities and lays out measures that could improve the U.S. immigration
system, reports Emily Bregel of the Arizona Daily Star
.  

The recommendations include U.S. collaborations with other countries and
more reliable funding for U.S. border communities. The authors of the
report emphasized that enforcement and restrictions at the border alone
won't help to solve the current challenges. Working on other aspects of
the immigration system "are necessary for success," said Colleen
Putzel-Kavanaugh, one of the authors. 

Separately, Texas National Guard units deployed by Gov. Greg Abbott (R)
seized control of Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, blocking Border
Patrol from entering the area, reports Camilo Montoya-Galvez for CBS
News
. 

"This is not something that we wanted," Eagle Pass mayor Rolando Salinas
said Thursday. "This is not something that we asked for as a city." 

The measure is the latest effort from Texas officials to challenge the
federal government on border security and migrants' arrivals. Texas has
spent more than $100 million on its controversial bussing of migrants
from the border to Democratic-led cities like New York, Chicago, and
Denver, reports a team at Reuters
.
 

The team follows seven migrants for several months as they travel from
Brownsville, Texas on the state provided buses north. Through their
stories there is a glimpse of the effects of some of Abbott's measures
both in migrants' lives and the cities that receive them. 

Welcome to Friday's edition of The Forum Daily. I'm Clara Villatoro,
the Forum's senior strategic communications manager, and the great
Forum Daily team also includes Jillian Clark and Isabella Miller. If you
have a story to share from your own community, please send it to me at
[email protected]
. 

**CHALLENGES** -Migrants arriving in Ciudad Juárez face a harsh
reality that includes lack of services and even general information,
reports Lilette A. Contreras for the Global Press Journal
. Zooming
in on the story of Venezuelan migrant Yaneisi Gámez and her 4-year-old
daughter, Contreras shows the challenges that many migrants face while
waiting to cross the border. After a fire at a detention facility run by
the Instituto Nacional de Migración, trust in the local government has
wavered among migrants. Many instead struggle to survive where they can,
Contreras notes. 

**PROGRESS** - There are signs of agreement in the Senate negotiations
on border and immigration issues, report Julia Ainsley, Julie
Tsirkin and Frank Thorp V for NBC News
.
The emerging agreement reportedly includes new plans on how to track and
deport migrants quickly. This would be an expansion of an existing
program called Family Expedited Removal Management which implements
"alternative detention" by using ankle monitors. Although there is still
progress to be made, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut), one of the three
key negotiators, said that he could "see the finish line." 

**FAITH RENEWAL** -Will Selber, reflects on his military career and
experience helping displaced Afghans as he retires from active duty in
his piece for The xxxxxx
.
Walking through his experiences in Afghanistan and helping get people
out, he tells the story of the Shinwari family and their escape and
resettlement in the United States. Selber concludes that despite all the
bumps on the road, there is hope: "Khial Shinwari renewed my faith in
this country, saving me in the process. So, yes, it was worth it.
Because they are worth it." 

And in local welcome this week: 

* In Indiana, Holly Loos is assisting Afghan families coming to
Indianapolis, and is reaching out to the local community for support.
(Amicia Ramsey, WISHTV
) 

* Two Afghan women judges were honored in New Hampshire for their work
on women rights in Afghanistan. They are now resettled in the area.
(Christina Dolan, Valley News
) 

* Welcome Neighborhood Support Team (NST) in Marlborough, Massachusetts,
is now expanding its support to Afghan families in 28 states. (Maureen
Sullivan, Community Advocate
) 

**GROWTH** - The Nahed Chapman New American Academy in St. Louis,
Missouri, is experiencing an increase of immigrant students, reports
Blythe Bernhard for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
.
Nearly 250 ninth and 10th graders from 16 different countries moved into
their new school this week, almost double that in August, Bernhard
notes. As the city of St. Louis looks to help reverse recent population
decline, the school is a place where newcomers feel welcomed.  

 

Thanks for reading,  

Clara 

 

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