Hear from a panel of powerful Chicago women, explore ideas of identity with a Chinese American artist or discuss the depiction of young Black and Brown men in the media.
Borderless Magazine StaffMarch 22, 2023
A guide to using community organizing techniques to bring journalists closer to their audiences
Nissa RheeMarch 14, 2023
Chicago author Vaishnavi Patel on her debut novel “Kaikeyi,” her Hindu identity and publishers pulling her book in India.
Mrinali DhemblaMarch 8, 2023
LexisNexis, a data brokerage firm, is being sued by Illinois activists for the collection and sale of immigrant data to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. What data is legal or illegal to sell? Who can access it? And what can they do with it?
Chelsea VerstegenMarch 2, 2023
The Chicago ICE Field Office conducted more than 13,000 searches of the LexisNexis database between March and September 2021.
Chelsea VerstegenMarch 2, 2023
Local Turkish and Syrian residents talk about the effects of the recent earthquakes on their home countries and about ways you can help.
Diane Bou KhalilFebruary 23, 2023
The Mural Movement started as a beautification project but has grown to provide solace and support for community members — generational or recently arrived.
Martha ContrerasFebruary 9, 2023
From a driver’s license to a REAL ID card to CityKey ID, here’s how to get an ID if you’re an immigrant or an undocumented person.
Diane Bou KhalilFebruary 2, 2023
Amid environmental concerns, residents questioned the need for a second waste station in their community and wanted to know what measures will be taken to mitigate increased pollution.
Diane Bou KhalilJanuary 26, 2023
Immigrants seeking U visas are being blocked by two sergeants who were previously involved in controversial shootings and on the verge of being fired.
Carlos BallesterosJanuary 17, 2023
A female Afghan governor-turned-refugee, a Bangladeshi community builder working behind bars, a Mexican American woman who turned love-letter writing into a family tradition, here are some of the people whose stories we helped tell in 2022.
Diane Bou KhalilJanuary 12, 2023
From fleeing Afghanistan to starting a sanctuary movement, Borderless Magazine’s visual journalists continued to amplify the stories of people from Chicago’s immigrant communities.
Michelle KanaarJanuary 5, 2023
Chicago has experienced more frequent and severe storms in recent decades, putting immigrants and low income Chicagoans living in basement units at increased risk of flooding.
Siri ChilukuriDecember 20, 2022
Block Club Chicago and Borderless Magazine followed 10 of the thousands of Venezuelan migrants sent to Chicago as part of Texas Gov. Abbott’s political stunt this year.
Madison SavedraDecember 6, 2022
Jhopsef Stiven spent years hopping countries in search of a better life. He's one of thousands of migrants starting over in Chicago with no family or knowledge of the city.
Alex V. HernandezDecember 4, 2022
Maikel Jose Tineo was hopeful about his new life in Chicago. But since he’s arrived, he's been stiffed by a job and watched his friend rushed to the emergency room. Now, he’s wondering if he should stay.
Madison SavedraDecember 4, 2022
Yorvi Sánchez found friends in Chicago, but he isn’t looking forward to Christmas without his 7-year-old daughter. "Being able to help them from here is the whole reason I came here,” he said.
Alex V. HernandezDecember 3, 2022
After being separated from his family at the border, Delwuins was alone for months in a suburban hotel, with little to do. Without a car or work permit, his options to make money were limited.
Madison SavedraDecember 3, 2022
Nolram Cardozo came to a shelter housing hundreds of single men. He made friends and found temp work, but his path took a turn for the worst when he was hospitalized.
Madison SavedraDecember 3, 2022
Jesus David Lucena Castillo has spent more than five years separated from his family. During Día de los Muertos, a friendly encounter changes his course in the city.
Colin BoyleDecember 3, 2022
Denis “Omar” Covis traveled over 3,000 miles to find a job that would support his pregnant wife and children.
Jesus J. MonteroDecember 2, 2022
After years of living as migrants, Tomás Alvarado and Carmen Ollarves are starting over in Chicago with their young daughter.
Ambar ColónDecember 2, 2022
From Little Village to Rogers Park, where to give and get help from your neighbors this holiday season in Chicago and its suburbs.
Diane Bou KhalilNovember 21, 2022
Despite a growing Muslim population in the Chicago area, few public schools offer students halal food options.
Tasmiha KhanNovember 16, 2022
From coat drives to free stores to resale shops, here are places to get inexpensive or free coats and jackets in the Chicago area.
Diane Bou KhalilNovember 10, 2022
From what to bring to who can vote, we answer your questions about voting in the midterm elections in Illinois.
Jillian MeleroNovember 4, 2022
Poet Javier Zamora took a three-thousand mile journey from El Salvador to the United States as a boy to reunite with his parents.
Borderless Magazine StaffNovember 3, 2022
Arizona artist Alvaro Enciso has spent years of his life leaving crosses in the desert for migrants who died while traveling to the United States.
Max HermanOctober 27, 2022
We answer your questions about asylum rules and the differences between asylum seekers, refugees, migrants and more.
Diane Bou KhalilOctober 20, 2022
The arrivals of more than two thousand migrants sent to Chicago from Texas are exacerbating the need for attorneys who handle asylum cases.
Chelsea VerstegenOctober 13, 2022
The DePaul University professor and daughter of Mexican immigrants talks about mental health and healing through writing.
Jillian MeleroOctober 6, 2022
Sara and 147 other female students were evacuated from Kabul University after the Taliban took over the Afghan government in August 2021.
Saleha SoadatSeptember 28, 2022
Maryam and 147 other female students waited at the Kabul airport for days before they could escape Afghanistan.
