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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed an executive order on August 2, 2021, creating the Welcoming Illinois Office for Immigrants and Refugees: "Throughout my governorship I've directed my administration to adopt policies that make Illinois a welcoming state for immigrants, and...

A new Illinois law protects DACA recipients by including work Authorization Status Protection. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed HB 121 into law on August 2, 2021. The governor's office stated HB 121 expands protections for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals...

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law Monday, August 2, 2021, a new law that will end immigrant detention and further restrict local law enforcement’s ability to cooperate with federal immigration. The Illinois Forward Act strengthens the Illinois TRUST Act, which...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law a mandate that every Illinois public elementary and high school is required to teach a unit on the history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and their history in Illinois and the Midwest, beginning...

The Illinois General Assembly passed the Illinois Way Forward Act, a bill that will close all ICE detention centers in the state and severely restrict how local law enforcement can work with federal immigration agents. Cities and counties will be...

Illinois lawmakers are considering creating a new task force on how to provide legal representation to Illinois immigrants facing deportation. The proposed Illinois task force would evaluate and recommend funds and service for legal help for immigrants facing deportation: • determine...

The Biden administration has announced plans to review the International Entrepreneur Program that allows foreign entrepreneurs to live and work in the United States. The Trump administration tried to end the program that was started by former President Obama. What...

If you're considering air travel in the near future, you'll want to know that the federal government has extended the Real IID deadline - again! The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has extended the requirement to have a Real ID...

If you are not a United States citizen but you need to open a U.S. bank account, there are ways you can do that. Banking for non-citizens offers the same benefits of a bank account that citizens have: • the...

Para un inmigrante con un arresto o condena por primera vez, no ser ciudadano agrega complicaciones adicionales y consecuencias potencialmente devastadoras. Para proteger sus derechos y su Sueño Americano, es importante que su abogado defensor criminal tenga experiencia tanto en...