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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. 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. 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. 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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