
Adriana Cardona-Maguigad
Reporter, Education at WBEZ-FM (Chicago, IL)
WBEZ’s immigration reporter [email protected]
Articles
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4 days ago |
chicago.suntimes.com | Adriana Cardona-Maguigad
El mejor lugar para cobertura de noticias y cultura latina en Chicago. Los peruanos en Chicago están celebrando la elección del Papa León XIV, oriundo de Chicago que pasó dos décadas de servicio en Perú, como la elevación de uno de los suyos. “Tenemos un papa peruano americano,” dijo Betty Lázaro, de 62 años de edad, que empezó a llorar al enterarse de la noticia. “No podía creerlo”.
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1 week ago |
chicago.suntimes.com | Adriana Cardona-Maguigad
Peruvians in Chicago are celebrating the election of Pope Leo XIV, a Chicagoan who spent two decades of service in Peru, as the elevation of one of their own“We have an American-Peruvian Pope,” said Betty Lazaro, 62, who started crying when she learned the news. “I couldn’t believe it.”Robert Francis Prevost, 69, was born in Chicago and grew up in south suburban Dolton, and attended a Catholic school on the South Side.
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1 week ago |
chicago.suntimes.com | Adriana Cardona-Maguigad
In recent weeks, Maria and Francisco have been going regularly to an elementary school near their home on the Southwest Side. The couple are doing so to learn about the U.S. Constitution and American history in preparation for a civics exam, one on the of requirements to become U.S. citizens. The Mexican natives are among the nearly 400,000 legal permanent residents in Illinois eligible to get naturalized.
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2 weeks ago |
chicago.suntimes.com | Adriana Cardona-Maguigad
Thousands of people from Chicago and the suburbs came out on Thursday for May Day rally and march to protest President Donald Trump’s policies. May 1 is International Workers Day, a global holiday with roots in Chicago. It’s a traditional day for demonstrations, but this year’s activities carried an extra fervor because of Trump’s unprecedented first 100 days in office.
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2 weeks ago |
chicago.suntimes.com | Violet Miller |Adriana Cardona-Maguigad
El mejor lugar para cobertura de noticias y cultura latina en Chicago. El presidente Donald Trump firmó tres órdenes ejecutivas que abordan la aplicación de la inmigración la noche del lunes, incluyendo el ataque a funcionarios que mantienen las leyes de ciudades refugiadas y el aumento del acceso a las fuerzas armadas para las agencias de aplicación de la ley estatales y locales.
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