How can US cities resist Trump’s mass deportation agenda? Look to Chicago The sanctuary city has a long history of protecting immigrant communities The Guardian - US · Jun 9, 2025
Chicagoans try to help newly arrived migrants as ‘welcoming city of immigrants’ faces a space crunch for asylum-seekers Erika Villegas, who lives in Garfield Ridge, is among Chicagoans who have taken it upon themselves to visit police stations to help newly arrived immigrants. They want “the city to step up” more. Chicago Sun-Times · May 12, 2023
Immigration advocates sue LexisNexis over personal data Immigration advocates are accusing the data broker LexisNexis Risk Solutions of violating Illinois law by collecting and combining extensive personal information and selling it to third parties including federal immigration authorities The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2022
Chicago’s undocumented seniors face slim and dangerous housing options CHICAGO — In the three days before Lilia had to vacate her basement apartment last summer, she cried herself to sleep each night. Her husband, Cipriano, 70, was in a hospital bed recovering from an emergency amputation of his left foot due to gangrene complications. But their landlords of more… Tribune News Service · Apr 4, 2022