For years, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has failed to follow its own policies by deporting veterans who may be eligible for citizenship.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
To protect undocumented tenants from ICE, local changes needed
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Mandatory apartment inspections, as proposed in a new ordinance, could help address gaps in Illinois’ Immigrant Tenant Protection Act.
Perspectives
Charging asylum application fees is the latest way the US could make immigrants pay for its red tape
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Only two countries charge people who seek asylum fees. The rationale for not doing that is clear.
Employment and Labor
Chicago is the fastest shrinking major metro area
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Black and low-income residents continue to move out, but unlike other groups, a majority of African-Americans exiting the Chicago area didn’t have a job when they left.
Education
In wake of Chicago charter strikes, a movement to advance ‘sanctuary schools’
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New contracts at Acero and the Chicago International Charter School network enshrine protections for undocumented students and take steps toward stronger bilingual services and increasing teacher diversity.
Perspectives
Rasmea Odeh, deported but not defeated
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Pushed out of both Palestine and her adopted home in Chicago, the longtime activist starts over in Jordan after a lifetime of experiencing displacement.
Perspectives
Supreme Court validates Trump’s ‘fake news’ justification for travel ban
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The Muslim ban was never about national security. It’s another way immigration policy is being used as a weapon against people of color.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
Entangled by destructive policies, a veteran gets deported
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As one of thousands of “green card veterans,” Miguel Perez Jr. fell victim to inadequate veteran services, a harmful war on drugs, and brutal immigration policies.
Perspectives
Fear and insecurity shape the lives of children whose parents are undocumented
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A new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation details the high toll of “crimmigration,” the intersection of criminal and immigration law.
Perspectives
Is this what a legal Muslim ban looks like?
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The Trump administration’s latest executive order restricting immigration may be much harder to challenge as unconstitutional in court, an immigration lawyer argues.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
Gang database compromises Chicago’s sanctuary city protections
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With the police department’s discriminatory database allegedly sparking deportations, immigrant and African-American groups are teaming up to challenge it.