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Indiana legislative session 2025 halfway point: A look at bills that advanced, died
Bills about the Indiana-Illinois border, Gary paying back casino fees and immigration have advanced, while an early voting bill, abortion bills and a Crown Point food and beverage tax have died — at least for the moment — as the Indiana 2025 legislative session reached the halfway mark. Both chambers of the legislature met Thursday […]
They crossed the Darien Gap to reach the US. Now, boat-by-boat, migrants are returning
Now, boat-by-boat, those migrants – mainly from the Andean nations of Venezuela and Colombia – have given up after President Donald Trump’s crackdown on asylum, and are returning to the countries they once sought to escape.
The hidden world of Chicago ICE arrests
As ICE refuses to provide basic information about the recent arrests in Chicago, jail logs offer a rare glimpse into the opaque immigration system.
Top immigration enforcement official reassigned amid frustrations over mass deportation effort
The top official in charge of carrying out President Donald Trump’s mass deportations agenda has been reassigned amid concerns that the deportation effort isn’t moving fast enough.
Nearly 300 deportees from US held in Panama hotel as officials try to return them to their countries
Panama is detaining in a hotel nearly 300 people from various countries deported under U.S. President Donald Trump, not allowing them to leave while waiting for international authorities to organize a return to their countries.
Despite fear and risk, Chicago advocates urge immigrants to keep court dates and ICE appointments: ‘it could be more devastating if they don’t go’
Stories of ICE pick-ups and expedited removals have in some cases led people to skip their immigration hearings in Chicago, advocates say.
Skokie will likely revamp its ‘Welcoming City’ ordinance
The Skokie Village Board indicated it would update its Welcoming Village ordinance; a trustee said immigrants don’t feel safe.
Chicago restaurant workers prepare as ICE arrests cast fear, uncertainty over industry
The restaurant industry relies heavily on the labor of immigrants, and workers and employers have been educating themselves and each other on their rights and preparing for what to do if confronted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.
Court grants request to block detained Venezuelan immigrants from being sent to Guantanamo
A federal court on Sunday blocked the Trump administration from sending three Venezuelan immigrants held in New Mexico to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba as part of the president’s immigration crackdown.