The Forum Daily | Monday, February 9, 2026https://www.forumtogether.org

Prolonged detentions are more routine under the second Trump administration, and even some immigrants prepared to leave the United States willingly are kept from moving until they see a judge, reports Gisela Salomon of the Associated Press [link removed]. 

The Supreme Court ruled in 2001 that immigrants could not be held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention indefinitely and set a six-month limit. As of mid-January, 7,252 people had been in custody for longer than six months, Salomon notes.  

Additionally, after Anna Flagg and Shannon Heffernan of The Marshall Project [link removed] reported a 600% increase in child detentions at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Catholic leaders are speaking out for the children and their families, reports Simone Orendain of OSV News [link removed]. 

Federal enforcement efforts should be "guided by Christ's call in the Gospel to solidarity with ‘the least of these,’" David Spicer of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops worte in a statement to the outlet.  

Take a deep breath, then take in the words of children at Dilley, as told to Mica Rosenberg of ProPublica [link removed] — and don't miss the photos by Anna Connors. The administration’s country-based visa restrictions are affecting a different set of children and families: those in the international adoption process, Hannah Herrera of Christianity Today [link removed] reports. 

On the economic front, Elizabeth Findell and Ruth Simon of The Wall Street Journal [link removed], with photos by Christopher Lee, pick up on the economic hit South Texas is experiencing — and their editorial board colleagues [link removed] look at whether Florida immigration laws have contributed to slowing job growth there. 

It seems safe to say that at least to most New Englanders, Bad Bunny was the highlight of the Super Bowl. Aditi Bharade of Business Insider [link removed] has more on his performance, while Jack Blanchard and Dasha Burns of Politico [link removed] pull together reactions to it. Oh, and congratulations to the Seahawks. 

Welcome to Monday’s edition of The Forum Daily. I'm Dan Gordon, and the great Forum Daily team also includes Jillian Clark, Nicci Mattey, Malaika Onyia, Luisa Sinisterra and Clara Villatoro. If you have a story to share from your own community, please send it to me at [email protected] mailto:[email protected]. 

**More Faith Reactions **

* Churches may help house thousands of Springfield children left behind if TPS expires [link removed] (Jessica Orozco, Springfield News-Sun) 

* Faith leaders act as 'prayer guards' to immigration enforcement [link removed] (Daniel Caruth, KUAF) 

* A Faith-Based Network Is Helping Philly’s Immigrant Families Stay Afloat [link removed] (Pryce Jamison, Next City) 

* Episcopal Church, partners argue appeal in suit seeking immigrant protections at houses of worship [link removed] (David Paulsen. Episcopal News Service) 

**Health Care Concerns **

* Idaho bill requiring hospitals to ask for immigration status sparks privacy concerns [link removed] (Dereka Kay, KTVB7) 

* With ICE Using Medicaid Data, Hospitals and States Are in a Bind Over Warning Immigrant Patients [link removed] (Phil Galewitz and Amanda Seitz, KFF Health News) 

* Pregnant Women in Minneapolis Hiding From ICE Face Impossible Choice [link removed] (Bethlehem Feleke, Ben Garvin and Ben Laffin, The New York Times) 

**State and Local **

* ‘I felt hopeless’: Hmong refugee stranded in Texas after release from ICE detention [link removed] (Katelyn Vue and Andrew Hazzard, Sahan Journal) 

* Local law enforcement says immigrants' rights will be protected in wake of ICE raids [link removed] (Kevin Meerschaert, WEMU News) 

* Iowa bill threatens local ID programs, impacting immigrant communities [link removed] (Abigail Homrock, Iowa’s News Now) 

* A Raid in a Small Town Brings Trump’s Deportations to Deep-Red Idaho [link removed] (Anna Griffin, photos by Loren Elliott, The New York Times) 

* Tennessee GOP bill would require immigration checks for local government aid [link removed] (Anita Wadhwani, Tennessee Lookout) 

**Federal News** 

* Trump Administration to Curtail Immigrant Appeals of Deportation Decisions [link removed] (Michelle Hackman, The Wall Street Journal) 

* DHS watchdog details extensive probes into Trump's immigration crackdown [link removed] (Jacob Wendler, Politico) 

* How to Actually Reform ICE [link removed] (Paul Rosenzweig, The Atlantic; the writer is also a Council on National Security and Immigration leader [link removed]) 

* Border czar warned immigration operations should be targeted to 'keep the faith of the American people' [link removed] (Julia Ainsley, NBC News) 

* Second judge blocks IRS from sharing taxpayer information with ICE [link removed] (Danny Nguyen and Toby Eckert, Politico) 

Thanks for reading, 

Dan 

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