{"id":20814,"date":"2023-12-11T16:06:47","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T22:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/?p=20814"},"modified":"2023-12-20T15:35:57","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T21:35:57","slug":"tps-los-emigrantes-venezolanos-se-enfrentan-a-retos-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2023\/12\/11\/tps-venezuelan-migrants-face-challenges-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"No puedo trabajar Los solicitantes venezolanos de TPS se enfrentan a grandes obst\u00e1culos para obtener permisos de trabajo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69e90a81e8aa9\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leafy green plants line the window of a small, brick home in McKinley Park. Inside the dimly lit house, a shy gray and white cat has become Moises Gacias\u2019 new friend, helping him stave off the loneliness of being in a new country. At night the Venezuelan migrant closes his eyes to the sight of the gray figure and wakes up alongside the small cat each morning.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"templatera_shortcode\">\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69e90a81e9fe3\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle small\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_color_909090 border_style_solid \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69e90a81eaae8\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle large top_margin_20px bottom_margin_20px\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"true\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row-bg-overlay row-bg-layer\" style=\"background: #FFFFFF; background: linear-gradient(90deg,#FFFFFF 0%,#FFFFFF 100%);  opacity: 1; \"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent force-phone-text-align-center inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_top_desktop_1px border_bottom_desktop_1px border_color_FFFFFF border_style_solid \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fws_69e90a81eb1a5\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-7 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<h4 id=\"news-that-puts-power-under-the-spotlight-and-communities-at-the-center\"><strong>News that puts power under the spotlight and communities at the center.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Sign up for our free newsletter and get updates twice a week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div style=\"margin-top: -20px; \" class=\"vc_col-sm-5 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column neg-marg no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"_form_1\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.bluelena.io\/f\/embed.php?id=1\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gacias made the 69-day trek to come to Chicago so that he could send money home to his wife, three children and his mother, who is recovering from surgery and being treated for cancer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But in the six months he\u2019s been here, Gacias hasn\u2019t been able to get a work permit, and his hopes to support his family are unfulfilled.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/category\/after-the-buses-venezuelan-migrants-chicago\/\">more than 24,000 migrants<\/a> who have arrived in Chicago since August 2022, Gacias\u2019 options for working are limited. He could try to find illegal work. But even this work, which is often below minimum wage and with dangerous working conditions, is hard to find.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69e90a81ecc43\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" >\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"1281\" width=\"1920\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.08_TPSVenezuela_Web_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.08_TPSVenezuela_Web_02.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.08_TPSVenezuela_Web_02-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.08_TPSVenezuela_Web_02-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.08_TPSVenezuela_Web_02-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.08_TPSVenezuela_Web_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.08_TPSVenezuela_Web_02-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.08_TPSVenezuela_Web_02-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.08_TPSVenezuela_Web_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.08_TPSVenezuela_Web_02-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.08_TPSVenezuela_Web_02-1245x830.jpg 1245w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.08_TPSVenezuela_Web_02-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\" \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">Moises Gacias shows his hands inside the house he is staying at in the McKinley Park neighborhood. <\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Max Herman\/Borderless Magazine<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69e90a81eda4e\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another pathway to working is to <a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/2023\/09\/21\/venezuela-tps-migrants-how-to-apply\/\">apply for Temporary Protected Status (TPS)<\/a>, a designation that protects him from deportation and allows him to get a work permit. However, language and technological barriers, high application fees, long wait times and complicated application questions create a process that is inaccessible\u2014and nearly impossible\u2014for newly arrived immigrants like Gacias to complete.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSometimes they say that when you go into the U.S., there will be a lot of opportunities to work and to own things,\u201d Gacias said. \u201cBut I cannot work if I don&#8217;t have a permit, and everywhere I go, they ask for it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In September, the Biden administration <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2023\/09\/20\/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-takes-new-actions-increase-border\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">expanded the Temporary Protected Status (TPS)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> designation for Venezuelans who arrived in the U.S. before July 31, opening the door for thousands of Venezuelan immigrants in Chicago to apply for deportation protection and work permits.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While TPS would grant temporary protection from deportation, the program does not provide a pathway to citizenship for applicants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those who apply for TPS face backlogs in the immigration process, meaning that it could be months before they are able to legally work in the United States. And that\u2019s only if they make it through the daunting and complex application process. