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Immigrant groups tout election triumphs
Rep. Villa replaces Oberweis in state Senate; Avelar first former undocumented immigrant to be seated in General Assembly
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Ted CoxICIRR, ICIRR Action, Lawrence Benito, Kim Foxx, Karina Villa, Jim Oberweis, Dagmara Avelar, Black Lives Matter, ICE, Won Joon Kevin Lee, HANA Center, Javier Cruz, Lauren Underwood, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, DACA
ICE cracks on Dwight detention center
Rep. Cassidy, Sen. Peters credited with enforcing new state law banning private prisons
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Chicago activists plot response to ICE academy
‘Coordinated attack … requires coordinated political response,’ say immigration protesters
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Ted CoxICE, ICE Citizens Academy, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Sandra Diaz, Mano a Mano Family Resource Center, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Maggie Lugo, Casa Michoacan, Sara Zaleta, Centro de Trabajadores Unidos, Adrienne Davis, Southwest Suburban Immigrant Project, Southsiders Organized for Unity and Liberation, Ana Guillen, Fasika Alem, United African Organization, Estephany Hernandez, ICIRR
Rep. Cassidy: No dice on Dwight ICE facility
Proposed federal detention center runs into immediate opposition, state law
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Ted CoxICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Dwight Women's Prison, Kelly Cassidy, J.B. Pritzker, Rich Miller, Capitol Fax, Robert Peters, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, National Immigrant Justice Center
Congressman to Trump on troops: Don't even think about it
Sens. Duckworth, Durbin introduce bill to block deployment
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Ted CoxJesus "Chuy" Garcia, Donald Trump, Dick Durbin, Tammy Duckworth, Lori Lightfoot, Portland Protests, Portland Moms, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration, Illinois Immigrants, Chicago Immigrants, Chicago Sanctuary City, DACA, ICE
Quigley cuts funds for ICE 'Citizens Academy'
Garcia, Schakowsky call ‘vigilante’ program training citizens to arrest undocumented immigrants a boondoggle
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Collegiate conduct key to curbing COVID on campus
UIUC, Loyola lead confab on preparations for fall semester
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Ted CoxUIUC, Loyola University Chicago, Michigan State University, University of Wisconsin, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Testing, COVID-19, COVID-19 Testing, Chicago COVID-19, COVID College, Robert Jones, Samuel Stanley, Rebecca Blank, Jo Ann Rooney, Lori Lightfoot, Donald Trump, Illinois Chinese Students, ICE, Big Ten Conference, RapidVent, UIUC Enrollment
Trump trashes Chicago; Lightfoot, J.B. lash back
President kowtows to cops while lying about Chicago gun laws and sanctuary cities
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, J.B. Pritzker, Lori Lightfoot, Eddie Johnson, Bill Barr, International Association of Chiefs of Police, Chicago Gun Laws, Chicago Gun Violence, Chicago Sanctuary City, Sanctuary Cities, Rahm Emanuel, Matt Albence, ICE, Melissa Vozar, Jussie Smollett, Trump Immigration, Trump Impeachment, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Laquan McDonald, Chicago Consent Decree
Trump 'declaring war on our neighborhoods'
Congressman Garcia raps ICE plans for $1M military training site with ‘hyper-realistic’ replica of Chicago
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, ICE, U.S. Immigration, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Trump Immigration, Jan Schakowsky, Ben Bergquam, Frontline America, Emma Lozano, Centro Sin Fronteras, Familia Latina Unida, Glenn Beck
Activists protest against customs confab
Pritzker signs bills protecting immigrant youths, as Customs and Border Protection holds Chicago trade symposium
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Donald Trump, ICE, Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Trade Symposium, Marriott Marquis Chicago, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, Mansi Kathuria, Ava Garcia, United Workers Center, PASO West Suburban Action Project, Tatiana Munoz, Immigration, Immigrant Detention, Lori Lightfoot, Jan Schakowsky
Threatened ICE raids breed fear, sap economy
Chicago aldermen join to protect communities, decry ‘political calculation by a failed racist president’
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, Trump Immigration, ICE Raids, ICE, Trump ICE Raids, Trump Racist, Michael Rodriguez, Rossana Rodriguez, Andres Vazquez, Matt Martin, Alex Han, SEIU Healthcare Illinois, Byron Sigcho-Lopez, ICIRR
Lightfoot to Trump: Pursue immigration reform
Chicago mayor calls on president to ‘honor your office and the people you serve’
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Ted CoxLori Lightfoot, Donald Trump, Immigration, Immigrants, ICE, ICE Raids, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar
Jesse White: No sharing with ICE
Secretary of state says Illinois not part of FBI use of driver’s license records in facial recognition
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Garcia, Schakowsky charge Trump with immigrant intimidation
Reps. shine spotlight on Francisca Lino, ‘hiding’ in church sanctuary
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Ted CoxJesus "Chuy" Garcia, Jan Schakowsky, Roberto Maldonado, Francisca Lino, Emma Lozano, "Sim" Coleman, U.S. Immigration, ICE, Adalberto United Methodist Church, Donald Trump, Dreamers, DACA