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THE FORUM DAILY

Just ahead of the one-year anniversary of the fall of Kabul, prominent
evangelical leaders sent a letter

to Congress on Wednesday, urging members to pass legislation that would
allow Afghans who were evacuated and paroled into the U.S. to apply for
permanent legal status, like the bipartisan Afghan Adjustment Act
.
The Evangelical Immigration Table's full statement can be found here
.  

Also calling on Congress to pass the Afghan Adjustment Act? Council on
National Security and Immigration (CNSI) Leader and Afghanistan veteran
Rick "Ozzie" Nelson
:  

"... In addition to many proving their commitment on the battlefield,
all have undergone a diligent vetting process, including biometric and
biographic checks, prior to arrival in the United States. Arguably, no
cohort of parolees has risked so much and been vetted so rigorously,"
writes Nelson. "... Providing Afghan evacuees with a path to legal
permanent residence in the U.S. is undeniably the right and just
response to honor the sacrifices of these individuals and their
families." 

For media interested in speaking to "Ozzie" or other CNSI leaders as the
anniversary approaches, please see this CNSI statement for details
. 

Want to learn more about how the legislation could help Afghan evacuees?
Our Forum policy expert Danilo Zak spoke to Alisa Reznick of KJZZ's
Fronteras Desk
. 

On Afghan welcome: 

* For The Christian Post
,
Sue Corl, founder and director of Crown of Beauty International ministry
in Philadelphia, draws on her experience living abroad to highlight the
importance of welcoming the stranger, including our new Afghan
neighbors. 

* In Colorado, Factory Fashion studio is partnering with refugee
organizations to provide tailoring jobs to Afghan evacuees, reports
Sonia Gutierrez for Rocky Mountain PBS
.  

Welcome to Thursday's edition of The Forum Daily. I'm Becka
Wall, the Forum's digital communications VP. We're pausing the Daily
on Fridays this month, so we'll be back Monday. If you have a story to
share from your own community, please send it to me at
[email protected] . 

Today's top stories: 

* On ending the Migrant Protection Protocols program: "The Department of
Homeland Security is rightly taking steps to end this fatally flawed
policy," Eleanor Acer, senior director for refugee protection at Human
Rights First, told Border Report's

Sandra Sanchez. "... Any attempt to force the continuation of this
failed policy must be rejected for what it is: irresponsible political
theater that endangers the lives of people seeking refuge." For more on
the impact of ending the "Remain in Mexico" policy, see Jeff Brumley's
piece for Baptist News Global
.

* On Wednesday, Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Arizona) visited Yuma to discuss
operational challenges facing law enforcement officials along the
border, and the ongoing efforts to close four gaps along the
Arizona-Mexico barrier, per José Ignacio Castañeda Perez of The
Arizona Republic
.  

* For Law360
,
Marco Poggio sheds light on the stories of trauma and burnout
immigration attorneys experience. "It wasn't the individual stories of
persecution and horror. It was the fact that they're working within
this dysfunctional system that they perceived to be unfair, and
sometimes they also felt complicit in that system and all the
problematic aspects of it," said Lindsay M. Harris, a professor at the
University of the District of Columbia's David A. Clarke School of Law.
A reminder to please take care of your mental health, and step away if
needed. 

* Imam Khalid Latif
, the University
Chaplain for New York University and Executive Director of the Islamic
Center at NYU, offers reflections and prayers
for the
four Muslim men who were murdered in Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

* Jewish Family and Children's Services Pittsburgh, and its
Immigration Legal Services, are providing pro bono assistance to
immigrants and refugees, helping them apply for visas, green cards, or
permanent status to stay in the U.S., reports David Rullo for the
Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle
.  

Thanks for reading, 

Becka  

 

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