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"fws_69e90a81ee461\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_bottom_desktop_1px border_color_000000 border_style_solid \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_100 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_sep_color_black wpb_content_element vc_separator-has-text\" ><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span><h4 id=\"read-more-of-our-coverage\">Read More of Our Coverage<\/h4><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-inline-posts\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-inline-posts-container pk-inline-posts-template-list\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-columns=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-18264\" class=\"post-18264 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-as-told-to tag-afterbuses\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-overlay pk-overlay-ratio pk-ratio-landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-overlay-background\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2022\/12\/06\/after-the-buses-meet-the-migrants-at-the-center-of-texas-manufactured-crisis\/\" class=\"pk-overlay-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/110122-MIGRANT-Yorvi-Sanchez-Colin-Boyle-8159-2_web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-pk-thumbnail size-pk-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"pk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2022\/12\/06\/after-the-buses-meet-the-migrants-at-the-center-of-texas-manufactured-crisis\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">After The Buses: Meet The Migrants At The Center Of Texas\u2019 Manufactured Crisis<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pk-meta-author meta-author\"><span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/author\/madison-savedra\/\" title=\"View all posts by Madison Savedra\">Madison Savedra<\/a><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pk-meta-date meta-date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2022\/12\/06\/after-the-buses-meet-the-migrants-at-the-center-of-texas-manufactured-crisis\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">diciembre 6, 2022<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-inner -->\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-outer -->\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<h2 id=\"dozens-of-questions-fingerprints-and-545\">Dozens of Questions, Fingerprints and $545<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before Gacias was able to submit his application, he struggled to fill it out. The application, which is entirely in English, requires the applicant to upload a photo of themself. However, the photo must be uploaded in a particular file format with very specific dimensions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To complete the application, Gacias enlisted the help of a local volunteer he knew, but even then, the volunteer, who speaks fluent English and Spanish, could not help Gacias on her own. Taking and uploading the photo took them almost three hours. The online portal did not allow them to continue working on the application until they were able to upload the photo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYou have to have a laptop, a printer, everything,\u201d Gacias said. \u201cQualifying for TPS shouldn&#8217;t be a privilege for just one person. TPS should be for everyone equally.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The TPS application has dozens of questions that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/document\/forms\/i-821.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">span 13 pages<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which ask the applicant about their criminal history, familial status, immigration status and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The application requires proof of residency and Venezuelan nationality. For Gacias, that meant asking his family in Venezuela to get official records from local authorities, such as his c\u00e9dula, an identification card, before uploading a digital copy on an online application portal.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69e90a81f230e\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" >\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"1281\" width=\"1920\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.08_TPSVenezuela_Web_05.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.08_TPSVenezuela_Web_05.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.08_TPSVenezuela_Web_05-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.08_TPSVenezuela_Web_05-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.08_TPSVenezuela_Web_05-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.08_TPSVenezuela_Web_05-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.08_TPSVenezuela_Web_05-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.08_TPSVenezuela_Web_05-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.08_TPSVenezuela_Web_05-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.08_TPSVenezuela_Web_05-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.08_TPSVenezuela_Web_05-1245x830.jpg 1245w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.08_TPSVenezuela_Web_05-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\" \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">The TPS application has dozens of questions that span 13 pages, which ask the applicant about when they entered the United States, their criminal history, and family status, among many other things.<\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Photo illustration by Max Herman\/Borderless Magazine<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69e90a81f2f71\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The application fee for TPS and a work permit is $545 for people between the ages of 14 and 65. The fees include a $85 fee for \u201cBiometric Services,\u201d which covers the cost of collecting biometric information, such as fingerprints.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The high application fees have been a barrier to many of the Venezuelan migrants trying to apply for TPS. Some describe an impossible situation where they don\u2019t have a work permit but can\u2019t find the money to apply for one without it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"we-hope-god-willing-to-have-the-money\">\u2018We Hope, God Willing, to Have the Money\u2019<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outside a food pantry in Pilsen, dozens of people line up for the pantry\u2019s grocery and clothing distribution. Some have traveled across the city to get food, spending more than an hour on the bus to make it there. The cold air weaves through the line, carrying the urging bustle of voices down the block as people in line wait for the pantry\u2019s doors to open.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many of those in line are Venezuelan migrants and, like Gacias, have struggled to find work in the U.S. without a work permit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s been really hard because my husband is the only one working,\u201d 28-year-old Nasareth H.** told Borderless while waiting in line with her young child. \u201cI haven\u2019t been able to find a job. It\u2019s really, really hard. I can\u2019t find a job at a restaurant or anywhere. Nothing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She said a Venezuelan community organization offered to help her family apply for TPS but estimated the cost would be nearly $2,000 to cover Nasareth, her husband and three children. After paying rent, the family saves what they can for the application fee.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe hope, God willing, to have the money in two months,\u201d Nasareth said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like Nasareth, other Venezuelan migrants told Borderless the application fees made applying impossible. One migrant said their family was waiting to see the outcome of their asylum application before deciding whether to apply for TPS.