Our hearts go out to the families of at least eight people who were killed in San Diego when two migrant smuggling boats capsized amid heavy fog on Sunday. The incident "mark[s] one of the deadliest maritime human smuggling operations ever off of U.S. shores," report Elliot Spagat and Gregory Bull of the Associated Press.    

In other news, following a false rumor on social media that the border was temporarily open on Sunday, hundreds of mainly Venezuelan migrants frustrated by the limitations of the CBP One mobile app headed to the Paso del Norte Bridge, reports Corrie Boudreaux of El Paso Matters.  

They were met with U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers implementing "port-hardening efforts," including physical barriers to stop migrants from entering the U.S., per spokesperson Roger Maier. 

Beyond the difficulty of securing an asylum appointment by phone, migrants cite the challenges of living in Juárez, the limited shelter space, and frequent interactions with the police due to a lack of work authorization, notes Boudreaux. 

The Washington Post’s Arelis R. Hernández digs a little deeper on the technological struggles for some migrant families using the app. 

Finding Wi-Fi (and affording it) are among the biggest challenges. And if they can secure a signal, they find that the day’s appointments have been taken. Gerardo Carías, a migrant stranded in Juarez, expressed his frustration: "It’s stressful enough with what we had to do to get here. This [app] is one more obstacle. We feel powerless."  

Welcome to Monday's edition of The Forum Daily. I’m Clara Villatoro, the Forum’s strategic communications manager, and the great Forum Daily team also includes Dynahlee Padilla-Vasquez and Katie Lutz. If you have a story to share from your own community, please send it to me at [email protected]. 

GROWING UNCERTAINTY — Fears of deportation and uncertainty grows for an estimated 20,000 Ukrainians with temporary humanitarian parole status as their looming deadline nears, reports Julie Watson of the Associated Press. "The word ‘worry’ doesn’t capture what I’m feeling," said Mariia, who spoke through an interpreter about her legal status. Zaeem Shaikh reports of similar stories in Texas for The Dallas Morning News. 

LANGUAGE BARRIERS — An investigation into the 2019 death of an 8-year-old Nicaraguan boy on a dairy farm in Wisconsin shows how language barriers contributed to a flawed law enforcement investigation, report Melissa Sanchez and Maryam Jameel of ProPublica. While the incident was a tragic accident, authorities who investigated Jefferson’s death wrongly concluded that his father had run him over. Lawmakers are now pushing to address some of the language barriers in law enforcement processes. 

ARIZONA BILLS — Last week, Democratic Reps. Greg Stanton (Arizona) and Pete Aguilar (California) introduced a bill that would permit Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients to work for Congress, reports Rafael Carranza of the Arizona Republic. Reps. Ruben Gallego (D-Arizona) and Salud Carbajal (D-California) also filed a bill that would allow DACA recipients to enlist and serve in any branch of the U.S. armed forces. 

‘THE AMERICAN DREAM’ — "My journey started on a boat. I spent a year in a refugee camp. And somehow I ended up here on Hollywood’s biggest stage," said Ke Huy Quan, who accepted the Oscar for best supporting actor in "Everything Everywhere All at Once" at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday. "They say stories like this only happen in the movies. I cannot believe it’s happening to me. This is the American dream." Kimmy Yam of NBC News has the story. And huge congrats to Michelle Yeoh, who made history as the first Asian person to win for lead actress, per Rebecca Rubin of Variety. 

Thanks for reading, 

Clara  

P.S. We want to wish The Council on National Security and Immigration a Happy 2-Year Anniversary! Here’s the CNSI blog commemorating the milestone on Friday and a great recap on Twitter.