The Forum Daily | Friday, March 21, 2025https://immigrationforum.org/

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** ****Yesterday, a federal judge alleged that the Trump administration failed to fulfill their duty to provide the court with detailed information on the legality of the deportation of Venezuelan migrants under the Alien Enemies Act, reports Jeremy Roebuck of The Washington Post [link removed].  

In a filing, the chief judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia called the information offered by the government "woefully insufficient."  

A court hearing is expected today. The government lawyers have said that the administration is considering invoking the state secrets privilege and they will have to present a final declaration in the hearing, reports Ximena Bustillo of NPR [link removed]. 

Meanwhile, the families and legal representatives of the hundreds of Venezuelans sent to El Salvador now worry over the conditions the group is being kept in, as the prison system they were sent to is known for human rights abuses, reports Daniella Silva of NBC News [link removed]. 

Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, said he will send an "official document" to El Salvador requesting the return of the detained Venezuelan immigrants, report Mauricio Torres and Lex Harvey of CNN [link removed]. 

CBS News'  [link removed] Montoya-Galvez and Annabelle Hanflig published the full list of the Venezuelan migrants sent to El Salvador. Some of their families are saying they have no ties to gangs, reports Lilia Luciano also of CBS News [link removed].  

The lawyers of one deportee, Franco José Caraballo, are pointing out some legal uncertainties. "I'm concerned that we have no access, who has custody over our client? Who has jurisdiction? El Salvador? ICE? The U.S. government? We have no idea," said Martin Rosenow, Tiapa’s attorney,  

Welcome to Friday’s edition of The Forum Daily. I’m Clara Villatoro, the Forum’s assistant VP of strategic communications, and the great Forum Daily team also includes Jillian Clark, Soledad Gassó Parker, Dan Gordon, Broc Murphy and Becka Wall. If you have a story to share from your own community, please send it to me at [email protected].  mailto:at%E2%80%[email protected].%E2%80%AF%E2%80%AF%E2%80%AF%E2%80%AF%E2%80%AF%E2%80%AF

**GUANTÁNAMO** — Yesterday, the administration sent a new group of about twenty people to Guantánamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba to await deportation, report Carol Rosenberg, Charlie Savage and Hamed Aleaziz of The New York Times [link removed]. At the same time, the U.S. military is reviewing plans to cut the number of troops sent to Guantánamo Bay to handle migrant detention, reports Lolita C. Baldor of the Associated Press [link removed].  

**PETITION FOR RELEASE** — Badar Khan Suri, an Indian national and a researcher on a student visa at Georgetown University was arrested by immigration authorities on Monday, report Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein of Politico [link removed]. In a petition for release, Suri’s lawyers said that he has no criminal record and point out that his deportation is being processed under a provision that "gives the secretary of State the power to deport noncitizens if the secretary determines that their continued presence in the U.S. would threaten foreign policy." 

**EXEMPTION** — Veterans are calling for the Trump administration to exempt Afghans who served alongside the U.S. military from the future travel ban, reports Patricia Kime of Military.com [link removed]. In a piece for Context [link removed] Zofeen T. Ebrahim shares the experiences of Afghan radio journalist Najeeba Zaman as she and her family try to find safety in Pakistan and are met with uncertainty.

Americans continue to support refugees: 

* Cliff May, a veteran who served in Afghanistan, is one of the thousands of American volunteers that are helping to resettle refugees in their communities (Mary Richards, Church News [link removed]). 

* Army veteran, Andrew Sullivan, the director of "No One Left Behind", is dedicated to resettling Afghan and Iraqi translators and their families. (Corey Dickstein, Stars and Stripes) [link removed] 

**COMMITMENT** — Despite a recent encounter with immigration enforcement, a refugee ministry in North Carolina stays committed to their calling, reports Jeff Brumley of Baptist Global News [link removed]. Immigration officers entered a partner church Welcome House Raleigh’s where English as a Second Language classes are offered to immigrants and refugees, raising concerns on the faith community. "I’m grateful that no one was harmed but I am concerned for the sanctity of this church and others who are involved in serving our state," said Larry Hovis, executive coordinator at Cooperative Baptist Fellowship North Carolina. 

Thanks for reading,  

Clara  

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