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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:
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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