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April 21, 2026 at 2:50 PM

Pushback on State Bills

The Forum Daily | Tuesday, April 21, 2026https://www.forumtogether.org Severe immigration policies and proposals are affecting public education, reports Mackenzie Wilkes of Politico [link removed].  Absences up where enforcement has increased, and some Republican-led states have ended in-sta…

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April 20, 2026 at 3:07 PM

Questionable Hiring

The Forum Daily | Monday, April 20, 2026https://www.forumtogether.org As Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has worked to add people quickly, it has put speedy recruitment and hiring above vetting and qualifications, reports Ryan J. Foley of the Associated Press [link removed].  An As…

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April 17, 2026 at 6:21 PM

Policy Bulletin — Friday, April 17, 2026

[link removed] Good afternoon,   Welcome to the Forum's policy bulletin. Every week, our policy team rounds up key developments around immigration policy in Washington, D.C., and across the country. The bulletin includes items on the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, as well as s…

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April 17, 2026 at 3:53 PM

Protect Haitian Immigrants!

Congress has the power to protect Haitian lives![link removed] Protect Haitian Immigrants!Greetings, In June 2025, the Trump administration announced its plans to terminate [link removed] Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti, affecting more than 350,000 [link removed] Haitian immigrants…

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April 17, 2026 at 3:10 PM

Missing Workers

The Forum Daily | Friday, April 17, 2026https://www.forumtogether.org The Texas Restaurant Association and business leaders across the country are calling on lawmakers and the White House to create work permits for "long-term, law-abiding immigrants playing critical roles from farms to restaura…

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April 16, 2026 at 2:46 PM

Faith Communities Speak Out

The Forum Daily | Thursday, April 16, 2026https://www.forumtogether.org Since December, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has not released detailed reports on the deaths of immigrant detainees, reports Laura Strickler of NBC News [link removed].  Before that, officials would notify t…

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April 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM

In Our Communities

The Forum Daily | Wednesday, April 15, 2026https://www.forumtogether.org Amid rising tensions between the Trump administration and Catholic leadership, an $11 million dollar government contract with Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami to shelter migrant children has been canceled abru…

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April 14, 2026 at 2:31 PM

Tax Filing Fears, at a Cost

The Forum Daily | Tuesday, April 14, 2026https://www.forumtogether.org A 49-year-old Mexican man became the 47th person to die in federal custody under the current administration, reports Laura Romero of ABC News [link removed].  Alejandro Cabrera Clemente died Saturday at the Winn Correction…

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April 13, 2026 at 2:53 PM

Ups and Downs for Citizenship Applications

The Forum Daily | Monday, April 13, 2026https://www.forumtogether.org Naturalization applications — both submissions and approvals — are down significantly in the past year, report Anusha Mathur and Ximena Bustillo of NPR [link removed].  Data [link removed] from the U.S. Citizenship and Immi…

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April 10, 2026 at 5:39 PM

Policy Bulletin — Friday, April 10, 2026

[link removed] Good afternoon,   Welcome to the Forum's policy bulletin. Every week, our policy team rounds up key developments around immigration policy in Washington, D.C., and across the country. The bulletin includes items on the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, as well as s…

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April 10, 2026 at 3:13 PM

America’s Shrinking Workforce

The Forum Daily | Friday, April 10, 2026https://www.forumtogether.org Immigration changes are one reason the U.S. workforce is shrinking, reports Jeanne Whalen of The Wall Street Journal [link removed]. The 61.9% of working-age people who are employed or seeking work is the lowest nonpandemic le…

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April 9, 2026 at 3:07 PM

What Pastors Support

The Forum Daily | Thursday, April 9, 2026https://www.forumtogether.org Efforts to pressure and shape the country’s immigration courts are part of the administration’s mass deportation strategy, reports a team at The New York Times [link removed].   Immigration judges are under the Department …

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April 8, 2026 at 2:53 PM

His Visa Paused, Doctor Is Detained

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April 7, 2026 at 2:46 PM

Impact on Hospitality

The Forum Daily | Tuesday, April 7, 2026https://www.forumtogether.org During the current Trump administration through February, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested more than 800 people following tips from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), report Ted Hesson and Kris…

