Laura Rodriguez Presa
Immigration Journalist at Chicago Tribune
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2 days ago |
chicagotribune.com | Laura Rodriguez Presa |Nell Salzman
In another sign of escalating tension over President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, community organizers, protesters and several Chicago aldermen clashed with federal agents Wednesday as they detained immigrants outside a U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement office on the Near South Side. The office in the 2200 block of South Michigan Avenue operates the Intensive Supervision Appearance Program, or ISAP, which is run by ICE.
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2 days ago |
chicagotribune.com | Laura Rodriguez Presa
Outside immigration court in downtown Chicago Wednesday morning, demonstrators demanded the release of an undocumented Mexican father from Milwaukee who was detained by immigration authorities after being falsely accused of sending death threats to President Donald Trump. Ramon Morales Reyes, 54, appeared virtually before a Chicago immigration judge Wednesday following his arrest in Milwaukee on May 21.
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1 week ago |
thederrick.com | Jeremy Gorner |Laura Rodriguez Presa
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — In the final days of the spring legislative session, Illinois lawmakers this week advanced a bill to the Senate that would prohibit public schools from denying a student access to free education based on that child’s immigration status or that of the child's parents — a move aimed at reinforcing long-standing constitutional federal protections amid renewed scrutiny of immigrant rights at the state level. The bill, sponsored in the House by Chicago Democratic Rep.
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1 week ago |
dailyitem.com | Jeremy Gorner |Laura Rodriguez Presa
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — In the final days of the spring legislative session, Illinois lawmakers this week advanced a bill to the Senate that would prohibit public schools from denying a student access to free education based on that child’s immigration status or that of the child's parents — a move aimed at reinforcing long-standing constitutional federal protections amid renewed scrutiny of immigrant rights at the state level. The bill, sponsored in the House by Chicago Democratic Rep.
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1 week ago |
chicagotribune.com | Jeremy Gorner |Laura Rodriguez Presa
In the final days of the spring legislative session, Illinois lawmakers this week advanced a bill to the Senate that would prohibit public schools from denying a student’s access to free education based on that child’s immigration status or that of their parents — a move aimed at reinforcing long standing constitutional federal protections amid renewed scrutiny of immigrant rights at the state level. The bill, sponsored by Chicago Democratic Rep.
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