The Forum Daily | Tuesday, January 23, 2024
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The Supreme Court ruled Monday that federal Border Patrol agents can
access the Texas-Mexico border and resume cutting razor wire to assist
migrants, report Aarón Torres and Joseph Morton of The Dallas
Morning News
.

The ruling reverses an injunction by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of
Appeals in a lawsuit Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed last year.
Texas claimed that the federal government was destroying state property
by cutting razor wiring strung along the Rio Grande.

Elsewhere in Texas' approach to border and immigration policy, Gov.
Greg Abbott now has bused more than 100,000 migrants to major cities
around the U.S. under his Operation Lone Star, a team at USA Today

reports.

The busing - without coordination - and other tactics have been
controversial from the start, with many accusing the governor and other
officials of using a humanitarian crisis for political theater.

"You would think that somebody at their church would tell them, 'This
is not what Jesus would do,'" said Domingo Garcia of the League of
United Latin American Citizens.

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

**PAROLE ROLLBACK?** - Bipartisan senators are close to agreement on
toughening migration policy, but important disputes over funding and the
future of humanitarian parole remain, Karoun Demirjian of The New York
Times

reports. During the Biden administration, more than a million people
have been admitted to the U.S. under parole status, Camilo
Montoya-Galvez of CBS News reports.
"As
a result of these efforts, hundreds of thousands of noncitizens have
followed lawful pathways and orderly processes instead of crossing
illegally between ports of entry," DHS spokesman Luis Miranda said.

**TALKS**- Mexican, U.S. and Guatemalan officials are set to meet soon
to discuss possible plans to reduce U.S. border pressures, report
Valentine Hilaire
 and Cassandra
Garrison for
Reuters
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After a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Mexican
Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena said that the United States and Mexico
hope to allow asylum seekers to schedule appointments using the CBP One
app farther south, which would require the collaboration of Guatemala
and other countries.

**PRIMARY DAY** - Despite the distance, the southern border looms
large in today's New Hampshire primary, report Emma Platoff and
Samantha J. Gross of The Boston Globe
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GOP candidates continue to use hardline immigration rhetoric to appeal
to voters, and the approach is resonating with many Republicans, they
report. Republicans also are drawing attention to the northern border,
though with less traction, Andrea Castillo reports in the Los Angeles
Times
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She also notes that some evangelical leaders, including Pastor Kevin
McBride of Raymond Baptist Church in New Hampshire, are pushing for
broad solutions regarding migration but also a more compassionate,
respectful conversation.

**OVERCOMING HURDLES** - In a Holland Sentinel

column, Ray Buursma brings a faith lens to the story of a family of five
Afghan refugees who arrived in Michigan two years ago, sponsored by
Bethany Christian Services and a local church. Despite many hurdles, the
community's continued dedication and support have allowed the family
to get settled.

Thanks for reading,

Dan

**P.S.**In a strengthening real estate market, immigrants including
former refugees "provide important cultural translations, establishing
bonds of trust that can move deals through - especially, but not
solely, for immigrant clients," Peter Gill reports in The Columbus
Dispatch
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