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BACK TO WORK — U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone’s temporary ruling Thursday — which blocked Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R) ban on non-government vehicles transporting migrants — has allowed Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley to get back to work, John Lavenburg reports for Crux. "Our mission has always been to serve the most desperate who are standing right in front of us," said Bishop Daniel Flores of Brownsville via statement. "We are grateful that we can continue serving migrants — most of whom are young women and children in desperate need of the basic necessities." H-1B — The National Foundation for American Policy’s (NFAP) new report shows opinions issued by Trump-appointed judges and a legal settlement "have returned H-1B denial rates to pre-Trump levels, representing a failure by Trump officials to cement the former president’s anti-immigration legacy," NFAP executive director Stuart Anderson writes in Forbes. While visa denial rates have decreased, Anderson writes, Trump’s restrictive policies still "imposed significant costs on employers, visa holders and the economy, likely contributing to more work and talent moving to other countries." TO THE SOUTH — Mexico News Daily reports that just outside Tapachula in southern Mexico, migrants from Central America, Haiti, South America and Cuba clashed with Mexican officials as they sought faster hearings for their asylum claims. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who was in the region at the same time, said his government would continue to "contain the northward flow of migrants." But, he added, the U.S. "has to provide scholarships and allow temporary works visas for Central Americans … They don’t have [a sufficient] workforce and have an older population. How will [the United States] grow if there’s no workforce?" Clearly, AMLO read Room to Grow.
IMMIGRATION REFORM — Business and higher education leaders in Maine called for a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants in the next federal budget package during a press conference Monday, Ari Snider reports for Maine Public. "These Dreamers are going to be our future doctors, nurses, dentists, and other medical professionals," said James Herbert, President of the University of New England. Moreover, 84 mayors nationwide have also called on Congress and President Biden to pass immigration reforms, especially in the face of an "acute labor shortage," per The National Law Review. "It’s right for our economic future," said Scranton, Pennsylvania, Mayor Paige Cognetti. "It’s time for Congress to finally act." AFGHAN PARALYMPIANS — Against all odds in Kabul: Two Afghan Paralympians — Zakia Khudadadi, 22, a taekwondo qualifier, and Hossain Rasouli, 26, a sprinter — showed up on Saturday to compete in Tokyo’s Paralympic Games, reports a team at The New York Times. "Several attempts to evacuate the athletes failed, and Paralympic organizers have said that their eventual arrival in Japan involved multiple steps and the assistance of many organizations and governments," they write. "Having the athletes here isn’t about getting media coverage," said International Paralympic Committee spokesman Craig Spence. "This is about these athletes fulfilling their dream about getting to attend the Paralympic Games." For more inspiring stories, read about Afghan swimmer Abbas Karim’s journey to the Paralympic Games from NYT’s Motoko Rich. Thanks for
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