Juan Carlos was detained at McHenry county detention center after being turned over to immigration by a human resource employee who thought she was doing her ‘civic duty.’ At court he was given a bond that the family could afford, unopposed by ICE. Below is a thank you note from his brother, and an account [...]
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Announcing National Coming Out of the Shadows month in March 2013. This year’s theme is ‘Out of the Shadows into the Streets: Deportations Will not Stop Us.” Like the facebook page here. National Coming Out of the Shadows started in Chicago, Illinois on March 10th, 2010 when undocumented youth declared to be “undocumented and unafraid.” [...]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 03, 2012 PRESS CONFERENCE AND PHONE BANKING UNDOCUMENTED YOUTH & STUDENTS URGE HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES TO PASS SB 957, HIGHWAY SAFETY LEGISLATION TO PROTECT FAMILIES Phone banking organized by IYJL will follow immediately after the press conference. [Facebook Invite] [Fact Sheet] (Chicago, IL) Undocumented immigrant youth who qualify to apply for a driver’s license [...]
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On December 4 2012 the Illinois senate approved a measure that would allow undocumented immigrants access to a driver’s license. The vote on Senate Bill 957 is expected to take place on January December 4th, 2013 in the state house of representatives. The bill proposes access to Temporary Visitor’s Driving License (TVDL) for undocumented immigrants without a [...]
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Versión en Español Tania A. Unzueta I must admit, I once believed in comprehensive immigration reform (CIR). I believed in what it promised, an overhaul of an antiquated immigration system that would result in a conditional path to citizenship for the 11 to 12 million undocumented immigrants who currently reside in the United States. I [...]
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In the following weeks immigrant rights advocates and immigrant communities from across Illinois will be traveling to Springfield to advocate for a process for all people living in the state to have a driver’s licences, by making Temporary Visitor’s Driver’s Licenses (TVDL) available to immigrants without a social security number. On November 29, 2012 the [...]
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Mario de la Rosa Cruz is the main provider for his family, including a step-son with severe cerebral palsy and a daughter who qualifies for President Obama’s deferred action program. Despite being a low-priority case and the extreme hardship his children would face if Mario were deported, immigration officials have refused to close his case. On [...]
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"La organización Chicago Community and Workers Rights esta invitando a una reunión informativa en nuestra organización a cerca de “la reforma..
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New York coming out!
Houston - " Jovenes indocumentados en Texas salen de las sombras y declaran su estatus migratorio publicamente! Un abrazote a Alicia Torres quien..
