The Forum Daily | Friday, July 10, 2026https://www.forumtogether.org

We’ll begin with some positives to close out the week. 

First, immigrants are finding hope in their communities, including communities of faith. 

In Tallahassee Florida, faith leaders are among those calling on Congress to support legislation to protect Haitians who are losing Temporary Protected Status (TPS), reports Arianna Otero of Tallahassee Democrat [link removed].  

"They are employees who show up before sunrise. They are entrepreneurs creating jobs and hope. They are students pursuing an education," said the Rev. R.B. Holmes. " ... They are part of the American story." 

In Miami, more than 100 people turned out for a rally yesterday, reports Tania Francois of CBS Miami [link removed]. It was among at least eight such rallies around the country, The Haitian Times [link removed] noted. 

For Haitians in New York City, St. Jerome parish has been a source of solace amid the countdown to the loss of Temporary Protected Status, Ralph Thomassaint Joseph of Documented [link removed] reports. Pastors there have spread a message of faith over fear. 

Elsewhere on the faith front, the Rev. Jeff Brown of Nashville, Tennessee, speaks against the state’s policy — currently blocked by a court — that would force families to "give up life-saving services for their children or get reported" at least to state immigration enforcement officials. His op-ed is in the Tennessee Lookout [link removed]. 

Audrey Luhmann’s response to immigration enforcement in Chicago is featured in a Religion News Service [link removed] series. She tells her sons "that Jesus was with those who were oppressed, that Jesus was with those who the rest of the world pushed away." 

Meanwhile, the American dream survives for some immigrants. 

Alex Stone of ABC News [link removed] offers a peek at citizenship ceremonies around the country as America turned 250 years old. In the Glen Arbor Sun [link removed], a woman whose name is withheld for her protection shares her experience of arrival and welcome here. And in the Concord Monitor [link removed], former refugee Fisto Ndayishimiye reflects on Independence Day and his decade in the U.S.  

"May we choose courage over division, service over indifference, truth over fear, and hope over despair," he concludes. 

Welcome to Friday’s edition of The Forum Daily. If you have a story to share from your own community, please send it to [email protected] mailto:[email protected]. 

**DELAYS** — Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) [link removed] renewals have slowed, leaving many recipients unable to work, reports Shelby Bremer of NBC 7 [link removed]. One San Diego Dreamer feels stuck: "I went through a little bit of a depression because it was kind of the feeling of maybe I don’t belong here." Meanwhile, an appeals court has blocked the reopening of a lawsuit in which Texas in-state tuition for Dreamers was struck down, Milla Surjadi of The Dallas Morning News [link removed] reports. 

**LAWFUL BUT DETAINED** — A green card holder originally from Jamaica, whose wife is a U.S. citizen, remains in detention after being picked up at O’Hare International Airport, reports Lourdes Duarte of WGN [link removed]. Dayton Lindsay has lived in the United States for 30 years, she notes. In Massachusetts, a man here with authorization has filed a lawsuit after he was detained last year, Samantha Genzer of Boston.com [link removed] reports. And in Lake Placid, New York, many people caught in May immigration raids had work authorization, Amir Khafagy of Documented [link removed] reports. 

**DETENTION** — Of 45 detention centers holding more than 500 people, 15 have not been inspected in at least a year and 5 have never been inspected, reports Julia Ingram of CBS News [link removed]. Meanwhile, federal judges continue to push back against the Trump administration’s detainment of individuals without bond, reports Kyle Cheney of Politico [link removed]. And a Nevada federal judge says Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been "disregarding a binding court order and engaging in ‘governmental lawlessness’" after he ruled against mandatory detention, reports Isabella Aldrete of the Nevada Independent [link removed]. 

**EL SALVADOR TPS** — As TPS wanes for Haitians, a Democrat and a Republican are urging continuing protections for Salvadorans who now have TPS. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-New York) has written [link removed] to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin urging an extension. And Aurora, Colorado, Mayor Mike Coffman (R) said Salvadorans with TPS "should not only be allowed to stay in the United States but should have a path to citizenship," per Sentinel Colorado [link removed]. 

Thanks for reading, 

Dan

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