The Forum Daily | Tuesday, July 22, 2025https://immigrationforum.org/

THE FORUM DAILYThe Trump administration is using Border Patrol agents deployed far from the U.S.-Mexico border to help carry out its enforcement agenda, report Marianne LeVine and Derek Hawkins of The Washington Post [link removed]. 

The agency has jurisdiction within 100 miles of any U.S. border – including coastlines –an area that includes about two-thirds of the U.S. population. Over the past month, Border Patrol agents have taken part in enforcement actions across the country, from a courthouse in New York City to a park in Los Angeles, the Post reports. 

Separately, with a new infusion of cash from the recent reconciliation bill, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers may face more pressure than ever to perform a larger push for enforcement, report Priscilla Alvarez and Michael Williams of CNN [link removed]. 

Meanwhile, in Texas, with raids escalating, some immigrants are choosing between staying home to avoid raids and accessing medical care, report Amanda Seitz and Jacquelyn Martin of the Associated Press [link removed].  

The choice to seek needed care is especially fraught now that ICE has accessed the personal data of 79 million Medicaid enrollees in order to track down unauthorized immigrants. “This is a very dangerous situation for people,” said Stanley Fisch, a Texas pediatrician. 

As some immigrants opt to avoid medical care, others continue to play an important role in the U.S.’s health care workforce. See the Forum’s new resource [link removed] on the ways that immigrants strengthen care for all Americans. 

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 Nicci Mattey. If you have a story to share from your own community, please send it to me at [email protected] mailto:[email protected]. 

**FAMILY CONCERNS** — In Portland, Oregon, a father’s detention in front of his child’s daycare has left the community shaken as parents question whether their children are safe, reports Claire Rush of the Associated Press [link removed]. Meanwhile, in Rockford, Illinois, two immigrant families try to make a life for themselves while their fear of immigration raids grows, reports Peter Medlin of Northern Public Radio. [link removed] Similarly, a St. Louis family hides due to immigration fears, reports Jesse Bogan of St. Louis Public Radio [link removed] and The Marshall Project.  

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**LORIDA DETENTION** — While facilities such as Florida's detention center in the Everglades are meant to deter immigration, research shows deterrence tactics may not have that effect, reports Yacob Reyes of Axios Tampa Bay [link removed]. A recent report [link removed] done by three advocacy organizations outlines alleged humanitarian abuses in three facilities in Florida, including the Everglades facility, reports Verónica Egui Brito of the Miami Herald [link removed]. Florida pastor, Gary L. Shultz Jr.  shares his thoughts on how the facility “fails the dignity test” in an op-ed for the Tallahassee Democrat [link removed].                

**AFGHAN EVACUEES** — A U.S. State Department cable shows the United Arab Emirates has begun returning Afghan families to Afghanistan despite recent comments by President Trump on potential support for them, reports Humeyra Pamuk of Reuters [link removed]. Pamuk notes that 30 Afghan evacuees remain in the UAE facility along with 1,500 others in a similar facility in Qatar.  

**H-1B CHANGES** — The administration plans to reintroduce a modified version of the 2021 proposed rule that changed the annual H-1B visa lottery to a salary-based selection, writes Stuart Anderson for Forbes [link removed]. The change will affect international students, early-career professionals and individuals earning lower wages by prioritizing high-income individuals, Anderson notes. Experts warn the rule will disadvantage U.S. recruiting international talent. 

Thanks for reading,  

Clara 

**P.S.** In Buffalo, New York, the One World Soccer tournament brings together many children from immigrant and refugee communities, reports Tommy Gallagher of WGRZ [link removed].

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