The Forum Daily | Tuesday, September 23, 2025https://immigrationforum.org/

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American children across the country are being left unsure of when — or if — their immigrant parents will come home following the recent immigration enforcement raids, reports a team at CNN [link removed].  

While Immigration and Custom Enforcement’s (ICE) “Detained Parent Directive” previously contained a written commitment to “humane enforcement,” that commitment has now been replaced with instructions that agents should “remain cognizant of the impact enforcement actions may have on a minor child.” 

From teenagers to infants, CNN identified more than 100 U.S. citizen children affected by the policy shift. They are left with friends, family or sometimes strangers. 

“There is no government support, so all the support that is happening is from nonprofit groups and families,” said Martita Martinez-Bravo who runs the nonprofit organization, Friends of Fieldworkers. 

Meanwhile, as “Operation Midway Blitz” continues in Chicago, a group of faith leaders advocates, and neighbors gathered to denounce the operation and what it is doing to surrounding immigrant communities, report Andrea Medina and Ashlyn Wright of WGN 9 [link removed].  

Similarly, in El Paso a group of faith leaders and volunteers continue to attend hearings and offer spiritual and logistical support to immigrants detained by ICE at court, reports Angela Kocherga of KTEP [link removed].  

“This is happening across our country, and this is something we need, people of all faiths and all traditions to show up, to stand up, to raise their voice,” said Rev. Marta Pumroy from the Tres Rios Presbyterian Border Foundation.   
Welcome to Tuesday’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 CHANGES** — A newly proposed change [link removed] to the H-1B selection process would replace the current randomized lottery with a system that prioritizes applicants based on skill levels and the wages offered for the position, reports Andrew Kreighbaum of Bloomberg Law [link removed]. Dan Gooding of Newsweek [link removed] offers a recap on the recent presidential proclamation adding a $100,000 fee to new H-1B applications. “This executive order stifles a legal immigration program on which many American businesses depend — with effects that benefit Americans and the U.S. economy,” said Jennie yesterday in a statement [link removed]. In her column also for Bloomberg [link removed], economist and senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, Allison Schrager writes on the importance of H-1B visas for the United States’ productivity. 

**WARNINGS** — The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) warned the states of California, New York, and Illinois that they must collaborate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in deporting undocumented immigrants released from prison after completing their sentence, reports Reuters. [link removed] Meanwhile, to accelerate immigration reinforcement, DHS will start using ImmigrationOS, an AI platform that — among other things— will help to track records, approve raids, book arrests and generate legal documents, reports Angélica Franganillo Díaz ofCNN [link removed].  

**STUDENTS AID** — Some colleges have reduced services after the administration defunded programs that support migrant students, reports Jordan Owens of NPR [link removed]. Since 1972, the College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) has assisted thousands of students annually through internships, mental health counseling, tutoring, and financial aid.  

**DOCUMENTED DREAMERS** — A new bipartisan bill would protect a quarter of a million children of visa holders from deportation, reports Charles Creitz of Fox News [link removed]. Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin (D-Illinois) announced the America’s CHILDREN Act alongside Sen. Alex Padilla (D-California) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky). This is the newest attempt to offer a legal pathway to children of visa holders who entered the country legally but whose paperwork may have elapsed. 

Thanks for reading,  

Clara 

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