The Forum Daily | Friday, November 8, 2024https://immigrationforum.org/

**THE FORUM DAILY**

The Biden administration’s Keeping Families Together program was struck down on Thursday, reports Camilo Montoya-Galvez of CBS News [link removed]. 

The program (see our explainer [link removed]) would allow undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens already eligible for legal status and eventual citizenship to proceed without risking years of separation, Montoya-Galvez notes. Texas and other states challenged it.  

Meanwhile, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients in Texas [and across the nation] fear for their future under the incoming Trump administration, reports Stella M. Chávez of KERA [link removed]. 

While legal experts say there’s no clear indication as to what, if anything, the Trump administration will do with DACA, it continues to face legal challenges in court.  

"We need to keep making our voices heard, our stories shared. I hope people like me and other DACA recipients can take courage to continue fighting and advocate for ourselves," said Edilsa Lopez, a DACA recipient and advocate who plans to become a lawyer.  

Advocates say current recipients should make sure their protections are up to date, Chávez notes. 

Jean Lantz Reisz, a law professor at the University of Southern California, analyzes potential legal implications for DACA recipients and other immigrants without permanent status under the second Trump administration on her piece for The Conversation [link removed]. 

Welcome to Friday’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, Soledad Gassó Parker, Camilla Luong, Clara Villatoro and Becka Wall. If you have a story to share from your own community, please send it to me at [email protected] mailto:[email protected]. 

**RESETTLEMENT** — The United States resettled 7,629 refugees in October [link removed]. The total includes 1,722 from Afghanistan. Don’t miss the harrowing story of a doctor and two lawyers in Canada who themselves helped more than a thousand Afghans evacuate. That’s on The Globe and Mail [link removed]’s podcast The Decibel.  

This week in local welcome: 

* At the University of Nebraska, resettled Afghan Fatima is finding ways to engage with democracy though she can't yet vote. (Maddie Aimes, Nebraska News Service [link removed]) 

* Two Afghan American sisters are working hard to run their restaurant and introduce their cuisine to Lewiston, Maine. (Frida Zeinali, [link removed] Portland Press Herald [link removed]) 

* Chef Ernie Adler in Charlotte, North Carolina, is encouraging locals to share their Thanksgiving dinners with refugees. (Sarah French, WCNC [link removed]) 

**ECONOMIC RENEWAL** — An increase in immigrants is what many say saved the pork plant and ultimately the economy of Beardstown, Illinois, reports Frank Fuhrig of Reason [link removed]. University of Illinois professor Faranak Miraftab wrote a book on Beardstown following its rejuvenation thanks to new immigrants. "Towns around Beardstown are boarded up and are ghost towns. Beardstown shines thanks to its immigrants," she said. Separately, President-elect Trump’s mass deportation plans could slow Minnesota’s economy, reports Evan Ramstad of The Minnesota Star Tribune [link removed]. Reuters [link removed] has more on the potential effects, as does the Forum's recent resource on the costs [link removed]. 

**STATE HELP** — Washington state has launched its Migrant and Asylum-Seeker Support Project (MASS), reports Sabinna Pierre of KGW8 [link removed]. The program will help meet short-term basic needs for new migrants who are ineligible for federal refugee services. "This collective approach will help us build a more sustainable system of support for migrants and asylum seekers ... empowering them to thrive in our communities in Washington," said Sarah Peterson, director of the state’s Office of Refugee and Immigrant Assistance. 

**PREPARATIONS** — The Biden administration is preparing for a potential increase in border crossings before Donald Trump takes office, report Julia Ainsley and Didi Martinez of NBC News [link removed]. Smugglers have been urging people in Central and South America to migrate immediately, they report. But for migrants on the journey through Mexico, Trump’s win has caused uncertainty and diverging paths, Daniel Becerril and Lizbeth Diaz of Reuters [link removed] report. 

Thanks for reading,  

Dan 

**P.S.** Para nuestra audiencia en español, compartimos el análisis post-electoral de Carleth Moreles de PR Noticias [link removed], que incluye algunas reflexiones de Jennie sobre el futuro de algunas políticas migratorias bajo la nueva administración. 

 

 

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