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20 States Now Suing Government Over Flores Rule

California and 19 other states on August 23, 2019, announced a lawsuit against the Trump administration's proposed new rule to change the court order that limits the detention of migrant minors to 20 days, known as the Flores Rule. Heading...

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Medical Deferred Action Program Ended by USCIS

Illinois immigrant families may lose medical care under a new Trump administration decision, and immigrant families with serious illnesses may be facing deportation. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) on August 7, 2019, stopped accepting and adjudicating medical deferred action...

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Study Shows Fewer Asylum Seekers Choose Chicago

Long a draw for Mexican immigrants, a new study shows fewer families of asylum seekers choose Chicago as their destination. A new Mexican border study said Chicago ranked 21st in destination choice for refugees, and only 76 families of asylum...

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Illinois Governor Pardons Vet Deported to Mexico

On Friday, August 30, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker erased the drug conviction of a U.S. Army veteran deported to Mexico. The 39-year-old vet's supporters hope this will help him return to the U.S. Prizer pardoned the vet deported to Mexico,...

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Illinois Attorney General Wants Answers on Immigrant Medical Care

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and 19 other state attorneys general sent a formal inquiry to the federal government about immigrant medical care. The letter to the departments U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...

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New Illinois Law Protects Immigrant Renters

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a new law on August 21, 2019, to protect immigrant renters in Illinois, effective immediately. The Immigrant Tenant Protection Act prohibits landlords from evicting or striking back against a tenant based on their citizenship or...

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Green Card Applicants Required to Submit 3 Years of Tax Returns

Green card applicants will be required to submit three years of federal tax returns in addition to a history of employment under new rules by the Trump administration. The new DHS rule goes into effect mid-October 2019 and is part...

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Fake ICE Agent Scam in the Chicago Suburbs

Phone scammers have been calling U.S. citizens in Palos Park, a suburb southwest of Chicago. Palos Park police said in early August, 2 people received fraudulent calls from someone pretending to be an ICE agent with the threat of deportation....

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New Public Charge Rule Announced by Department of Homeland Security

On August 14, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a rule that seeks to broaden the authority of U.S. Immigration officers in denying applicants of green cards, visa extensions, or other changes in immigration status. An officer’s ability to...

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Using Food Stamps and Other Benefits Cause To Deny Green Cards

On August 12 the Trump administration announced it is moving forward with their plan to deny green cards to many immigrants who use Medicaid, food stamps, housing vouchers and other forms of public assistance, effective October 15, 2019. Federal law...

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