The new pontiff, Leo XIV, is American. An X account under his name recently shared criticisms of the current administration’s immigration policies, reports Lisa Lerer of The New York Times. 

As Jennie told Newsweek’s Anna Commander and Dan Gooding, "We are optimistic that the new pope will follow his predecessor's powerful example and prioritize the God-given human dignity and safety of migrants around the world. It's such an important moment to have a pope's leadership in this area." 

Speaking of the current moment, the Justice Department yesterday requested that the Supreme Court allow the revocation of temporary humanitarian-parole protections for about 400,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans, report Andrew Chung and John Kruzel of Reuters. 

A federal judge’s order has held up the cancellation following the announcement in March. The Supreme Court asked those challenging the termination to submit new information by next Thursday, Reuters notes. 

As the Forum’s policy team analyzes in a new resource, this effort and other potential revocations by the administration would jeopardize 2 million work authorizations, which in turn could hurt the U.S. economy.  

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

CITIZEN CHILDREN DEPORTED — A mother and her two U.S. citizen children were deported from Austin, Texas, to Mexico on Wednesday after the woman showed up for an immigration check-in, reports Emiliano Tahui Gómez of the Austin American-Statesman. The Mexican consulate in Austin confirmed the removal; local advocates affirmed that the children’s father had been deported days earlier. Separately, in Georgia, a 19-year-old community college student is facing deportation after a minor traffic violation, reports Mary-Beth Mangrum of WTVC. 

DAIRY FARMS — After three Vermont dairy farm workers were arrested and deported, state Agriculture Secretary Anson Tebbetts spoke with Bob Kinzel of Vermont Public about the importance of migrant labor to the state’s dairy farm industry. Andrew Sharp widens the lens in Barn Raiser. Depending on the region of the country, 50% to 80% of U.S. dairy workers are migrants, per Richard Stup, director of agricultural workforce development at Cornell University. 

LIVES IN PERIL — As the expiration date approaches, Afghans under Temporary Protected Status (TPS) fear the risks of going back to their country — especially those who practice Christianity, reports Katey Hearth of Mission Network News. "Lives are in jeopardy if Christian people are forced to return to places where Christians are persecuted and even killed," said Todd Nettleton of The Voice of the Martyrs USA. A new lawsuit is challenging the pending expiration of TPS for Afghans and Cameroonians, Gooding of Newsweek reports. 

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SPACE AND COMMUNITY — For young immigrants in California's Bay Area, soccer is providing space and community during a difficult transition, reports Erica Hellerstein of El Tímpano. "Children arrive with a huge list of to-do’s and are stressed from the minute they get here," said Kristina Lovato, director of UC Berkeley’s Center on Immigrant Child Welfare. "It’s such a friendly way that immigrants can connect to one another, and for an hour and a half on the field, let go of the mental stress that is burdening their day." 

Thanks for reading, 

Dan