The Forum Daily | Tuesday, July 1, 2025https://immigrationforum.org/

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) is shifting focus to pursuing denaturalization of U.S. citizens, report Jaclyn Diaz and Juliana Kim of NPR [link removed]. 

In a June 11 memo, [link removed] Assistant Attorney General Brett A. Shumate wrote that denaturalization will be among the agency's top enforcement priorities for their civil division. Immigration attorneys express concern over DOJ broadening the range of crimes that could jeopardize an individual's citizenship status. They also highlight the impact that the new measure could have on American families and communities.  

Separately, American farmers are feeling the impact of heightened immigration enforcement activity as many workers choose to stay home rather than risk being caught up in raids, reports a team at Reuters [link removed]. 

“If 70% of your workforce doesn’t show up, 70% of your crop doesn’t get picked and can go bad in one day,” said Lisa Tate, a sixth-generation farmer. “[M]ost farmers here are barely breaking even. I fear this has created a tipping point where many will go bust.”   

Despite promising to hold businesses accountable, the administration has overwhelmingly focused its crackdown on immigrant workers themselves report Marianne LeVine, Lauren Kaori Gurley and Aaron Schaffer of The Washington Post [link removed].  

The Post team notes that small businesses have been hit especially hard, as they often lack the resources to challenge the government’s efforts to target their employees. 

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

**COSTS** — A new report [link removed] by FWD.us shows that American households will experience a rise in costs across the board due to the administration’s immigration enforcement policies, reports Alisa Reznick of KJZZ [link removed]. “Recent and proposed immigration policies will result in American families paying an additional $2,150 for goods and services each year by the end of 2028,” reads the report. 

**VULNERABLE** — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) vetoed a bipartisan bill enhancing oversight of migrant children's detention centers, reports Bayliss Wagner of the Austin American Statesman [link removed]. The bill passed with overwhelming support in the Republican led legislature and would have addressed abuse in facilities for unaccompanied minors. Prior to Abbott’s veto, State Sen. Joan Huffman (R) who sponsored the bill, commented: “[W]e must ensure that operators of child detention facilities do not further endanger these children through unvetted hiring practices or unclear health, safety and education plans.” 

**AFGHAN ALLIES** — In an op-ed for The Washington Post [link removed], Douglas Lute, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general, and Thomas Warrick, former Department of Homeland Security deputy assistant secretary for counterterrorism policy, urge Congress to protect the thousands of Afghans who supported the U.S. mission in Afghanistan. The authors note that over 9,600 Afghans are at risk of deportation after the administration ended their Temporary Protected Status [link removed]. Furthermore, they say, the reconciliation bill currently under consideration would subject many Afghans in the U.S. to high annual fees. Lute and Warrick call on Congress to uphold promises made by the United States by creating a legal path for Afghan allies. 

**COMMUNITY BUILDERS** — A family in Ohio started Refugee Robotics, a club to connect local families with their refugee and immigrant neighbors through innovation and teamwork, reports Sydney Dawes of the Dayton Daily News [link removed]. The club intends to highlight the technical and engineering skills many immigrants bring to the U.S., as participants will build LEGO robots and participate in competitions. The club’s coordinator, Tim Sietman, commented, “Refugees are a blessing to the larger community. We can learn so much from each other.” 

Thanks for reading, 

Clara 

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