The Forum Daily | Monday, August 18, 2025https://immigrationforum.org/

**THE FORUM DAILY**Last Friday marked four years since the fall of Kabul and the mass evacuation of thousands of Afghans. Now, after the cancellation of legal protections by the administration, thousands of Afghans living and working in the United States face an uncertain future, reports Joseph Stepansky of Al Jazeera [link removed]. 

“It feels as if we have pulled the rug out from many of our Afghan allies through these policy changes that strip legal protection for many Afghans in the U.S. and limit pathways for Afghans who are still abroad to come to the U.S. safely,” said Kristyn Peck, chief executive officer of the Lutheran Social Services.  

In her piece for The Conversation [link removed], Assistant Professor of Migration, Mitra Naseh explains how the cancelation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) left thousands of Afghans, including many who worked alongside U.S. troops in legal limbo. 

“Many Afghans are likely to seek alternative legal pathways to remain in the U.S., most commonly through the already underresourced asylum process. For these people, the outlook looks daunting,” writes Naseh. 

In her op-ed for The Hill [link removed], Jennie commended bipartisan solutions proposed by a group of lawmakers to protect our Afghan allies and keep our country’s promises. She writes, “Most of Americans want to see Congress and the administration protecting Afghans by providing them permanent status — a commitment that is long overdue.”  

Welcome to Monday’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 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]. 

**Economy **

* Texas economy, job growth slowing amid trade war and immigration crackdown, Dallas fed report says [link removed] (Paul Cobler, The Texas Tribune) 

* A deflationary shock is coming as America ages, veteran strategist [link removed] (Steve Goldstein, Market Watch) 

* Rental Market Starts to See Effects of Trump's Immigration Crackdown [link removed] (Dan Gooding, Newsweek) 

* Tariffs and deportations seen as contributors to rising prices and fewer immigrant workers [link removed] (Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News) 

**Immigration Enforcement **

* Trump Crackdown Snares More Migrants With No US Criminal Records [link removed] (Alicia A. Caldwell and Phil Kuntz, Bloomberg) 

* Trump administration defends use of racial profiling to detain immigrants [link removed] (Patricia Caro, El País) 

* Immigration enforcement shaped first week of Trump’s D.C. takeover [link removed] (The Washington Post) 

* Can ICE detention centers boost rural America? Some Georgia residents are skeptical. [link removed] (Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor) 

**Immigration and Education** 

* Many Colleges May Close Without Immigrants And International Students [link removed] (Stuart Anderson, Forbes) 

* Texas senior forced out of college by Dream Act ruling that doubled her tuition [link removed] (Samantha Ketterer and Julián Aguilar, Houston Chronicle) 

* DACA students in Arizona face college disruption amid Trump’s mass deportation push [link removed] (Nicol Leon, The Arizona Republic) 

**American Families and Communities **

* 'Unstoppable': LSI secures jobs for all refugees who arrived after Trump stop-work order [link removed] (F. Amanda, Des Moines Register) 

* ‘Family of detained Georgia journalist Mario Guevara hopes petition can help bring him home [link removed] (Emily Wu Pearson, WABE) 

* I see their fear and can't stay silent. 'Economic immigrants' aren't our enemies | Opinion [link removed] (Mark Sigrist, The Columbus Dispatch) 

 

Thanks for reading,  

Clara 

 

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