DHS stopped enrolling new people in MPP and individuals currently in the program in Mexico will be disenrolled upon their next scheduled court date, per its statement. 

The policy, which has forced thousands of migrants to wait in dangerous conditions in Mexico, "has endemic flaws, imposes unjustifiable human costs, and pulls resources and personnel away from other priority efforts to secure our border," noted DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. 

Our take? "MPP is not part of the orderly, secure, and humane border policy we need. Congress and the Biden administration must work together to process arrivals effectively and efficiently, treat migrants with dignity, and address the root causes of migration." 

The Department will provide more details in the coming days. Stay tuned. 

Welcome to Tuesday’s edition of The Forum Daily. I’m Becka Wall, the Forum’s digital communications VP. This week we’re trying a slightly different format — let us know what you think! If you have a story to share from your own community, please send it to me at [email protected].  

Today’s headlines:  

• After two separate, violent bombings in Kabul recently killed at least 16 people and injured dozens more, Bay area Afghan evacuees are feeling anxious about their family’s safety, reports Tara Campbell for ABC7 News Bay Area. They hope to be able to reunite with their loved ones if Congress passes the Afghan Adjustment Act.
• The Austin-based Global Impact Initiative helps Afghans secure employment by providing English as a Second Language translation assistance when preparing for their commercial driver’s license exams. The organization seeks "to address both refugee employment needs and the national truck driver’s shortage through a new commercial driver’s license (CDL) program." (Kelsey Thompson, KXAN)
• The Welcome Dayton community initiative recently held an Afghan welcome event at the Dayton, Ohio, Metro Library to connect newcomers with organizations assisting with education, employment, and immigration. (Jason Reynolds, WYSO) 
• A new coalition in Nebraska — including the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce, the Lincoln and Omaha chambers of commerce, and Omaha Together One Community — seeks to address the state’s labor shortages with immigration reforms, similar to the Alliance for a New Immigration Consensus, per Risell Ventura in KHGI-TV. 
• Senate Democrats did not vote on any immigration-related amendments to the budget reconciliation bill this weekend, "sidestepping Republican efforts to exploit divisions in the Democratic caucus ahead of the midterm elections," reports Roll Call’s Caroline Simon.
•  Advocacy, faith, and humanitarian groups are denouncing Border Patrol agents’ efforts to confiscate belongings from migrants at the border in Yuma, Arizona. Some items include medications, a wheelchair, and religious articles, reports Angela Cordoba Perez for The Arizona Republic. 
• On Monday, the American Civil Liberties Union Texas and the group’s national leadership called on the federal government to investigate Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R) executive order authorizing state troopers to transport migrants back to the border ports of entry, reports James Barragán for The Texas Tribune. 
• For your calendar: Chobani is hosting a free virtual World Refugee Forum event tomorrow at 1 p.m. EST, featuring a conversation with the Tent Partnership for Refugees. Register here. 

Thanks for reading, 

Becka  

P.S. Feel-good must read of the day: "I am overcoming my fears and speaking English even when it is not perfect." - Azucena Plummer, 2022 English at Work graduate with Northgate Market, originally from Mexico. Read her wonderful story here.