Immigration
Immigration news, from Chicago’s neighborhoods to America’s borders, including legal, political and humanitarian coverage.
Many of the actions are expected to launch on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, when he takes office. “There will be a substantial number,” said Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D.
The changes worry advocates for vulnerable groups, who say Meta’s decision to scale back content moderation could lead to real-word harms. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday the company will “remove restrictions on topics like immigration and gender that are out of touch with mainstream discourse.”
Ald. Ray Lopez and Ald. Silvana Tabares hope to revive exceptions to Chicago’s Welcoming City Ordinance. Chicago police would be allowed to work with feds when encountering people arrested and accused of crimes related to gangs, drugs, prostitution — and loitering.
Incluso cuando los migrantes encuentran una vivienda permanente, el problema de la ciudad persiste con su falta de opciones asequibles y recursos adecuados para ayudar, dicen los expertos.
Even as migrants find permanent housing, the city’s problem persists with its lack of adequate affordable options and resources to help, experts say.
In 2024, we traveled to Toronto to see how that Canadian city handled immigration as tensions erupted across the country — even in places like Chicago, which has a long-standing history of welcoming new arrivals.
The city thrived in the spotlight for the Democratic National Convention during a tough year for Mayor Brandon Johnson.
City Hall ends welcoming area for newly arrived asylum seekers as the city moves toward one shelter system for homeless individuals and migrants.
En una carta a los proveedores de servicios sociales, Knazze citó varios de sus logros, incluyendo la creación de casi 40 refugios para los miles de migrantes que llegaron de Texas.
Brandie Knazze is stepping down as commissioner of the city’s Department of Family and Support Services, effective Dec. 31. She is moving to the lower-stress nonprofit world, although she refused to say where.
El gobernador JB Pritzker dijo que seguirá protegiendo a los inmigrantes documentados, migrantes e inmigrantes sin estatus legal del estado contra el plan de deportación pendiente. “También es mi obligación protegerlos. Son residentes del estado de Illinois”.
Pritzker 'open' to meeting with Trump border czar, but vows to protect undocumented from deportation
Gov. JB Pritzker said he’ll continue to protect the state’s documented immigrants, migrants and immigrants lacking legal status against the pending deportation plan. “I believe it’s my obligation to protect them too. Those are residents of the state of Illinois.”
Algunas clínicas que atienden a migrantes están viendo multitudes más grandes a medida que las personas buscan ayuda, intentan comprender sus opciones y se preparan para cambios en la política de inmigración y un aumento en las órdenes de deportación.
Tom Homan tossed out insults and vowed to make Chicago the focus of mass deportations— but had nothing in the way of real, and humane, solutions to fix the nation’s immigration system.
Illinois Democrats Sen. Dick Durbin, Sen. Tammy Duckworth and other Senate Democrats urged President Biden on Tuesday to take decisive actions on the immigration front before he leaves office and President-elect Donald Trump orders mass deportations.