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Congress’ actions in the past week are not helping the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). After border and immigration provisions were dropped from a supplemental spending bill last week, supplemental spending compromise last week, DHS could find itself with a budget deficit as challenges remain formidable, reports Julia Ainsley of NBC News.  

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is estimating a budget deficit of more than $500 million, and crucial areas of its operations could face shortfalls by May if Congress doesn’t offer funding alternatives, Ainsley notes. 

"Cities and communities along the border and in the interior of the United States where migrants are awaiting their immigration court proceedings would suffer," a DHS spokesperson said. 

On the political front, House Republicans voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas last night after a failed attempt last week, report John Parkinson, Lauren Peller and Ayesha Ali of ABC News.   

Last night’s vote was 214-213, with three Republicans still voting no. The Senate is expected not to convict Mayorkas — and the Council on National Security and Immigration, which comprises experts who served in Republican presidential administrations, is urging them not to. 

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

ECONOMIC IMPACT — Tighter immigration laws could put a significant dent in the long-term growth of the U.S. economy, report Aris Folley and Rafael Bernal of The Hill. "The vast majority of population growth that we have in the U.S. right now is from immigration," said Wendy Edelberg of The Hamilton Project and the Brookings Institution. "This is a key reason why our labor force grew in the past couple of years." In an op-ed also in The Hill, Kip Eideberg of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers lays out the need for immigration solutions in his industry. 

CONCERNS — A new bill disturbingly named the "Arizona Invasion Act" aims to criminalize unauthorized immigration at the state level, reports Silvia Solis of the Arizona Republic. Opponents say the bill raises civil and human rights concerns and note its similarity to the state’s SB 1070 law, which the U.S. Supreme Court greatly weakened, and Texas' enforcement tactics. Meanwhile, volunteers who are aiding migrants facing harsh weather in remote areas are facing threats of arrest, Emily Bregel of the Arizona Daily Star reports. 

IOWA’S WORKERS — Immigration advocates in Iowa are urging state lawmakers to stop a group of anti-immigration laws that could impact the state’s workforce, reports Galen Bacharier of the Des Moines Register. The legislation under consideration could affect immigrants and workers in several ways, Bacharier reports. "We are already struggling to keep people here," said the Rev. Guillermo Treviño, director of Escucha Mi Voz Iowa.  

JUDGE’S ORDER — A federal judge has ordered ICE to disclose its 339 active policies by October, Nik Altenberg of KQED reports. The directive follows a complaint filed by immigrant rights group Al Otro Lado over the secrecy surrounding ICE's operations, especially concerning immigration detention and deportation procedures and the behavior of private contractors in ICE detention facilities.  

Thanks for reading,  

Dan