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Migrant Protection Protocol Has ‘Broken’ Border Courts

Migrant Protection Protocol (MPP) policy was implemented in January by the Trump administration directed at immigrants at the U.S. southern border. The new MPP program sends migrants who enter the U.S. illegally, or who appear at official places of entry...

Visa

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New H-1B Visa Filing Fee

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a new rule in Jan 2019 called the H-1B Registration Rule, to streamline the H-1B Lottery Process more efficient and effective. On September 4th, 2019, USCIS published a proposed rule amendment for comments,...

Illinois Immigration

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Chicago Young Center Receives $1M Donation from Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds

Chicago non-profit organization the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights has received a $1 million donation from actors Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds. The Young Center, 2245 S. Michigan Ave., is the only organization in the country the U.S. government...

Illinois Immigration

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Immigrants In Illinois

One in eight U.S. residents is an immigrant, while one in nine residents is a native-born U.S. citizen with at least one immigrant parent. The American Immigration Council has compiled state by state immigration data and states. Following is an...

Removal Deportation

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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...

Asylum / Refugee

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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...

Illinois Immigration

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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...