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As migrant families shared testimonies on harsh conditions in Texas detention facilities, a group of advocacy organizations filed a lawsuit to prevent the federal government from ending a policy that ensures migrant children are kept in safe and sanitary environments, reports Valerie Gonzalez of the Associated Press [link removed].  

The policy, known as the Flores Settlement Agreement, could challenge provisions in the administration's reconciliation bill since it aims to make detention time indefinite, Gonzales notes.  

“At a time when Congress is considering funding the indefinite detention of children and families, defending the Flores Settlement is more urgent than ever,” said Mishan Wroe, a senior immigration attorney at the National Center for Youth Law in a statement.  

According to court documents, nearly 90 migrant families in detention expressed concerns, most of them over a lack of water and access to medical attention for their young children.  

Separately, Sacha Pfeiffer of NPR [link removed] offers a recap on the viability of the government's plan to send migrants to Guantánamo Bay and highlights the criticisms it has drawn. 

To learn more about current immigrant detention standards, take a look at the Forum's most recent explainer [link removed].

Welcome to Monday’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, Callie Jacobson and Broc Murphy. If you have a story to share from your own community, please send it to me at [email protected] mailto:[email protected]. 

**Enforcement and Economy **

* Trump using National Guard for deportation work could go into 'uncharted territory' [link removed] (Davis Winkie, USA Today) 

* Department of Defense troops to aid ICE enforcement in Florida [link removed] (Luis-Alfredo Garcia, WUWF) 

* Raids on Farms Fuel Worries About America’s Food [link removed] (Ilena Peng, Bloomberg) 

* An ICE raid at a Home Depot in Hollywood shatters an immigrant refuge [link removed] (Brittny Mejia and Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times) 

* Many Americans are witnessing immigration arrests for the first time and reacting [link removed] (Julie Watson, Jake Offenhartz and Claire Rush, Associated Press) 

**State and Local **

* Advocates await action on bill protecting rights of immigrant students in Illinois [link removed] (Peter Hancock, Capitol News Illinois) 

* WA looks to strengthen safety net for children whose parents are deported [link removed] (Jake Goldstein-Street, Washington State Standard) 

* Federal cutbacks threaten fresh food access for Indy immigrant communities [link removed] (Jill Sheridan, WFYI) 

* Retired Iowa police chief promotes national immigration reform [link removed] (Emily Andersen, The Gazette) 

**Stories Behind the Policies **

* ICE wants to deport North Texas newlywed. Lawyer says she’s in ‘procedural black hole’ [link removed] (Alex Nguyen and Aarón Torres,The Dallas Morning News) 

* Immigration attorney weighs in on recent ICE arrests after Fort Payne mother detained [link removed] (Savannah Sapp,WAFF) 

* Immigrant father of three Marines is violently detained, injured by federal agents, son says [link removed] (Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times) 

* ICE detains green card holder on return from Japan where he was visiting his Air Force member son [link removed] (Paul Farrell, The Independent) 

**Opinion  **

* The Latino police chief championing inclusion in Massachusetts [link removed] (Marcela García, The Boston Globe) 

* Punishing 57,000 Texas students isn’t fighting discrimination – The Washington Post [link removed] (The Washington Post Editorial Board) 

* Uchendu: Uphold America's legacy of welcoming the displaced – The Detroit News [link removed] (Martin Uchendu, The Detroit News) 

 

Thanks for reading,  

Clara 

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