The Forum Daily | Friday, July 24, 2026https://www.forumtogether.org

Two Republicans and two Democrats are working together to extend protections for people from Afghanistan who are already in the United States, Billal Rahman reports for Newsweek [link removed]. 

The Afghanistan TPS Act would provide or extend protections for many Afghans who supported the United States during war in their native country, Rahman reports. 

"Many of these individuals were our allies who served bravely alongside American servicemembers, came here through lawful or humanitarian pathways, and are still going through the legal process here in the United States," said Rep. Don Bacon (R-Nebraska), a co-sponsor of the bill. 

In the words of Forum President and CEO Jennie Murray, "So many Afghan TPS recipients fought alongside us, some for decades, and would not be safe returning to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. We owe it to them to continue to provide safety."

Rahman notes that the administration has ended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for people from other countries — including for Haitians, who may be out of status as soon as Monday. 

That end is having real effects, as Catherine E. Shoichet of CNN [link removed] reports. Sabine French’s mother, who’s 91, stands to lose her daily caregiver for the past three years. 

"I can’t really believe that this will happen," French said. "It’s like, why? It’s like firing your best worker for no apparent reason." 

Haitians and others with TPS around New Bedford, Massachusetts, and their community already are feeling the effects of the pending or potential end of protections, Kevin G. Andrade and Eleonora Bianchi of The New Bedford Light [link removed] report. So are Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, writes John W. Miller of America magazine [link removed]. 

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**SELF-DEPORTATION PRESSURE** — The Trump administration is deploying civil fines of up to $1.8 million per person to increase pressure to "self-deport," Miriam Jordan of The New York Times [link removed] reports. The Department of Homeland Security has notified more than 100,000 people that they owe over $998 per day they have remained in the country following a judge’s removal order. Trump is the first president to impose such fines, Jordan notes. Recipients must "abandon the lives they have built, or face the threat of financial ruin," she writes. 

**NONCRIMINALS** — According to new Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) data, 74% of immigrants in California detention centers and 79% nationwide have no criminal record, reports Itzel Luna of the Los Angeles Times [link removed]. It was the first data release in months, and it highlights an increase in detentions and a shifted focus toward weakening legal immigration, Luna reports. It does not include people detained in short-term facilities such as ICE field offices and courtrooms. 

**VALEDICTORIAN DEPORTED** — A 20-year-old Texas Christian University student has been deported to El Salvador, reports Sarah Bahari of The Dallas Morning News [link removed]. Luis Andrade Garcia had been in the United States since around age 3, was valedictorian of his high school class and is studying accounting and business information systems. Andrade Garcia arrived in the U.S. after the cutoff date for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals eligibility, Bahari notes.  

**CALL TO CONSCIENCE** — Texas faith leaders came together this week to call for an end to violence amid immigration enforcement, reports Ellie Ashby of The Texas Tribune [link removed] and Religion News Service [link removed]. Among other appeals, leaders called for vetting, training and accountability (as have we [link removed]) and limits on the use of lethal force. "We recognize the federal government’s responsibility to enforce our immigration laws and maintain our borders, but enforcement must never come at the expense of human life," said Grace Bonilla of grassroots interfaith group Texas Impact. 

Thanks for reading, 

Dan 

**P.S.** Speaking of faith, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in New York City is practicing love for others by providing church members, many of whom are undocumented, with food baskets and other assistance, reports Fiona André of Religion News Service [link removed].

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