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The State Department has updated immigrant and nonimmigrant visa application forms and that visa applicants share their social media accounts and “social identifiers” including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube and require the applicant to provide any account names they may have...

A House Bill known as the Dream and Promise Act of 2019 passed on Tuesday, June 4. It would create a new legal pathway to citizenship for Dreamers, 2.5 million young undocumented immigrants brought to the United States illegally as...

On May 30, 2019, President Trump announced via tweet that beginning June 10, the US government will impose new tariffs on Mexico to reduce illegal immigration from Central America: "Starting on June 10, 2019, the United States will impose a...

On March 19, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Nielsen v. Preap, 586 U.S. _____ (2019). The court rejected challenges to mandatory detention of certain non-citizens, even those who have lived uneventfully for several years after criminal conviction(s). Justice Alito...

On Tuesday, Chicago voters trudged to the polls and picked from a handful of candidates for the office of Mayor. Voters had more candidates than ever to choose from. Undocumented immigrants won at the polls by Tuesday night. Promises Made...

While the public is distracted with the building of a physical wall on our southern border, the Trump administration has been silently building an invisible wall. This administration has concentrated its efforts on curtailing legal immigration. It has made it...

Governor, J.B. Pritzker signed an executive order directing the Department of Human Services to coordinate with other state agencies to put together a “Know Your Rights resource sheet.” It will inform immigrants and refugees of their rights and possible opportunities....

As many people are aware, the United States federal government is currently in a shutdown because of the Trump administration’s demands for funding in order to secure the U.S.-Mexico border. This shutdown not only affects government employees, but the millions...

The Department of Homeland Security recently proposed to expand the test that it applies to determine whether an immigrant is likely to become a “public charge.” Under a longstanding policy, a “public charge” is an immigrant who is primarily dependent...

Under current immigration law, the U.S. attorney general may, as a matter of discretion, grant asylum to a foreign national who is eligible to apply for asylum and who qualifies as a "refugee." This is typically accomplished by working with...