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**THE FORUM DAILY**

A federal judge is expected to hear arguments today on the use of force by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and??U.S. Customs and
Border Protection??(CBP)??in the Chicago area, report Armando??Garcia??and??James Hill of??ABC News [link removed].??

Lawyers??for??faith??leaders??and others??who say??they've??been harmed??while??participating??in lawful protests, as well as for journalists,??will argue that ICE and CBP agents' actions??are "increasingly reckless and dangerous,"??Garcia and Hill??report.??

The federal government denies these allegations and??says??it is the agents who are facing increased danger from civilians. The judge will??decide??whether to extend restrictions on??the??use of force??by the federal agents.??

In another Chicago courtroom yesterday, a federal judge heard testimony on the conditions immigrant detainees face at??the Broadview??detention??facility, reports??Madeline Buckley??of the??Chicago Tribune
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"I don't want anyone else to live what I lived through,"??former detainee??Felipe Agustin Zamacona,??a Mexican immigrant who has lived and worked in the U.S. for decades,??said in his testimony.??The judge is expected to issue an order today.??

On a brighter note, Illinois lawmakers passed a bill last week that should??protect??immigrants in hospitals,??schools??and courthouses,??reports Francia Garcia Hernandez of??Block Club??Chicago [link removed] Olander of the??Chicago Tribune [link removed] reported on the development.??

For courthouse enforcement??photos
each??worth a thousand words,??look at??Reuters [link removed]'??collection from inside New York immigration courts,??most??by David 'Dee' Delgado.????

Welcome to Wednesday's edition???of??The Forum Daily.??I'm??Dan Gordon, the??Forum's VP of Strategic Communications, and the great??Forum??Daily??team also includes??Marcela Aguirre,??Masooma Amin, Jillian Clark??and Clara Villatoro. If you have a story to share from your own community, please send???it???to me [email protected] mailto:[email protected].??

**A CALL FOR REFLECTION**??-??With the Trump administration's new refugee??cap??of 7,500 and shift in focus,??fewer persecuted??Christians and other religious??minorities will be able to enter the United States, reports Harvest Prude of??Christianity Today
[link removed] communities involved in refugee resettlement??are disappointed,??she??notes.??Separately, Pope Leo??called for deep reflection on the treatment of migrants in the United States, reports Yesim Dikmen of??Reuters [link removed].??

**CITIZENSHIP**??-??Salt??Lake City??has??launched an initiative, "Future Citizens PATH," to help eligible immigrants pursue U.S. citizenship, reports Tim Vandenack??of??KLS.com [link removed]. It is modeled after a program??launched last year??in Ogden, Utah,??that??provides civics??and??U.S.??history classes, as well as??legal services for
naturalization.??The program requires??participants??to??do volunteer work upon completion.??

**PURSUING ANSWERS??**-??The family of??Randall Alberto Gamboa Esquivel??is??looking for answers??after the??Costa Rica??native died??following his deportation??from the U.S.,??reports??Armando Quesada Webb of??El Pa??s [link removed] was in a vegetative state at the time he was deported.??

For??additional??personal??stories:??

* A toddler was among??six people??agents??detained Tuesday at a Home Depot??parking lot??in??Los Angeles.??(A team at the??Boyle Heights Beat) [link removed]??

* In a??new book,??Gabrielle??Oliveira??looks at the stories of 16 families who came to the U.S. for a new life. (Sam Dingman,??KJZZ
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* A San Diego priest helps to return a migrant man's??remains??to his family in Venezuela. (Kate Morrissey,??Voice of San??Diego [link removed])??

**FLAVORS??OF HOME**??-??Venezuelan migrants who came to the United States for a safe life are??opening businesses that bring the taste of Venezuela to their new homes, Su Ying Lee Yang??writes in??Borgen Magazine [link removed].??"Our motto is: We cook everything as if you were home," said Daniela Avila Urdaneta,??who opened??Pl??tanos??Venezuelan Food in Chicago.??"We wanted to fill a need of the heart: a place where people can sit and remember Venezuela."??

Thanks
for reading,????

Dan??

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