Young, African and refugee
After fleeing conflict, young Africans who come to Chicago find themselves navigating a city struggling with racism, inequity and violence. Here are three of their stories.
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“Every dream I have is that he will be here with me”
For one Chicago teacher, Trump’s Travel Ban has meant living a continent away from her Syrian husband.
The fight to release Beto
After ICE detained Jesus Alberto “Beto” Lopez Gutierrez on his drive home from camping, his family has banded together to challenge his detention and deportation.
‘This is an abolitionist struggle’
Two local organizers tell Borderless Magazine just what’s at stake with keeping migrant children shelters open in Chicago.
‘Dreamers’ attend Supreme Court arguments today in the case against Trump’s move to end DACA
Two Chicago DACA recipients tell Borderless just what’s at stake with the case challenging temporary relief for young immigrants
After being stripped of his nationality, one Rohingya refugee finds hope in the 2020 census
In Malaysia and Myanmar, the census was a time of fear. But here in Chicago, Abdul Jabbar sees it as a chance for greater funding and visibility.
Asylum seeking mother and son find a new home
Kristel and Mario fled violence in Honduras only to be separated from each other and detained for 5 months. Now, they are starting over.
Melanie Schikore on the asylum process
President Trump signed a 90-day asylum ban Friday that makes it harder for immigrants to claim asylum. But just who are asylum seekers?
Khaled Hosseini on why we need to hear refugee stories now
Before he became the best-selling author author of “The Kite Runner,” Khaled Hosseini was an asylum seeker.