The Forum Daily | Friday, March 28, 2025https://immigrationforum.org/

**THE FORUM DAILY**An immigration approach with compassion and humanity is highlighted by Adam Yamaguchi of CBS News. [link removed]   

Yamaguchi followed members of Women of Welcome [link removed] in a visit to the U.S.-Mexico border as part of their commitment to biblical hospitality. Bri Stensrud, Director of Women of Welcome, discussed what brought her to this mission and why her faith is "more important than any political party." 

"The Bible doesn’t say anything about U.S. immigration policy. But it does have a heck of a lot to say about God’s heart for the immigrant," said Stensrud. 

Women of Welcome, a group of Evangelical women interested in the biblical principles of welcome, often makes these visits to dispel disinformation about who is coming across the border. 

"This is not an invasion, this is not an attack," said Stensrud. "What we’re asking these women to do is to go over and sit with another person, and to care about where they came from and why they came."  

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:[email protected].     

**SHRINKING** — Without immigration the United States, population will shrink by 2033, according to data from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) [link removed], reports Jarrell Dillard of Bloomberg [link removed]. This updated estimate accelerates the population decline projections by seven years. Such a shrinkage would undermine the country’s economic growth, per the CBO report. The projection also underlines the risks of recent changes in immigration policies, Dillard notes. Additionally, in Northeast Wisconsin immigrants are becoming more and more vital as the native population ages, report Alex Garner and Justin Marville of the Sheboygan Press [link removed].  

**VISA REVOCATIONS** — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio admitted Thursday that the State Department may have already revoked more than 300 visas, reports Humeyra Pamuk of Reuters [link removed]. Rubio’s affirmation came after answering a question about the detention of a Turkish student who was detained at Tufts University on Tuesday. Separately, Iranian national Alireza Doroudi, a doctoral candidate studying mechanical engineering at University of Alabama, was arrested on Tuesday off campus, reports Patrick Smith of NBC News [link removed]. A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson confirmed that Doroudi’s student visa has been revoked, Smith writes. 

**HHS LAWSUIT** — Organizations that provide legal assistance to unaccompanied migrant minors filed a lawsuit on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services cut funding to key programs, reports Laura Romero of ABC News [link removed]. "As a consequence of Defendants ordering Plaintiffs to stop providing direct legal services, many unaccompanied children will never speak to a lawyer, will never apply for immigration relief for which they are eligible, will remain in tenuous status for longer, and will not understand what is happening as they are rushed through adversarial removal proceedings," says the filing.  

**‘BROTHERS-IN-ARMS’** — U.S. veterans continue to support the resettlement of Afghan allies. Alan Ashworth of the Akron Beacon Journal [link removed] highlights the story of one of those advocates, veteran Matt Carpenter. He emphasizes the risk Afghan allies took when helping them and is urging the administration to uphold the Special Immigrant Visa program. "All of a sudden, we want to freeze this (program) and shut it down. We considered these men our brothers in arms," said Carpenter.  

More stories on support for refugees 

* An Afghan family that resettled in Western Massachusetts recounted their journey to America and the support they got in their journey. (Greta Jochem, MassLive [link removed]). 

* Albuquerque Public Schools in New Mexico will open an International High School where refugee and immigrant students will receive support to adapt to their new life. (Jordan Honeycutt and Jessica Garate, KRQE News [link removed]). 

* In Montana, the Helena Area Refugee Resettlement Team (HARRT) overcame multiple hurdles and welcomed two refugee families last week. (Madelyn Heath, KTVH [link removed]). 

Thanks for reading,  

Clara 

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