Forum Daily | Monday, July 28, 2025https://immigrationforum.org/

**THE FORUM DAILY**Children in Customs and Border Protection (CBP) custody are being held in “unsafe and unsanitary” conditions according to a court filing, reports Sandy West of CBS News [link removed]. 

Lawyers representing immigrant children gathered testimonies from kids and families held in what they described as 'prison-like' conditions across the country arguing the situation violates the Flores agreement. The 1997 Flores agreement sets minimum standards for conditions and oversight of facilities holding immigrant children. 

The administration has asked a district court to overturn the agreement. A judge is expected to issue a ruling following the hearing scheduled for August 8, West notes. 

Separately, many Haitians under Temporary Protected Status (TPS) fear for their lives as the Trump administration plans to end their legal protections, report Nicquel Terry Ellis, and Eva McKend of CNN [link removed].  

“The risk of going back is practically death,” said Guerline Jozef, executive director of the Haitian Bridge Alliance. 

Meanwhile, amid the immigration crackdown, the entrepreneurial spirit of Utah’s refugees and immigrants persists, reports Tim Vandenack of KSL News [link removed]. 

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) of Salt Lake City hosted 27 immigrant and refugee competitors for this year’s annual business pitch competition. Exancia Midy, who runs a Haitian food truck won first place, followed by an Ethiopian contestant creating a mobile farmer’s market and a Ukrainian competitor starting a tourism business. 

“Refugees are incredibly entrepreneurial,” said Danny Beus, executive director of the IRC in Salt Lake City. “Studies show that they're more likely to own a small business than the average American.” 

Welcome to Monday’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, Nicci Mattey and Broc Murphy. If you have a story to share from your own community, please send it to me at [email protected] mailto:[email protected]. 

**Federal Policy Updates **

* Trump Administration Plans Changes to Skilled Worker Visas and Citizenship Tests [link removed] (Hamed Aleaziz, The New York Times) 

* Trump administration pushes states to exclude immigrant students from in-state tuition [link removed] (Gregory Svirnovskiy and Bianca Quilantan, Politico) 

* Feds must restart services to separated asylum-seeking families [link removed]  (Sam Ribakoff, Courthouse News Service) 

 

**State/Local Developments **

* Galvanized by Trump, These States Are Passing Harsh New Laws Against Immigrants [link removed] (Jill Castellano and Shoshana Walter, The Marshall Project) 

* Judge throws out Trump’s lawsuit against Illinois over sanctuary policies [link removed] (Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein, Politico) 

* San Diego mayor signs executive order on federal immigration enforcement [link removed] (NBC7 San Diego) 

* Executive order issued to protect immigrant rights in Albuquerque [link removed] (Faith Egbuonu, KOAT) 

**Enforcement  **

* Fewer than half of ICE arrests under Trump are convicted criminals [link removed] (Tim Henderson, Stateline) 

* First Deportation Flights Depart From Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ [link removed] (Patricia Mazzei, The New York Times) 

* Fear of ICE Jolts a Maine Beach Town [link removed] (David Goodman, New York Times) 

* Detentions of DACA recipients show they're not shielded from Trump's mass deportations [link removed] (Nicole Acevedo, NBC News)  

* Trump’s “one-two punch” targeting immigration courts will test Texas detention centers, experts warn [link removed] (Colleen DeGuzman, The Texas Tribune) 

**Community and Faith Groups Responses **

* As deportation fears keep immigrants from work, their churches feel financial strain [link removed] (Helen Teixeira, National Catholic Reporter) 

* Faith communities rally for immigrant rights at Seattle courthouse [link removed] (Madeline Carter, King5) 

* Morgantown community rallies around immigrant due process rights [link removed]  (WDTV News) 

* Brighton Park Nonprofit Pivots To Neighborhood Canvassing Amid Immigration Crackdown [link removed] (Francia Garcia Hernandez, Block Club Chicago) 

* Pope: Migrants are “witnesses of hope” in a devastated world [link removed] (Isabella H. de Carvalho, Vatican News) 

**Economic Impact **

* Over 500,000 immigrants lost work authorization, likely driving up food prices [link removed] (Juan Vassallo, Missouri Independent) 

* How Trump’s mass deportations could backfire on the American economy by shrinking paychecks [link removed] (Matt Egan, CNN) 

* How Trump Weakening Refugee Admissions Hurts American Companies (Commentary) [link removed]  (Yaron Schwartz and Mustafa Babak, U.S. News and World Report) 

**Community Impact**

* The Trump administration is telling immigrants 'Carry your papers.' Here's what to know [link removed] (Lauren Villagran, USA Today) 

* This man is a U.S. citizen by birth. Why did ICE mark him for deportation - again? [link removed] (Ko Lyn Cheang, San Francisco Chronicle) 

* Venezuelan Youth Baseball Team, Denied Visas, Is Left Out of Tournament in U.S. [link removed] (Tim Balk, The New York Times) 

* Disabled immigrants are being abused and neglected inside Adelanto Detention Center, report says [link removed] (Frank Stoltze, LAist) 

Thanks for reading, 

Clara 

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