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THE FORUM DAILY
An appeals court ruling this weekend could allow Texas to start implementing its new immigration law while court challenges proceed — though not immediately, reports J. David Goodman for The New York Times.
The law would allow the state to arrest individuals suspected of unauthorized border crossings. The appeals court stayed its own ruling for a week to allow the federal government the opportunity to appeal to the Supreme Court. Depending on whether and how the Supreme Court rules, the law could take effect later this month.
For additional Texas context:
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Forrest Wilder of Texas Monthly analyzes Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R) strategy of weaponizing border narratives when he faces political challenges.
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Michelle García offers historical background on the narratives around the border from Texas leaders in a piece for The New York Times.
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In America: The Jesuit Review, Kevin Clarke writes about the Texas focal point of threats to the Catholic Church’s work with migrants. "It is hard to imagine what our country would look like without the good works that people of faith carry out in the public square," Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee for Religious Liberty, said. "For this, we can thank our strong tradition of religious liberty, which allows us to live out our faith in full."
And speaking of religious liberty: A bill in West Virginia "could criminalize faith-based groups that provide assistance to undocumented immigrants," Laura Harbert Allen reports in 100 Days in Appalachia. A similar proposal in Florida’s 2023 immigration law was dropped after faith groups pushed back.
Welcome to Monday’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, Ally Villarreal and Clara Villatoro. If you have a story to share from your own community, please send it to me at [email protected].
DIRE CONDITIONS — Children are enduring brutal conditions at U.S.-Mexico border camps that are lacking necessities such as food, water, shelter and medical aid, report Blake Ellis and Melanie Hicken of CNN. In a court filing Thursday, attorneys asked a judge to rule "that the federal government is legally required to swiftly move these children to safe and sanitary facilities." Recently, a
Colombian girl suffered convulsions amid harsh weather conditions, the filing notes.
DISINFORMATION — Russian media connected to the Kremlin have helped spread disinformation surrounding the border in recent weeks, reports David Klepper of the Associated Press. "If your ultimate objective is to reduce support for Ukraine, your inroad might be talking about how bad things are on the southern border," said Bret Schafer, senior fellow and head of the information manipulation team
at the Alliance for Securing Democracy.
OUR OWN MODEL — Amid the increase in asylum seekers crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, Abdallah Fayyad of Vox suggests the government take a look at its own refugee resettlement program for guidance. "The only model we have for something like this is the refugee model, which acknowledges that that’s a national challenge," said Muzaffar Chishti, a senior fellow at the Migration Policy Institute. One key to the refugee
resettlement program’s success, Fayyad notes: "a high level of coordination."
MIGHTY — Children of immigrants in Philadelphia are sending support for migrant children at Casa del Sagrado Corazon, a temporary shelter in El Paso, reports Phaedra Trethan of USA Today. Sending migrant children what they’re calling "mighty bags," the children are a part of a Philadelphia-based nonprofit called Mighty Writers, an organization that began with afterschool and literacy programs for
children in underserved communities.
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