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The personal data of millions of people in the United States is being used by the federal government to assist in their immigration enforcement efforts, reports Jude Joffe-Block of NPR [link removed].  

The administration is now extending its reach for data into state agencies, showing a shift from long-standing norms and practices. While the administration’s initial explanation for the states’ data collection was to sift out waste and undue government spending, they are also using it to track non-citizens, Joffe-Block notes.  

Experts argue this could make states less likely to share data with the federal government. In addition, the new practice could cause people to miss out on important benefits. 

Separately, in Los Angeles, masked and plain clothed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers are infringing on the trust built between local law enforcement and their communities, report Nathan Solis and Richard Winton of the Los Angeles Times [link removed].  

Advocates warn that this loss of trust could have serious consequences, as Victoria Valenzuela reports for USA Today [link removed]. Valenzuela speaks to those who work with domestic violence victims on how the population is now worried that calling the police for help may mean alerting ICE as well.  

Additionally, in Florida there is a fear that immigration raids could keep immigrants from accessing shelter during the upcoming hurricane season, reports Alex Harris of the Miami Herald [link removed].  

Welcome to Wednesday’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 Marcela Aguirre, 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]. 

**LEGAL BATTLES** – Florida officials requested the Supreme Court Monday to allow the enforcement of a law that criminalizes entering the state as an undocumented person, reports Melissa Quinn of CBS News [link removed]. A U.S. district judge previously blocked the state law, ruling it likely unconstitutional, and held Attorney General Uthmeier in civil contempt for defying the injunction. Separately, in Tennessee, a lawsuit was filed blocking a new law that would make it a felony to “harbor” undocumented immigrants, reports Anita Wadhwani of the Tennessee Lookout [link removed].  

**STUDENTS** – After a court ended the access to in-state-tuition for undocumented students, Texas is asking public colleges and universities to identify non-citizen students who should start paying out-of-state-tuition, reports Sneha Day of The Texas Tribune [link removed]. The request has raised concerns among institutions about the possibility of violating federal privacy laws. Separately, a University of Utah student who was detained by ICE for over two weeks has been released, reports Simone Seikaly of KSL [link removed].  

**BORDER PATROL** – Immigration and Custom Enforcement is now holding a record of 59,000 immigrants in detention centers across the country, reports Camilo Montoya-Galvez of CBS News [link removed]. Valerie Gonzalez of the Associated Press [link removed] reports on how with decreased border arrests, Border Patrol agents are working farther away from the border. Federal law allows Border Patrol agents to stop and question people within 100 miles of the border, Gonzalez notes.  

**A MOTHER TAKEN** — A Marine Corps veteran is shaken and anxious after his wife — and mother of his two children— was detained last month by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), reports Jack Brook of the Associated Press [link removed]. Adrian Clouatre’s wife, Paola, was still breastfeeding their youngest child when she was taken during a meeting regarding her green card. Brook notes that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced in February that it “will no longer exempt” from deportation people that had some privileges in the past, including families of military personnel or veterans. 

For more on lives impacted by immigration policies: 

* ICE raids are affecting the mental and physical wellbeing of migrants across the country. (Maria Villarroel, Latin Times [link removed]) 

* After 50 years in the United States a Purple Heart Army veteran is self-deporting. (Juliana Kim, NPR [link removed]) 

* A 26-year-old asylum seeker who came to the U.S. with his family from Cuba was detained during a family vacation. (Erin McGroarty of Cap Times [link removed] and Natalie Yahr of Wisconsin Watch [link removed]) 

Thanks for reading,  

Clara 

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