Amid tension over ‘sanctuary city’ status, a rock is thrown through Cicero politician’s front window
Amid tension over ‘sanctuary city’ status, a rock is thrown through Cicero politician’s front window
Category: Immigration
Trump administration sues Illinois, Cook County and Chicago over sanctuary immigration laws
The Trump administration filed a federal lawsuit challenging sanctuary immigration laws in Illinois.
North suburban schools prepare for potential immigration raids
North suburban school districts say they will not allow ICE agents to enter without a judicial warrant.
West Harvey Dixmoor Elementary District 147 prepares for immigration enforcement as parents voice concerns
Attendees at a Hinsdale Dixmoor District 147 meeting expressed concerns about anti-immigrant rhetoric and perceived lack of support.
‘Chicago has always been a city of immigrant workers’: Some Chicago businesses close their doors to protest immigration crackdown
As immigrant communities across Chicagoland entered a third week of fear and uncertainty in the shadow of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, some business owners and workers from Elgin to Chicago Heights took action Monday: They closed their businesses and stayed home from work as part of a national Day Without Immigrants.
Marco Rubio in El Salvador to press Trump demands for migration crackdown amid USAID turmoil, Panama Canal
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was visiting El Salvador on Monday to press a friendly government to do more to meet Trump administration demands for a major crackdown on immigration amid turmoil in Washington over the status of the government’s main foreign development agency.
Trump administration ends temporary deportation protection for 350,000 Venezuelans
President Donald Trump’s administration is ending protections that shielded roughly 350,000 Venezuelans from deportation, leaving them with two months before they lose their right to work in the U.S.
Hundreds rally in Waukegan for immigrants’ rights: ‘We will not let Trump’s war on immigrants go uncontested’
More than 300 people rallied for immigrants’ rights and marched two miles in Waukegan criticizing President Donald Trump’s deportation efforts.
Pentagon prepares to deploy 1,000 more troops to bolster Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown
The Pentagon is readying orders for the deployment of at least 1,000 additional active duty troops to bolster President Donald Trump’s expanding crackdown on immigration, U.S. officials said Friday.
Mayor: Following ‘longstanding practice,’ Aurora police not enforcing federal immigration laws
In a statement sent to The Beacon-News Wednesday evening, Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin said a person’s legal status is not considered when Aurora police carry out their duties. That information is also not something the department collects or maintains for the purposes of deportation, he said.