Here’s what we’re reading today: 

FARMWORKERS, DREAMERS — We’re not the only ones advocating in D.C. this week. Among the others: a coalition of at least 50 farmworkers and activists from Bakersfield, California, who will march in support of Senate action on the House-passed Farm Workforce Modernization Act (John Donegan, Bakersfield.com). Meanwhile, some Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, disillusioned after years of waiting for a permanent solution, are choosing to leave the country (Andrea Castillo, The Los Angeles Times). And Claudia Rivera Cotto of KBIA has more on a recent gathering of Dreamers and advocates in my college town, Columbia, Missouri. (M-I-Z …)  

OUT AT CBP — Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Chris Magnus resigned Saturday after DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas asked him to step down late last week. (Hamed Aleaziz, The Los Angeles Times) 

AFGHAN ADJUSTMENT ACT — In an op-ed in The Hill, Penelope "Penny Dex" Dexenjaeger, Veteran Service Officer for American Legion Post 134 in Portland, Oregon, pushes for passage of the bipartisan Afghan Adjustment Act.   

On local Afghan welcome: 

• An estimated 130 Afghan evacuees now live in Muncie, Indiana, thanks to resettled families spreading the word and support from the Refugee Alliance of Delaware County. (David Penticuff, Muncie Star Press)  
• Providence, Rhode Island-based nonprofit Beautiful Day is providing on-the-job training to Afghans evacuees and other refugees working in their kitchen, as Rebecca Garland and Ellen Emerson White highlight in their Providence Journal op-ed.  
• In Southern California, the nonprofit Tiyya Foundation is assisting Afghan families with finding housing and other essential services. (Zarina Khairzada, Spectrum News 1) 

VISAS FOR CUBANS — The U.S. will resume granting 20,000 visas to Cuba yearly starting January 4, 2023, following conversations on migration with high-level officials from both countries last week. Family reunification will be prioritized, in addition to an expansion of consular services and an increase in staff, per the U.S. Embassy in Havana. (Mauricio Vicent, El País)  

VENEZUELANS’ WOES — Border Patrol’s continued confiscation of identifying documents at the border, in addition to U.S. consulate closures since 2019, are contributing to challenges for Venezuelan migrants to remain in the U.S. long-term. (Rosario Marina, Documented)  

OFFICER REVIEW — Starting tomorrow, Mexican immigration officers will review travelers’ documents before they can enter the U.S. at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in California, to potentially speed up border crossings. The new move "would allow U.S. officials to redirect resources to staffing more travel lanes for Mexican commuters, the officials hope." (Alexandra Mendoza, Kate Morrissey, The San Diego Union-Tribune) 

Thanks for reading, 

Dan