The Forum Daily | Tuesday, July 8, 2025https://immigrationforum.org/

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The Department of Homeland Security announced [link removed] the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for thousands of Hondurans and Nicaraguans who have had deportation protections since 1999, reports Rebecca Beitsch of The Hill [link removed].  

Beitsch points out that the DHS announcement adds another country to the list of those losing Temporary Protected Status (TPS). In recent months, the administration has already terminated TPS for nationals from Haiti, Venezuela, Cameroon, and Afghanistan. The removal of protections for just these four countries could push hundreds of thousands of people to leave the United States, but there is an ongoing litigation. For more information on TPS, check out this Forum resource [link removed].   

Speaking of those countries, the TPS for Afghans is set to expire on July 14, leaving an estimated 12,000 Afghans at risk of deportation and without work authorization, reports Jackie Koppell of NewsNation [link removed]. 

In response to the administration’s announcement that it was canceling the designation, Rep. Jim Baird (R-IN), a Vietnam veteran, wondered about the implications for the United States’ global credibility. “How many people are you going to get to come work with us if we can’t honor when we say we’re going to do something and don’t do it?,” said Baird. 

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]. 

**UNCERTAINTY** — Haitian community members in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, are experiencing rising fear and uncertainty as their protections under parole or TPS are about to expire, reports Karen Mansfield of the Observer Reporter [link removed]. “My heart is aching,” said Pastor Randy Ord of the First United Methodist Church in Charleroi, where attendance is dropping. He says his immigrant parishioners have built lives here and contributed significantly across various industries — now they’re being forced to leave. 

**JURISDICTION** — Officials in El Salvador said in a court filing that the 130 Venezuelan migrants who are being detained in a Salvadoran megaprison remain under the control of the United States government, reports Silvia Foster-Frau of The Washington Post [link removed]. This is the first time the country’s officials have confirmed this and contradicts the administration’s claims that they could not bring the migrants back because they lack authority, Foster-Frau notes.  

**NEW COSTS** — Documented and undocumented immigrants will be paying for a large share of the newly passed reconciliation bill, report Michelle Hackman and Jack Gillum of The Wall Street Journal [link removed]. The Journal reports that immigrants are estimated to pay at least $64 billion through the next ten years to fund the administration’s tax cuts and deportations. For an updated look at the bill, our policy team has a new resource [link removed]. Separately, in an op-ed for The Washington Post [link removed], Stephen Moore, former economic advisor on President Trump’s 2020 campaign, and Richard Vedder, economics professor emeritus at Ohio University, describe how the White House’s economic plan needs immigrants to succeed.  

**COURTHOUSES** — Arizona courthouses are distributing flyers generated by the Department of Justice that pressure immigrants to self-deport, reports Daniel Gonzalez of the Arizona Republic [link removed]. Advocates warn that the flyers contain misleading information and violate judges’ impartiality. Separately, a policy change at Baltimore City Circuit Court requires certain custody hearings for children seeking permanent legal status to be held in person, reports Alex Mann and Daniel Zawodny of The Baltimore Banner [link removed]. Advocates worry that this change could lead to family separations. 

Thanks for reading, 

Clara 

**P.S.** Bookstores across Southern California are supporting their immigrant neighbors with grocery drives, fundraising campaigns and more after recent immigration operations shook the community, reports Victoria Ivie of the San Gabriel Valley Tribune [link removed]. 

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