The Forum Daily | Thursday, July 10, 2025https://immigrationforum.org/

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The U.S. Supreme Court blocked Florida from enforcing a law that would make undocumented people who entered the state subject to prosecution by state officials, reports Adam Liptak of The New York Times [link removed]. 

The court’s decision yesterday maintains a lower court hold on enforcing the law while the legal case against it proceeds. Liptak notes that the case may return to the Supreme Court at a later date. 

Separately, a team at the Miami Herald [link removed] reports on the harsh conditions in Florida’s new detention facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz.” Based on a court filing early this week in a lawsuit about environmental concerns, it’s unclear if detained migrants at this facility are under the custody of ICE or the state. The uncertainty has raised concerns among advocates and family members of the detainees, who are already alarmed by the inadequate provision of basic necessities. 

In an opinion piece also for the Miami Herald [link removed], Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava writes about her concerns over the current federal approach to immigration prioritizing enforcement and the conditions at the facility in the Everglades.  

“We must reject policies that promote fear and division, and instead embrace approaches grounded in dignity and respect for human rights,” Cava writes. 

Additionally, some immigration attorneys say they are not able to see their clients detained in the facility, as Stuart Anderson writes in a piece for Forbes [link removed]. 

Welcome to Thursday’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]. 

**LAW ENFORCEMENT** — After receiving threats of removal from office from Attorney General Uthmeier, Key West City Commissioners are reentering into an agreement that facilitates collaboration between local police and ICE officials, reports Julia Cooper of WLRN Public Media [link removed]. In a city hall meeting, community members and faith leaders criticized the commissioners’ decision. “Fear is causing you to second guess the brave and morally admirable decision you made last week,” said Rev. Madeline Baum of the Key West United Methodist Church. 

**HEALTH WORKFORCE** — In the United States, foreign-born workers are the backbone of the growing caregiver industry, and the current immigration crackdown could lead to an increase of costs, reports Rachel Barber of USA Today [link removed]. Experts at the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis [link removed] estimate that the need for home health aides would rise 35% from 2022 to 2037, filling these roles would become increasingly difficult.  As the demand of physicians persists, more employers are offering immigrant doctors support with their visas, reports Emily Peck of Axios [link removed].    

**FAITH OVER FEAR** — As the administration attempts to terminate their Temporary Protected Status, Haitian nationals in Springfield, Ohio, are relying on their Christian faith to battle deportation fears, reports Nathan Layne of Reuters [link removed]. Many have asylum cases pending and they remain devoted to staying in the U.S. where they have community ties and job experience. Meanwhile, Aaliyah Mitchell of CBS17 [link removed]  reports on how Pastor Guillermo Navarrete in Tijuana, Mexico, and Pastor Isaac Villegas in Durham, North Carolina, try to offer hope to the immigrant community. 

**L.A. LAWSUIT** — Los Angeles officials have filed a motion to join a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration’s immigration raids, reports Orlando Mayorquín of The New York Times [link removed]. The lawsuit accuses Immigration and Custom Enforcement officials of multiple legal violations, including racial profiling and making warrantless arrests. Mayorquín highlights that officials in Los Angeles and other cities argue that the administration’s immigration crackdown has triggered economic setbacks, reduced tax revenues, and imposed millions of dollars in additional burdens on local law enforcement agencies. 

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Clara 

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