When I hung a flyer announcing the National Coming Out of the Shadows (NCOS) rallies happening across Illinois with the new collective – Undocumented Illinois – I did not expect a blatantly discriminatory reaction to arise. For the last three years, I have been a student at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), and in that [...]
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On Sunday March 10th, we will be holding our fourth National Coming Out of the Shadows Day: Out of the Shadows Into the Streets. We will be meeting at Federal Plaza at 12:30 PM for pre-rally music with Quinto Imperio, poetry, and drum performance by the Korean American Resource Center. At 1pm we will be [...]
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Undocumented immigrant youth from Chicago and suburbs speak about the need for people in deportation proceedings to make their case public as a way to fight individual deportation and detention cases, and to bring attention to the stories of the families being affected by federal enforcement policies in Illinois. WHAT: Press conference with undocumented youth, [...]
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There is an open invitation for all undocumented immigrants and organizers to put together their own National Coming Out of the Shadows event this March 2013. Already planning an event? Tell us more so that we can support and help promote it. Register your event here. Calendar of events and more information on Illinois Coming Out [...]
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Today more than 500 people faced Chicago winter to let president Obama know that there needs to be a stop to deportations. On the first day of his second-term inauguration, families that have been broken up by deportation spoke publicly at Federal Plaza, telling their stories and calling for a moratorium. The families who shared [...]
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We are happy to release a poster made by undocumented, queer artist Julio Salgado commemorating IYJL’s third anniversary. Remember to buy tickets to our January 26th celebration! Julio Salgado is the co-founder of DreamersAdrift.com. His status as an undocumented, queer artivist has fueled the contents of his illustrations, which depict key individuals and moments of [...]
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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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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..
