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As part of a cross-border digital ad campaign, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) is running advertisements in Guatemala and
Honduras asking migrants not to enter the U.S. unauthorized, reports
Anna Giaritelli of the Washington Examiner
. 

"The ads deliver a clear message: Smugglers are lying to you. The fact
is that entering the United States illegally is a crime. The ads
highlight smugglers, known as 'coyotes,' who take advantage of and
profit from vulnerable migrants," per CBP's press release
. 

"Smugglers use lies to lure the vulnerable into a dangerous journey that
often ends in removal or death," said CBP Commissioner Chris Magnus,
former LEITF member. "This digital ad campaign is
an important component of U.S. government efforts to prevent tragedies
and curtail irregular migration."   

In anticipation of the pending Title 42 lift, the ads - in Spanish,
with English text at the bottom - will run through mid-July. The ads
also provide a link to the U.S. government website with details "urging
migrants not to pay cartels to smuggle them into the U.S.," notes
Giaritelli. 

Cartels prey on migrants often, make money, and always win. Glad the
administration is calling that out. But until we have more legal and
accessible pathways for vulnerable migrants to seek asylum in the U.S.,
more migrants will keep coming through irregular migration channels in
search of safety and opportunity.  

What we really need are long-term border solutions

that balance national security and compassion. (Not the "flagship"
border security bill highlighted in this letter

from 16 groups and a dozen former senior Trump officials urging Congress
to pass it for next year, per Adam Shaw of Fox News
). 

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**POLICY CHALLENGES** - The Innovation Law Lab recently filed a
lawsuit on behalf of a family from El Salvador to end Title 42, per
Salvador Rivera of Border Report
.
This comes as a federal district court judge recently issued a temporary
restraining order blocking the Biden administration's order to lift
Title 42 on May 23. (The judge just extended the order

yesterday. 21 GOP states, including Arizona and Texas, have motioned
against rescinding the policy). "We cannot allow state governments to
dictate national immigration policy and eviscerate asylum by judicial
fiat," said Innovation Law Lab's Tess Hellgren. For more on why Title
42 isn't helpful, see the Council on National Security and
Immigration's latest press statement
.
Separately, the Biden administration and lawyers for Texas and Missouri
agree that the Supreme Court has the authority to decide the fate of the
Trump-era 'Remain in Mexico'

program, per Roll Call
's
Suzanne Monyak. 

LOOMING DEADLINE - Originally from Mexico, Octaviano Ortiz has fought
his deportation case for more than a decade, reports Elvia Malagón of
the Chicago Sun-Times
.
Ortiz has been in the U.S. for about 23 years, lives in Chicago with his
family of six, and works at a
meatpacking company - but was recently denied an appeal on his
deportation order and must leave the country by May 23. He is
now debating whether to leave the country alone or bring his family.
Immigration advocates who organized a rally on Tuesday plan to submit a
request for prosecutorial discretion with ICE, in hopes of letting Ortiz
stay in the U.S. Concerned especially for his 2-year-old son, who was
born prematurely, Ortiz said: "If I take him to Mexico, he would lose
the help. But if I go and leave my wife, she would have to work and the
boy wouldn't be able to get his therapy." 

REFUGEE WELCOME - While the "Uniting for Ukraine"

program is a good first step to support Ukrainian refugees, more must be
done, Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service President Krish O'Mara
Vignarajah told Jeff Brumley of Baptist News Global
.
"Many families are arriving with nothing but the clothes on their backs
and need help with everything from food and housing to navigating
complicated social service systems and getting their children enrolled
in school. So, this work is just beginning," said O'Mara Vignarajah
during a recent LIRS webinar
focused on Ukraine. The
plight of Ukrainians and other refugees around the world is yet another
push to fix the broken immigration system, she notes: "We must meet this
moment. Not only do we have the opportunity to help Ukrainians but to
rebuild our refugee and immigration system." 

More on local welcome: 

* Two local organic farms in Wisconsin are partnering with New
Beginnings for Refugees to support 10
Afghan families for about 5 months with "access to fresh, locally grown
organic produce." (Brittany Dobbins, WSAW
) 

* With the help of several donors, volunteers, and a grant from the
Schultz Family Foundation, Montana volunteer organization Butte Heart
has housing available for up to 18 refugees for 90 days, along with job
opportunities from St. James Hospital. (DJ Bauer, ABC FOX Montana
) 

* "As an engaged university, we act to build the world that we want to
live in," said Jonathan Koppell, the president of Montclair State
University in New Jersey, which recently welcomed displaced Afghan
scholar Roya Saqib. "I'm one of the lucky ones to have these
opportunities, but many are back in Afghanistan, they're still
suffering," said Saqib. "That's why I want to work for those who are
left behind." (Marilyn Joyce Lehren, Montclair State University
)  

**THE AMERICAN DREAM** - Despite the notion that the 'American
Dream' is dead, "every year people come here from around the world in
pursuit of that dream," writes Erica Pandey for Axios
.
In 2019, Gallup polling

found that 70% of U.S. adults - across race, gender, political party,
and income - believe the American Dream is achievable. New American
Economy data

show that 44% of Fortune 500 companies have at least one founder who is
an immigrant or the child of immigrants. And Princeton researchers found

that children of immigrants who fall in the poorest quarter of the U.S.
still end up in the middle class, achieving upward mobility. "The bottom
line: The U.S. remains the leading destination for immigrants with big
dreams."  

Thanks for reading, 

Ali 

 

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