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April 6, 2026 at 2:40 PM

‘A Major Crisis for This Soldier’

The Forum Daily | Monday, April 6, 2026https://www.forumtogether.org Immigration enforcement agents entered a military base last week and detained the new wife of a soldier three days after their wedding, reports Miriam Jordan of The New York Times [link removed].  Annie Ramos, a 22-year-old …

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  Nicci Mattey · [email protected]

April 3, 2026 at 4:56 PM

Policy Bulletin — Friday, April 3, 2026

[link removed] Good afternoon,   Welcome to the Forum's policy bulletin. Every week, our policy team rounds up key developments around immigration policy in Washington, D.C., and across the country. The bulletin includes items on the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, as well as s…

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April 3, 2026 at 2:49 PM

Public Trust

The Forum Daily | Friday, April 3, 2026https://www.forumtogether.org Despite messaging from the Trump administration that immigration enforcement operations would be more targeted, federal officers continued detaining immigrants with no criminal records in Minneapolis even after public backlash,…

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April 2, 2026 at 2:54 PM

‘Holding Fast to Our Faith’

The Forum Daily | Thursday, April 2, 2026https://www.forumtogether.org A federal district court judge has ruled that the administration must restore the legal status of immigrants who legally entered the United States using the CBP One app, reports Armando Garcia of ABC News. [link removed]   …

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April 1, 2026 at 2:44 PM

Risking the American Dream

The Forum Daily | Wednesday, April 1, 2026https://www.forumtogether.org The Trump administration’s deliberate delay in visa renewals for foreign doctors in the United States is forcing some to stop working, Simon J. Levien of Politico [link removed] is the latest to report.   The delay, which…

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March 31, 2026 at 2:54 PM

Some Asylum Processing Resumes

The Forum Daily | Tuesday, March 31, 2026https://www.forumtogether.org The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will resume processing most asylum applications, but a pause remains in place for nearly 40 countries, reports Camilo Montoya-Galvez of CBS News [link removed].  The administration…

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March 30, 2026 at 2:57 PM

Birthright Citizenship on the Docket

The Forum Daily | Monday, March 30, 2026https://www.forumtogether.org The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments on birthright citizenship this week. In **The** [link removed] **Hill** [link removed], law professors Scott Titshaw and Stephen Yale-Loehr explore the messes — including f…

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March 27, 2026 at 6:55 PM

Policy Bulletin — Friday, March 27, 2026

[link removed] Good afternoon,   Welcome to the Forum's policy bulletin. Every week, our policy team rounds up key developments around immigration policy in Washington, D.C., and across the country. The bulletin includes items on the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, as well as s…

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March 27, 2026 at 3:14 PM

Costs and Opportunities

The Forum Daily | Friday, March 27, 2026https://www.forumtogether.org Early this morning, the Senate voted to fund parts of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Allison Pecorin and Lalee Ibssa of ABC News [link removed] report. The bill now goes to the House.   It excludes additional fu…

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March 26, 2026 at 2:47 PM

What New Census Data Show

The Forum Daily | Thursday, March 26, 2026https://www.forumtogether.org The populations of about 40% of U.S. counties shrank in the first half of 2025, report Augusta Saraiva, Shawn Donnan and Jade Khatib of Bloomberg [link removed].   The slow in international immigration had a lot to do wit…

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March 25, 2026 at 2:50 PM

Court Proceedings

The Forum Daily | Wednesday, March 25, 2026https://www.forumtogether.org On Monday, a federal judge blocked the administration’s policy that put certain fully vetted, lawfully resettled refugees at risk of arrest and detention, reports Nate Raymond of Reuters [link removed].  The judge sided …

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March 24, 2026 at 2:57 PM

‘Willing to Engage on Solutions’

The Forum Daily | Tuesday, March 24, 2026https://www.forumtogether.org The immigrant parents of more than 11,000 U.S. citizen children were arrested and detained within the first seven months of President Donald Trump’s second term, reports a team at ProPublica [link removed].   The number co…

