Nuevo Libro 'Chicago Mosaic' destaca las historias de migrantes a través de objetos valiosos
Vestidos, chapas militares, prendas y contenedores de alimentos son solo algunos de los objetos más preciados por algunos migrantes en Chicago.
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Vestidos, chapas militares, prendas y contenedores de alimentos son solo algunos de los objetos más preciados por algunos migrantes en Chicago.
While he declared the program unlawful, Judge Andrew Hanen allowed 580,000 DACA recipients to continue working and living legally in the U.S.
Three years ago, then-Mayor Lori Lightfoot put the brakes on undocumented residents being turned over to immigration authorities after being charged with a crime. Ald. Ray Lopez (15th) wants to reverse that. CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov reports.
The funeral service for 3-year-old Jismary Alejandra Barboza González was held Thursday at a church in Warsaw, Indiana.
Non-profits face more demand than ever with the influx of migrants seeking asylum in the United States.
The city has taken in around 8,000 migrants since last year, Lightfoot's office said.
Two City Council committees plan a Friday hearing to discuss the status and costs of the city's operation to support migrants.
For generations, Chicago has been a hub for immigrants coming from nations around the world, and while the countries of origin might have changed over the years, Chicago continues to become home for many families seeking refuge or a better life. Chicago's immigration history is the focus of a new exhibit at the Elmhurst History Museum: "In Pursuit of Happiness: Immigrants in Our Communities"
Poder has been an immigrant integration center that for nearly 25 years has helped roughly 14,500 immigrants seize opportunities.
When people were rushing to leave Afghanistan, and more recently Ukraine, Americans wanted to help, but many didn't know how. CBS 2's Sara Machi told us about a chance for everyday Americans to sign up for a new program that launched Thursday.
When people were rushing to leave Afghanistan, and more recently Ukraine, Americans wanted to help, but many didn't know how. CBS 2's Sara Machi told us about a chance for everyday Americans to sign up for a new program that launched Thursday.
A Trump-era immigration restriction known as Title 42 was set to expire on Wednesday. It would have opened the door to thousands more asylum seekers at the southern border, but just on Monday afternoon, the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily paused the change. While we wait for more information from the courts, immigration advocates have been preparing for the influx.
So far, Chicago has welcomed and provided support to more than 3,800 asylum-seekers who arrived on buses from the U.S./Mexico border.
Federal lawmakers want action to protect the program before the new Congress when the GOP is expected to take over the House.
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, a Democrat from Illinois, is urging lawmakers to save migrant youth from deportation. Supporters of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, said it's now or never to save the program.
Signs with messages such as, "Science is real," "Black Lives Matter," and "Love is love," are coming down in a Northwest Indiana school district.
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Biden administration didn't break the law when it ended the Trump-era "Remain in Mexico" immigration policy, which requires migrants to leave the U.S. while their asylum cases are pending. CBS News reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez spoke with Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers about how this case will affect U.S. immigration policy.
Democrats face another blow as the senate parliamentarian has advised against including an immigration provision in the social spending bill. It would have allowed undocumented immigrants to apply for work permits and protection from deportation.
Dozens of people rallied for immigrant rights outside the Thompson Center downtown Thursday afternoon.
"Cesar should be seen for the loving adult he is today. versus the teenager he once was 20-plus years ago."
"I don't see a means for reaching that," said Durbin, the second-ranking Democrat in the Senate. "I want it. I think we are much more likely to deal with discrete elements."
"A truly welcoming city means that we have to walk the walk and protect everyone's due process rights," Lightfoot said before signing the update to the Welcoming City ordinance.
Aldermen voted 41-8 to approve a plan to eliminate exemptions in the Welcoming City Ordinance that had allowed police to cooperate with federal immigration authorities in certain limited circumstances.
Francisca Lino hid in a church for more than three years in fear of deportation – until Saturday night.
Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35th) said the measure creates "a clear line separating local law enforcement from federal immigration enforcement."