Saleha SoadatSeptember 27, 2022
West Chicago residents are concerned about the environmental impact of Lakeshore Recycling Systems’ proposed waste transfer station, half a mile from an existing station.
Diane Bou KhalilSeptember 22, 2022
Where to donate food, clothing, money and more to help immigrants being bused to Chicago as part of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s political stunt.
Borderless Magazine StaffSeptember 13, 2022
Our visual reporting on the Little Village Discount Mall and bilingual coverage of the Afghan community receives national recognition.
Borderless Magazine StaffSeptember 7, 2022
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “The Sympathizer” will receive an award from the American Writers Museum in Chicago this month.
Diane Bou KhalilAugust 30, 2022
J Saxon says their mixed identities represent Chicagoans who don’t always have a say in politics.
Youcef O. BounabAugust 24, 2022
After fleeing Afghanistan in August 2021, Borderless Pathways Fellow Saleha Soadat reflects on her first year in the U.S.
Diane Bou KhalilAugust 18, 2022
In his new book, Reece Jones traces the Border Patrol’s growth into a militarized force that operates in large swaths of the United States.
Borderless Magazine StaffAugust 10, 2022
Al-Amin Porosh has helped fellow detainees navigate an opaque immigrant detention system – and built a community behind bars.
Youcef O. BounabAugust 4, 2022
The longtime Pilsen resident will release a new, bilingual photography book this fall.
Michelle KanaarJuly 28, 2022
Reproductive justice advocate Joy Pettigrew talks about barriers to abortion for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
Youcef O. BounabJuly 20, 2022
We answer your questions about thorium and health hazards related to the Rare Earths Facility.
Liuan HuskaJuly 12, 2022
A local factory was once the largest producer of thorium in the world. This fall, the “radioactive capital of the Midwest” is doing one last cleanup.
Liuan HuskaJuly 12, 2022
Salima Mazari was one of just three women serving as a district governor in Afghanistan before the Taliban took over.
Saleha SoadatJuly 7, 2022
Naheed Farid was elected to the Afghan House of Representatives as one of its youngest members. Now exiled in Maryland, she continues to advocate for women in Afghanistan.
Saleha SoadatJune 28, 2022
Refugees from over 15 countries played in a soccer tournament at World Refugee Day Chicago.
Youcef O. BounabJune 23, 2022
A National Immigrant Justice Center lawsuit alleges that detained immigrants are being held in inhumane conditions, while Clay County misuses the money they receive from ICE to care for detainees.
Chelsea VerstegenJune 8, 2022
Mahdi Rasikh went from weaving carpets in a refugee camp to representing his hometown in Afghanistan’s Parliament. But after the Taliban took over, Rasikh had to escape to the U.S.
Saleha SoadatJune 2, 2022
With increased violence against Asians, community groups are taking action, from distributing self-defense tools to gathering critical data.
jessica naluptaMay 25, 2022
The Immigrant Health Academy is helping Chicago area immigrants navigate the health care system and access funding for their medical bills.
Leslie HurtadoMay 19, 2022
Despite financial challenges, these Chicago shops are surviving with help from Ethiopian, Somali and other East African immigrant communities.
Sayou CooperMay 11, 2022
When do you need an immigration lawyer? How can you find free legal help for your immigration case? We answer your questions.
Diane Bou KhalilApril 21, 2022
As misinformation about natural cures soars during the pandemic, trained herbalists in Chicago are educating vulnerable immigrant communities.
Leslie HurtadoApril 6, 2022
Last August, after U.S. troops withdrew from Afghanistan, journalist Saleha Soadat was forced to leave her life in Kabul and seek safety abroad.
Saleha SoadatMarch 30, 2022
Borderless Magazine is mentoring and training a new generation of journalists from immigrant communities to combat racist coverage.
Nissa RheeMarch 29, 2022
Lack of transparency and concerns over environmental racism are fueling backlash to a waste transfer station in majority Latino West Chicago.
Liuan HuskaMarch 23, 2022
Amanda Cervantes and Jose Luis Benavides look at how far the queer Latinx community has come in their work with Chicago’s Gerber/Hart archives.
Ariel MejiaMarch 16, 2022
As Russia's war on Ukraine escalates, local Ukrainians share how their families are dodging bombs, becoming refugees and praying for peace.
Diane Bou KhalilMarch 10, 2022
Elvira Arellano retells the story of when she took a stand to fight for her son and her work to protect undocumented immigrants.
Leslie HurtadoFebruary 15, 2022
A new book by Reece Jones chronicles the aftermath of Trump’s ban on nationals from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
Borderless Magazine StaffJanuary 25, 2022
A first-generation Mexican American on how her parents met through the Chicago Sun-Times personal ads and the benefits of dating slowly.
Vanessa BorjonJanuary 18, 2022
City Colleges of Chicago immigrant students balance extra work hours, technology issues and limited English proficiency with remote learning.
Ata YounanDecember 16, 2021
Some Afghan children at a Chicago shelter have hurt themselves or others, leaving workers overwhelmed. Employees say the shelter has never experienced this level of chaos and isn’t equipped to provide kids with services they need.
Melissa SanchezOctober 28, 2021
After crossing the U.S.-Mexico border to seek asylum, Susana Coreas is navigating life in New York City and building community along the way.
Claudia HernándezOctober 21, 2021
How KAN-WIN is helping to end gender-based violence in Chicago’s Asian and Asian American community in a time of increased hate crimes.
Adriana RezalSeptember 22, 2021
Latinx business owners worry about the fate of their stores at the iconic Discount Mall in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood.
Adriana RezalSeptember 14, 2021
A new lowrider car club out of Cicero, IL brings together Chicago-area youth to bond over vintage muscle cars and celebrate Chicano identity.
Abel RodriguezSeptember 7, 2021
