Immigrant Rights
Immigrants, lawmakers seek probe of Border Patrol
August 31, 2012Alarmed by reports of profiling at the hands of U.S. Border Patrol agents, immigrant advocate groups and 11 members of Congress have asked the GAO to audit Border Patrol practices.
Read more13,000 jam Navy Pier to gain legal status
August 16, 2012On Aug. 15, Navy Pier here transformed into New York's Ellis Island - instead of seeing the Statue of Liberty welcome them, it was the Chicago skyline.
Read moreActivists applaud Obama, renew push for DREAM Act
June 19, 2012Undocumented young people - the DREAMers - see the president's move as a result of their more than two years of organizing.
Read moreObama ends threat of deportation for one million
June 15, 2012President Obama today issued a sweeping new directive stopping in its tracks the possible deportation of as many as one million young immigrants.
Read moreNATO-week protesters demand end to deportations
May 16, 2012CHICAGO - In the lead up to anti-NATO protests, immigrant rights activists marched on the Immigration Court here May 15 to demand a halt to detentions and deportations of undocumented immigrants and their families.
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