Nissa Rhee
Co-Founder and Executive Director at Borderless Mag
Peabody award-nominated journalist. Cofounder + Executive Director @borderless_mag, a nonprofit news outlet reporting on immigration and immigrant communities
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1 week ago |
blockclubchicago.org | Hillary Flores |Nissa Rhee
This story was originally published by Borderless Magazine. Sign up for its newsletter to learn the latest about Chicago’s immigrant communities. BRIDGEPORT — When Yusmary* was first invited to “the Orphanage,” she thought she had finally found a safe place to rebuild her life.
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1 week ago |
borderlessmag.org | Hillary Flores |Nissa Rhee
Atrapados Entre la Espada y la ParedMientras El Comedor evolucionaba, las cosas también cambiaban en "El Orfanato". La propiedad de la Primera Iglesia Luterana de la Trinidad se vendió en junio de 2024 al promotor Howard Mui por $1,1 millones. Poco después, el abogado de Mui envió un aviso de 30 días a quienes vivían en la propiedad para que la abandonaran antes del 1 de agosto de 2024.
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1 week ago |
borderlessmag.org | Hillary Flores |Nissa Rhee
Food That Tastes of HomeEl Comedor was born during a different crisis: In October 2023, nearly 4,000 migrants who had been bused to Chicago during “Operation Lone Star” were sleeping in the lobbies of police stations across the city. The operation was an attempt by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to pressure the federal government to enact stricter immigration policies. “We were the first to open our doors to the migrants and they’re still coming.
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Nov 8, 2024 |
borderlessmag.org | Nissa Rhee
For me and so many others who count immigrants as our family members and loved ones, the attacks on immigrants felt personal. And as misinformation and racist rhetoric spread, our news outlets were failing to report fact-based journalism that centered our community’s stories. Borderless’ predecessor — 90 Days, 90 Voices — was born from the need for nonpartisan reporting that centers the voices of immigrants. We’re committed to that mission now more than ever.
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Sep 12, 2024 |
borderlessmag.org | Nissa Rhee
Dozens of residents and migrants gather to mourn the death of a five-year-old boy, Juan Carlos Martinez Rivero, on December 20th, 2023. The nonprofit news outlet’s investigations into Chicago migrant shelters were recognized at the 2024 LION Awards. Borderless Magazine’s investigations into Chicago’s troubled migrant shelters were recognized at the national 2024 LION Sustainability Awards.
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NEW investigation: Just days after Illinois Gov. Pritzker shut down a proposed shelter due to health concerns, Venezuelan migrants living in the Pilsen shelter say they are being treated “like dogs.’’ https://t.co/UgE22BsqZC
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