Tag: immigrants

Standing up to ICE in the suburbs, the People’s Patrol puts its faith in resistance

Cavazos’ network focuses on Chicago’s western suburbs. It’s housed at the Casa DuPage Workers Center, a small nonprofit devoted to immigrant rights.

Head Start preschool remains open to all regardless of immigration status, two judges rule

Head Start preschool programs will continue to welcome all immigrant children regardless of legal status, federal judges ruled in two separate lawsuits this week, blocking efforts by the Trump administration to restrict enrollment.

New Chicago immigration campaign prompts confusion as city braces for federal intervention

Numerous protests have cropped up downtown, outside a suburban military base DHS plans to use and at an immigration processing center that’s expected to be a hub of activity.

President Trump launches long-promised Chicago deportation campaign, dubbed ‘Operation Midway Blitz’

In a post on the social media platform X, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said the operation would target undocumented immigrants who have sought refuge in Illinois and Chicago.

Trump administration targets Illinois in-state tuition for immigrant students lacking legal status

Federal officials allege the practice violates federal law and discriminates against U.S. citizens living in other states.

Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-2) sits with Ed Yohnka, Director of Communications and Public Policy at ACLU of Illinois, in the auditorium of Pontiac Township High School in Pontiac, Ill. on April 16. The two took audience questions about tarriffs, DOGE, MEDICARE, MEDICAID, and the Trump Administration.

Illinois ACLU weighs in on Trump plans to send troops into Chicago, exclude certain immigrants from Head Start

If President Trump sends the national guard into Chicago, the ACLU of Illinois would help release detained people and sue over excessive force.

McLean County immigrants fear dire consequences as Illinois ends medical coverage

The Illinois Health Benefits for Immigrant Adults [HBIA], and Health Benefits for Immigrant Seniors [HBIS] for ages 65 and older is slated for termination June 30.

Immigrant health care programs boosted hospital bottom lines, study suggests

Two state-run health care programs that extend Medicaid-like coverage to non-citizens may have provided significant financial benefits for Illinois hospitals.

Judge orders the Trump administration to return man who was mistakenly deported

The judge ordered the government to return Abrego Garcia to the U.S. by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, April 7. She said keeping him in El Salvador constitutes irreparable harm.

‘This type of rhetoric can have deadly consequences’: Durbin warns about speech that could incite violence during Senate hearing on hate crimes

WASHINGTON – Senator Dick Durbin participated in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing earlier this week focused on combating the rise of hate crimes in the U.S. The hearing examined threats facing marginalized communities and how the federal government can better protect the civil rights and safety of all including Jewish, Arab, and Muslim Americans.