Chicago migrants get expedited work permits with newly launched pilot program
Chicago migrants who arrived in the U.S. before July 31 can now get expedited work permits in hopes of moving out of shelters sooner.
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Chicago migrants who arrived in the U.S. before July 31 can now get expedited work permits in hopes of moving out of shelters sooner.
Community leaders are getting ready to expand an emergency shelter for migrants in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood.
Though Chicago welcomes new arrivals, “we’ve reached a breaking point” with a new surge expected later this week, Lightfoot said at an afternoon news...
The Defenders for All Act took effect at the beginning of this year. Since then, the Cook County Public Defenders’ immigration unit says it’s taken on over a dozen cases free of charge — the largest county in the nation to do so.
Some people hope the legislation will give them a pathway to citizenship. "Today is the sunniest day we've had in a few weeks, and it's exactly how I feel. I feel like I can finally breathe a sigh of relief and not have to worry," said Ere Rendon, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipient. Rendon was brought to the United States by her parents when she was four. Her family settled in McHenry County. "To finally, after five years, feel like I do belong here, and I am welcomed here," Rendon said. President Biden's executive order immediately pauses the border wall construction that was p...