Yesterday, the White House released a travel ban targeting individuals coming from 12 countries mainly in Africa and the Middle East, and partially restricts the entry of citizens from seven other countries, reports Hamed Aleaziz of The New York Times.  

The ban goes into effect Monday, and fully restricts the entry of people from - Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. And it partially restricts individuals from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.  

In a video released along with the announcement, President Trump identified the chosen countries as “security risks.” The ban does exempt visa holders, lawful permanent residents, specific visa categories and individuals the government determines serve U.S. national interests, notes Ward. 

A team at the Miami Herald analyzes how the ban affects nationals of Haiti, Cuba and Venezuela as their countries face political crisis and many people flee the dangers of that reality. 

Additionally, Boundless outlines how the ban will affect different sectors of the workforce, particularly healthcare, technology, education, and essential services.  

Some additional important news: yesterday, a federal court halted a 24-year-old state law allowing undocumented students to access in-state tuition, report Eleanor Klibanoff and Jessica Priest of The Texas Tribune. The action occurred just days after the Texas legislature opted to not pass legislation that would have ended the program via statute. 

Our take: While the litigation process will continue to play out, this will devastate up to 73,000 students currently in higher education, hurt the Texas economy, and drive talent away from Texas. 

Welcome to Thursday’s edition of The Forum Daily. I’m Clara Villatoro, the Forum’s assistant VP of strategic communications, and the great Forum Daily team also includes Jillian Clark, Callie Jacobson, Broc Murphy and Becka Wall. If you have a story to share from your own community, please send it to me at [email protected].     

WORK PERMITS — The Trump administration is reviewing a regulation that would effectively prevent asylum-seekers from getting work permits, reports Camilo Montoya-Galvez of CBS News. The proposed regulation would grant permits until a 180-day processing average is reached for all asylum claims, a timeframe hard to achieve due to case backlogs, Montoya Galvez notes. In South Florida, a teen whose family came from Venezuela is speaking out about his concerns over the proposal, reports Ivan Taylor of CBS News Miami. 

BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP — Yesterday, the Department of Justice urged a federal appeals court to overturn a judge’s decision that imposed a nationwide block on the executive order that ends birthright citizenship, report Devan Cole and Molly Reinmann of CNN.  The appeal follows a series of district court rulings that found the order unconstitutional, citing violations of the 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court is evaluating the validity of the lower court's injunctions. 

DISMISSED — The cases of some Venezuelan immigrants who were sent to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act earlier this year are being dismissed, reports Laura Romero of ABC News. Separately, in Texas, two months after 47 Venezuelans were detained in a birthday party by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), officials have yet to provide any evidence linking them with their alleged crimes, reports Alejandro Serrano of The Texas Tribune.  

WORKERS DISPLACED – Family members and friends of over one hundred construction workers are struggling to locate their loved ones after a large Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid in Florida, report Ana Goñi-Lessan and Valentina Palm of USA Today. After their detention, some were quickly removed to Mexico, while others were randomly sent to detention centers across the country, the authors note. Similarly, Ana B. Nieto of El País highlights the implications these raids will have on the construction sector, in which immigrant workers are essential.  

Thanks for reading,  

Clara