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March 23, 2026 at 2:48 PM

Awaiting a Shift

The Forum Daily | Monday, March 23, 2026https://www.forumtogether.org The president "is attempting to change not only how it talks about [immigration]—but also what actual enforcement looks like on the ground," report Michelle Hackman and Josh Dawsey of The Wall Street Journal [link removed].   …

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March 20, 2026 at 6:05 PM

Policy Bulletin — Friday, March 20, 2026

[link removed] Good afternoon,   Welcome to the Forum's policy bulletin. Every week, our policy team rounds up key developments around immigration policy in Washington, D.C., and across the country. The bulletin includes items on the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, as well as s…

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March 20, 2026 at 2:53 PM

World Cup Worries

The Forum Daily | Friday, March 20, 2026https://www.forumtogether.org A 19-year-old migrant has died while in custody at a county jail in Florida where immigrants are detained, reports Gisela Salomon of the Associated Press. [link removed]  Mexican migrant Royer Perez-Jimenez "died of presume…

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  Monserrat Patino Real · [email protected]

March 20, 2026 at 2:13 PM

B Stands for Budget Battles

The DHS Shutdown Continueshttps://immigrationforum.org/ [link removed] B Stands for Budget BattlesGreetings, The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) remains in a partial shutdown for a second month. Following [link removed] the deaths of two U.S. citizens at the hands of federal agents …

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March 19, 2026 at 2:34 PM

Pregnant Immigrants Lack Medical Care

The Forum Daily | Thursday, March 19, 2026https://www.forumtogether.org Under government standards, pregnant immigrants in detention facilities are entitled to comprehensive health care including prenatal visits and necessary follow-ups. Many are not receiving the care they need, reports Shefali…

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March 18, 2026 at 2:49 PM

A Sheriff’s Strong Words

The Forum Daily | Wednesday, March 18, 2026https://www.forumtogether.org A group of police chiefs and Republican Florida sheriffs are advocating for immigration reforms and against deporting immigrants who do not have criminal records, reports Liv Caputo of the Florida Phoenix [link removed].  …

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March 17, 2026 at 2:36 PM

Changes, Big and Small

The Forum Daily | Tuesday, March 17, 2026https://www.forumtogether.org The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in April, report Zoe Sobel and Nina Totenberg of NPR [link removed]. In the meantime, it is preventing the administration from deporting about 6,000…

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March 16, 2026 at 2:31 PM

Missing Data

The Forum Daily | Monday, March 16, 2026https://www.forumtogether.org We’ll be watching for more details about the death Saturday of Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal, an Afghan ally to the U.S. military whom Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had detained Friday, as Alejandro Serrano and Alex Ng…

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  Nicci Mattey · [email protected]

March 13, 2026 at 5:54 PM

Policy Bulletin — Friday, March 13, 2026

[link removed] Good afternoon,  After many years as the Legislative Bulletin, we are giving our weekly roundup a new name: **the **Policy Bulletin. The content you rely on is not changing. Every week, our policy team will continue bringing you key immigration developments across Congress,…

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March 13, 2026 at 2:33 PM

Refugees Abroad and at Home

The Forum Daily | Friday, March 13, 2026https://www.forumtogether.org Republican Vermont Gov. Phil Scott had strong words following an immigration enforcement action that swept up three people, none of whom is the person for whom agents had a warrant, Alan J. Keays and Auditi Guha report in the …

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March 12, 2026 at 2:36 PM

Soccer Tournament Brings Hope

The Forum Daily | Thursday, March 12, 2026https://www.forumtogether.org Legal challenges issued from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees are slowing, reports Kyle Cheney of Politico [link removed].  Over the past year, intense enforcement efforts have resulted in a flurry of h…

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March 11, 2026 at 2:39 PM

After His Detention, a Green Card

The Forum Daily | Wednesday, March 11, 2026https://www.forumtogether.org The current fiscal year is quickly becoming the deadliest for immigration detainees since 2004, report Ximena Bustillo and Rahul Mukherjee of NPR [link removed].  Since October, about two dozen people have died in custod…

