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Mexican authorities have agreed to take back more Cubans and Nicaraguans
expelled by the U.S. under Title 42, according to a handful of U.S. and
Mexican officials, report Nick Miroff and Kevin Sieff of The Washington
Post
.  

"The deal is potentially significant because the Mexican government has
more latitude to carry out deportation flights to Cuba and Nicaragua,
nations whose frosty relations with Washington severely limit the United
States' ability to return their citizens." 

Per CBP data, between Oct. 1, 2021, and March 31, only 737 of the 78,903
Cubans taken into custody along the southern border were expelled under
Title 42. 2,200 of the 79,066 Nicaraguans who arrived during that same
time were also rapidly expelled.  

The data is a stark contrast to Title 42 expulsions of Central Americans
from Guatemala and Honduras, of whom 65% were expelled during that
time. 

While this negotiation signifies the U.S. and Mexico's continued
bilateral relationship, using Title 42 for deportation isn't the
answer. Finding border solutions and fixing our asylum system is.  

Welcome to Thursday's edition of The Forum Daily. Hope you have a
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REFORMS - More than 200 faith leaders, U.S. senators, and staff
gathered Tuesday and Wednesday urging Congress to pass meaningful
immigration reforms, Ryan Foley reports for The Christian Post
.
"[E]very single human being is worthy of dignity, honor, respect and
love," said Derwin Gray, lead pastor of Transformation Church South
Carolina. Gray also called on Congress to push for immigration laws that
reflect "how great our country actually is, with reasonable policies so
that lives can be transformed." Conversations on reforms for Dreamers,
farmworkers, and Afghan refugees were front and center. For more on the
meetings, see the Evangelical Immigration Table's latest press
statement
.  

HOMELESS MIGRANTS - While the Biden administration has reunited 200
migrant families separated by the Trump administration, three-quarters
of them now face housing insecurity and homelessness, report Kristina
Cooke, Mica Rosenberg, and Ted Hesson of Reuters
.
Maria Hernandez and her two daughters, who fled Honduras in 2017, are
one of those families. They're now at a homeless shelter in Los
Angeles, but their stay is limited to just 90 days. Hernandez's
concerns grow every day as she tries to look for permanent housing: "It
stresses me out ... My head hurts." Reuters has been chronicling the
family's story since 2020; in-depth reporting includes coverage from
June 2o21

and January 2022
. 

PUBLIC PERCEPTION - New research

from the Migration Policy Institute "examines the different narratives
that tend to emerge in communities welcoming forced migrants" and the
challenges of shifting those narratives, per the Associate Director of
MPI's International Program, Natalia Banulescu-Bogdan. To address some
of these negative perceptions, "[g]overnments and advocates may need to
move away from the narrow goal of changing narratives and focus instead
on restoring confidence in migration and integration systems," according
to the report
.
"And to do so, they may need to calibrate a wide range of policies -
including housing, employment, and infrastructure investments - to
address the underlying sources of tension in receiving communities." 

**'SHAME ON US'**- After Texas National Guard Spc. Bishop Evans
died last month trying to rescue someone crossing the Rio Grande, the
Texas Military Department instituted a policy discouraging soldiers from
saving drowning migrants. The policy is now drawing intense scrutiny
from critics, report James Barragán for The Texas Tribune

and Davis Winkie of Military Times. The troops still lack flotation
devices and rescue training for these types of emergencies, and it is
unclear whether the department will implement more training on water
survival or rescues soon. "We haven't trained them to do what's
instinctive," said State Rep. Ray Lopez, (D-San Antonio). "Shame on us
for not training them to do it." Separately, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R)
is considering challenging a 1982 SCOTUS case "requiring states to offer
free public education to all children, including those of undocumented
immigrants," Niki Griswold reports for Austin American-Statesman
. 

TENT - The Tent Partnership for Refugees, founded by Chobani CEO Hamdi
Ulukaya, is a model for employers aiming to promote diversity, equity,
and inclusion with an immigrant workforce, reports Caroline Colvin for
HR Dive
.
Making refugees feel supported through English courses, mentorship
programs, and more is key. Tent has also been instrumental in assisting
Afghan evacuees and hopes to support Ukrainians in similar ways.
Meanwhile, President Biden has asked Congress to pass the Afghan
Adjustment Act
,
per a budget request centering around Ukraine aid which was sent to
lawmakers last week, CNN
's
Natasha Bertrand and Paul LeBlanc report. ICYMI: Tune in to this great
episode of the Behind Every Employer
podcast on Ukraine policy
and refugees with Forum experts Samantha Howland Zelaya and Helena
Coric.  

Today's local stories: 

* Iowa City organization Afghan Allies, one of Iowa's sponsor circles,
is going above and beyond to help Afghan refugees in need by
"[assisting] incoming Afghan refugees with finding housing, employment,
and preliminary income support." (Simone Garza, The Daily Iowan
) 

* Thanks to financial assistance from community nonprofit Broomfield
FISH, 18 of the 37 Afghan refugees will now live in Broomfield,
Colorado's "first affordable low-income family apartment development
in more than 22 years." (Sydney McDonald, The Daily Camera
) 

MIDWEST - For the National Geographic
,
Miami University associate professor Daisy Hernández does an incredible
job describing how the U.S. Midwest - with its family ties, meals, and
surrounding multi-generational immigrant communities - is "somehow
Latin American." Give it a read to see what I mean.  

Thanks for reading, 

Ali 

 

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