The Forum Daily | September, Monday 22, 2025https://immigrationforum.org/

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On Friday, President Trump signed a proclamation which will add a $100,000 fee for new applicants of H-1B visas to enter the country, report Adeel Hassan and Aishvarya Kavi of The New York Times [link removed].  

The H-1B visa is meant for foreign-born workers with a bachelor’s degree or higher and helps employers find workers with the skills they need. Over the weekend, the announcement brought confusion and chaos to employers scrambling to understand the perimeters of the rule and how it will work for them and their employees, report Myah Ward and Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing of Politico [link removed].  

In a piece for Forbes [link removed], Stuart Anderson highlights that the newly proposed fee is likely to encounter legal challenges. An analysis by the National Foundation for American Policy [link removed] breaks down the claims in the Presidential Proclamation on H-1B Visas, and it contrasts it with available data.  

The analysis concludes that extensive research has consistently shown that H-1B visa holders do not undermine the economic prospects of their American peers. On the contrary, H-1B workers make substantial contributions to innovation, productivity, and overall economic growth. 

Separately, in response to the recent immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia, Christopher Padilla, one of the leaders at Council on National Security and Immigration (CNSI) [link removed], made a statement calling the Administration and Congress to collaborate on efforts aimed at expanding pathways for employment-based visas. 

“Our national security depends on more than military strength. It requires the industrial base, the workforce, and the credibility to deliver on America’s commitments,” said Padilla. “Aligning our immigration system with these priorities is essential to ensuring that the U.S. remains the trusted destination for global investment and innovation.” 

In Philadelphia, a report from The Welcoming Center [link removed] shows that the immigrant population contributes to economic growth and staves off population loss for the city and its surrounding counties, reports Emily Neil of WHYY [link removed].  

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 Masooma Amin, Jillian Clark, Dan Gordon, and Nicci Mattey. If you have a story to share from your own community, please send it to me at [email protected] mailto:[email protected].   

**More on Economic Impact **

* Could restrictive immigration policy lead to stagnating job growth? [link removed] (David Brancaccio and Alex Schroeder, MarketPlace) 

* How Immigration Crackdowns Are Impacting America’s Farmworkers [link removed] (Claire Kelloway, Successful Farming) 

* Immigration Crackdowns Could Cripple America's Small Businesses | Opinion [link removed] (Javier Palomarez, Newsweek)   

**In the Courts **

* Supreme Court decision fuels legal immigrants’ fears they’ll be stopped by law enforcement [link removed] (Michael Williams, Angélica Franganillo Díaz, Nicky Robertson and Norma Galeana, CNN) 

* They’ve Won In Court, But ICE Is Still Detaining and Trying to Deport Them [link removed] (Tanvi Misra, Mother Jones) 

* How Trump has turned the legal system ‘on its head’ to meet deportation goals [link removed] (Andrew Gumbel, The Guardian) 

* I sought to protect an immigrant legal client. Instead, I’m facing Trump’s new sanctions | Opinion [link removed] (Joshua Schroeder, The Guardian 

**DACA/Dreamers** 

* DACA recipients fear detention, deportation as Trump administration continues to target immigrants [link removed] (Ahmed Jallow, NC Newsline) 

* Recent DACA arrests raise alarm among legal advocates [link removed] (Armando Garcia, ABC News) 

* ‘Dreamers’ Face Their Most Uncertain Moment Yet [link removed] (Adrian Carrasquillo, The xxxxxx) 

**Faith Communities Support** 

* She came to her ICE check-in backed by an Episcopal bishop and 500 supporters [link removed] (Aleja Hertzler-McCain, Religion News Services) 

* Pope Leo urges Trump administration to have respect for ‘human dignity’ in first interview [link removed] (Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner)  

* Catholic immigrant advocates caught ‘flat-footed’ by Trump chart a path forward [link removed] (Kevin Clarke, America) 

* Ohio Chaplain Freed From Jail as DHS Drops Deportation Case [link removed] (Hannah Allam, ProPublica) 

Thanks for reading,  

Clara 

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