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March 10, 2026 at 2:33 PM

Labor-market Misalignment

The Forum Daily | Tuesday, March 10, 2026https://www.forumtogether.org Tough immigration policies do not appear to be helping U.S.-born workers, reports Jonnelle Marte of Bloomberg [link removed].  For the first time in at least 50 years, net migration in the United States may have been negat…

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March 9, 2026 at 2:47 PM

What’s Next for Hardline Policies

The Forum Daily | Monday, March 9, 2026https://www.forumtogether.org Last week's firing of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem does not represent a change in the president’s hardline immigration agenda, a Reuters [link removed] team reports.  Several officials close to…

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  Nicci Mattey · [email protected]

March 6, 2026 at 6:10 PM

Policy Bulletin — Friday, March 6, 2026

[link removed] Good afternoon,  After many years as the Legislative Bulletin, we are giving our weekly roundup a new name: **the **Policy Bulletin. The content you rely on is not changing. Every week, our policy team will continue bringing you key immigration developments across Congress,…

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March 6, 2026 at 3:30 PM

An Opportunity for Change

The Forum Daily | Friday, March 6, 2026https://www.forumtogether.org After facing intense scrutiny from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle earlier this week, Kristi Noem is no longer the head of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), report Jordain Carney, Myah Ward and Eric Bazail-Eimil o…

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March 5, 2026 at 3:50 PM

Who Will Pay?

The Forum Daily | Thursday, March 5, 2026https://www.forumtogether.org Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) may be moving to close Camp East Montana, a large immigration detention facility in Texas, less than eight months after it opened, reports Douglas MacMillan of The Washington Post [li…

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March 4, 2026 at 3:47 PM

Neighbors Offer Safety

The Forum Daily | Wednesday, March 4, 2026https://www.forumtogether.org The number of federal agents in Minnesota remains higher than before the immigration enforcement surge, reports Louis Krauss of The Minnesota Star Tribune [link removed].  In a Senate committee hearing yesterday, Homeland…

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March 3, 2026 at 3:45 PM

Asylum Challenges Continue

The Forum Daily | Tuesday, March 3, 2026https://www.forumtogether.org Approved asylum cases dropped sharply during the first year of the Trump administration’s expanded deportation initiatives, reports Andrea Castillo of the Los Angeles Times [link removed].   Just in January, fewer than 3% o…

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March 2, 2026 at 3:58 PM

Struggles for the Faithful

The Forum Daily | Monday, March 2, 2026https://www.forumtogether.org With Lent and Ramadan under way, immigrants in detention are struggling to worship, reports Ruth Graham of The New York Times [link removed].  A majority of the 70,000 people currently in detention are Christian, Graham note…

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  Nicci Mattey · [email protected]

February 27, 2026 at 4:32 PM

Legislative Bulletin — Friday, February 27, 2026

[link removed] Good afternoon,  Welcome to the Forum's legislative bulletin. Every week, our policy team rounds up key developments around immigration policy in Washington, D.C., and across the country. The bulletin includes items on the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, as well …

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February 27, 2026 at 3:34 PM

The Reshaping of Refugee Admissions

The Forum Daily | Friday, February 27, 2026https://www.forumtogether.org The U.S. is aiming to process 4,500 refugee applications per month from white South Africans, report Ted Hesson and Nellie Peyton of Reuters [link removed].   A late January contracting document from the State Department…

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February 26, 2026 at 3:48 PM

A Laredo Refuge for Families

The Forum Daily | Thursday, February 26,2026https://www.forumtogether.org Yesterday a U.S. district judge ruled that deporting migrants to "third countries" without notice is unlawful, report Melissa Quinn and Jacob Rosen of CBS News [link removed].   "This new policy — which purports to stan…

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February 25, 2026 at 3:42 PM

Alternate Routes

The Forum Daily | Wednesday, February 25,2026https://www.forumtogether.org The Trump administration stands at a crossroads when it comes to immigration, as last night’s State of the Union address makes clear.  One route comprises a tired playbook of demonizing immigrants, drawing at best on s…

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