Lucy Baptiste, Author at Borderless Magazine NFP

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Environment and Health

Chicago Food Pantries on Edge Over Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

As President Trump’s bill is set to cut SNAP and Medicaid benefits, local food pantries prepare for a rise in demand.

Lucy BaptisteAugust 7, 2025

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Environment and Health

‘We Need Help’: Local Organizations Step Up as Undocumented Immigrants Lose State Health Coverage

With the elimination of the Health Benefits for Immigrant Adults program July 1, some local organizations say they have taken matters into their own hands.

Tara Mobasher and Lucy BaptisteJuly 22, 2025

Photo illustration by Max Herman/Borderless Magazine

Environment and Health Resources

Where to Find Free, Low-Cost Health Coverage Regardless of Status

Thousands of Illinois immigrants have lost health coverage, with the end of the Health Benefits for Immigrant Adults (HBIA) program July 1. Borderless Magazine compiled a guide to explain who’s affected and what options are available.

Lucy Baptiste and Tara MobasherJuly 22, 2025

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Enforcement and Courts

How Chicago Communities Are Resisting ICE Raids

A raid at Don Pedro Carnitas shook the Pilsen community. Now, local organizers are bolstering rapid response teams, legal aid and Know Your Rights training to keep families safe.

Lucy BaptisteJuly 17, 2025

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Immigration Policy

Immigrant Rights Leaders, Chicago Refugees Call for Action on World Refugee Day

City officials and refugees gathered at Daley Plaza for World Refugee Day to push back against Trump’s immigration policies.

Lucy BaptisteJune 30, 2025

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Immigration Policy

Congressman Garcia, Advocates Denounce Trump’s Attack on Immigrants in Chicago, Nationwide: ‘We’re Not Going Anywhere’

Leaders condemned Trump and ICE's latest escalation against immigrant communities.

Lucy BaptisteJune 9, 2025

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Enforcement and Courts

Chicago Community Demands Release of Grandmother from ICE Detention

Gladis Yolanda Chavez Pineda is among the latest immigrants detained as Trump ramps up detentions across the country.

Lucy BaptisteJune 6, 2025

Lucy Baptiste

Chicago Food Pantries on Edge Over Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

‘We Need Help’: Local Organizations Step Up as Undocumented Immigrants Lose State Health Coverage

Where to Find Free, Low-Cost Health Coverage Regardless of Status

How Chicago Communities Are Resisting ICE Raids

Immigrant Rights Leaders, Chicago Refugees Call for Action on World Refugee Day

Congressman Garcia, Advocates Denounce Trump’s Attack on Immigrants in Chicago, Nationwide: ‘We’re Not Going Anywhere’

Chicago Community Demands Release of Grandmother from ICE Detention

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