Immigration

Immigration news, from Chicago’s neighborhoods to America’s borders, including legal, political and humanitarian coverage.

Dozens of adults were expected to be evicted Sunday, amid an outbreak of measles, but just three were. They will be able to reapply for shelter at the city’s designated ‘landing zone.’
Since establishing Gente Fina, in 2018, Emmanuel Cabrera’s designs have been seen at New York Fashion Week and have been worn by Bulls players and Mexican musical stars.
The city shut down park district facilities to house migrants even as the Catholic Archdiocese was offering its buildings.
Beginning with 35 individuals Sunday, more than 2,000 people will be evicted by the end of April, the city announced Friday. Families will get a break until the end of the school year.
Carmen Ollarves y su marido Tomás Alvarado llegaron a Chicago desde Venezuela hace casi dos años. Para recordar su país, suelen preparar un platillo de pasta inspirado en las comunidades italianas de Venezuela.
The GOP is engaged in a cynical effort to convince Americans that immigrants commit crimes, and President Joe Biden is caught in a bind because of it.
An untold number of migrants are expected to have to leave shelters Saturday, and what comes next is a mystery to many — perhaps “la calle,” one man said, gesturing toward Halsted Street.
Republicans killed a bipartisan border deal because they want to create a migrant crisis, not solve one.
Earlier this week, Chicago Public Schools learned of a positive measles case involving a student at Philip D. Armour Elementary School, and the Chicago Department of Public Health confirmed another case at Cooper Dual Language Elementary Academy.
Chicago’s mayor said the 60-day limit on shelter stays would, after previous delays, finally be enforced Saturday, impacting potentially thousands. There would, however, continue to be exemptions.
Durante más de un año, la Arquidiócesis le ha ofrecido lugares gratuitos a la Ciudad, pero la administración del alcalde Brandon Johnson aún no ha actuado.
For well over a year, church officials have offered up rent-free locations to the city, but Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration has yet to act. Oak Park, on the other hand, is now housing migrants at a former Catholic school.
The Illinois Health Department said Tuesday it would mobilize resources to help Chicago and Cook County contain the spread of the virus.
La agencia de salud ofrece vacunas MMR gratuitas para niños y adultos sin seguro en clínicas de la ciudad.
The newest cases were both in adults at the shelter. The city’s total number of cases is up to five, the city health department says. More than 900 residents of the shelter were vaccinated over the weekend and are being quarantined for 21 days.
Maiia, Maksym and Ivan, a family from Ukraine, were briefly shown in the documentary “20 Days in Mariupol,” a harrowing depiction of Russia’s invasion. Now, Maiia and Ivan are in the Chicago-area as they recover from a bombing strike, the aftermath of which was shown in the film.
The city health agency is currently screening other residents of the shelter at 2241 S. Halsted St. and those who may have come in contact with the children while they were contagious, officials said in a Sunday news release.
Dozens gathered Saturday in Pritzker Park to protest Mayor Brandon Johnson’s long-delayed plan to evict migrants living in shelters longer than 60 days. The order will go into effect March 16.
Chicago health department officials said the patient has recovered and is no longer contagious. The shelter is on lockdown until residents are vaccinated, officials said.