Pritzker signs bills protecting immigrant youths
— July 27, 2019SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker on July 23 signed two bills into law aimed at protecting immigrant children, just as the Trump administration announced plans to expand the use of…
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Secretary of state wants protection of undocumented immigrants made law
— July 19, 2019SPRINGFIELD — Illinois’ secretary of state is pursuing legislation to codify the office’s long-held policy of not giving federal agencies full access to its database of driver’s…
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Mass at Holy Name opens Migrant Week
— January 7, 2019In observance of National Migration Week, the Archdiocese of Chicago held an opening Mass Sunday evening Jan. 6 at Holy Name Cathedral, 735 N. State St., Chicago. The Rev. Ismael Sandoval,…
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Appellate ruling boosts Lisa Madigan’s sanctuary city lawsuit
— August 15, 2018A three-member panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled 2-1 on Aug. 1 that withholding federal grant funds under an executive order signed by President…
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Protests planned over immigrant children’s ‘outrageous treatment’
— June 22, 2018Protests against the Trump administration’s immigration policies are being planned in a dozen Illinois cities. The protests will take place Saturday (June 30) as part of 463 rallies…
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Immigrant rights advocates call to make Illinois a sanctuary state
— May 25, 2019SPRINGFIELD — Two Democratic state lawmakers joined a group of immigration rights advocates Wednesday, May 22 in calling for passage of a bill that would effectively make Illinois…
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Lake County nonprofit agency prepares for asylum seekers
— December 5, 2018The touchstone prospect of asylum seekers entering the United States legally from the Tijuana Port of Entry to Lake County, has led one nonprofit agency to begin preparations for the…
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Chicago protesters send clear message on immigration
— July 1, 2018Mahalea Velasco has been living without her father for six years now. The 11-year-old Chicago girl said her dad was deported as the victim of racial profiling and being stopped by police….
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