When a converted Kenwood hotel opened its doors to migrants in the summer of 2023, officials who announced the news received vociferous pushback from residents. They had numerous concerns about the shelter at 4900 S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive: whether migrants would be vaccinated and fingerprinted; how their children would be educated; the food they […]
Category: Immigration
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelan migrants
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to strip temporary legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans, potentially exposing them to being deported.
Judge bars deportations of Venezuelans from South Texas under 18th-century wartime law
A federal judge barred the Trump administration from deporting any Venezuelans from South Texas under an 18th-century wartime law.
May Day rally underway in Union Park with march planned to Grant Park later in the day
Organized labor and activist groups — who are calling for protection of immigrants and fair wages — are expected to march to Grant Park in the afternoon.
Vermont judge orders release of a Palestinian man arrested at his US citizenship interview
A judge on Wednesday ordered the release of a Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University and was arrested by immigration officials during an interview about finalizing his U.S. citizenship.
Wisconsin high court suspends Milwaukee judge accused of helping man evade immigration authorities
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended a judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities.
President Donald Trump preps executive order targeting sanctuary cities
President Donald Trump will sign executive orders the White House says will help law enforcement implement his sweeping deportation agenda.
Illinois academics relieved after Trump administration restores legal status of some international students
The announcement came after scores of international students around the U.S. filed court challenges, government lawyers said Friday.
ICE is reversing termination of legal status for international students around US, lawyer says
The federal government is reversing the termination of legal status for international students around the U.S. after many filed court challenges against the Trump administration crackdown, a government lawyer said Friday.
Wisconsin judge accused of helping man avoid ICE arrested by FBI
The FBI on Friday arrested a Milwaukee judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities, escalating a clash between the Trump administration and the judiciary over the Republican president’s sweeping immigration crackdown.