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is an application to waive the TPS application fees, but that consists of a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/i-912\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">separate process<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the TPS application and more waiting times, said Lisa Koop, director of legal services for the National Immigrant Justice Center.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cPeople have been living in limbo,\u201d Koop said. \u201cPeople have been living without a lot of security, and people have been living without a clear path forward.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"fws_69e90a81f3a0c\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_bottom_desktop_1px border_color_000000 border_style_solid \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_100 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_sep_color_black wpb_content_element vc_separator-has-text\" ><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span><h4 id=\"read-more-of-our-coverage-2\">Read More of Our Coverage<\/h4><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-inline-posts\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-inline-posts-container pk-inline-posts-template-list\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-columns=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-26055\" class=\"post-26055 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-immigration-policy tag-migrants tag-tps2025 tag-venezuelatps\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-overlay pk-overlay-ratio pk-ratio-landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-overlay-background\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2025\/04\/22\/chicago-venezuela-tps-trump-deportation-illinois-temporary-protected-status\/\" class=\"pk-overlay-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2025_04_21_TPSSV_Featured-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-pk-thumbnail size-pk-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"pk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2025\/04\/22\/chicago-venezuela-tps-trump-deportation-illinois-temporary-protected-status\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Chicago\u2019s Venezuelan Community in Limbo amid Trump\u2019s Push to End Deportation Protections<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pk-meta-author meta-author\"><span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/author\/fatema-hosseini\/\" title=\"View all posts by Fatema Hosseini\">Fatema Hosseini<\/a><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pk-meta-date meta-date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2025\/04\/22\/chicago-venezuela-tps-trump-deportation-illinois-temporary-protected-status\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">abril 22, 2025<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-inner -->\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-outer -->\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<h2 id=\"what-you-can-see-is-desperation\">\u2018What You Can See is Desperation\u2019<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most immigrants fill out the application with the help of a friend or local community organizations that provide free legal counseling because the application can be challenging to fill out on one\u2019s own for non-English speakers. The application also requires reliable internet access, a printer for the documents and a scanner to upload them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Centro Romero, a refugee and immigrant services organization on the northeast side of Chicago, offers legal services to immigrants, helping many of them apply for programs such as TPS. The organization is overwhelmed with the needs of the thousands of newly arrived immigrants in Chicago, said Diego Samayoa, Centro Romero\u2019s associate director.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many of the immigrants may not know where to seek help in the first place, Samayoa explained, or that they are eligible to apply for programs like TPS, which are essential pathways to living and working in the U.S.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69e90a82030b6\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; 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padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTPS is a solution that allows [immigrants] to sleep at night knowing that they are not deportable,\u201d Samayoa said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the federal side, there were <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/document\/data\/I821_RADP_FY23_Q2.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">more than 200,000 TPS applications<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> being processed nationwide by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) as of March 31, 2023 \u2014 a total that doesn\u2019t include the thousands of immigrants currently submitting applications for TPS after Venezuela was redesignated for the status two months ago.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Samayoa said he\u2019s seen applications take anywhere between two to six months to process. According to USCIS, the median time it took to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/egov.uscis.gov\/processing-times\/historic-pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">process<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> TPS applications in 2023 was roughly 12 months. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69e90a8204fcb\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" >\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"1281\" width=\"1920\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.08_TPSVenezuela_Web_04.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.08_TPSVenezuela_Web_04.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.08_TPSVenezuela_Web_04-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.08_TPSVenezuela_Web_04-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.08_TPSVenezuela_Web_04-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.08_TPSVenezuela_Web_04-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.08_TPSVenezuela_Web_04-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.08_TPSVenezuela_Web_04-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.08_TPSVenezuela_Web_04-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.08_TPSVenezuela_Web_04-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.08_TPSVenezuela_Web_04-1245x830.jpg 1245w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/23.12.08_TPSVenezuela_Web_04-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\" \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">Diego Samayoa, Centro Romero\u2019s associate director, inside the center\u2019s space in Chicago\u2019s Edgewater neighborhood.<\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Max Herman\/Borderless Magazine<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69e90a8205d79\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; 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Spotting the plant next to a desk, the hungry child began eating the plant\u2019s green leaves and the sand in its pot.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The family had traveled through the Dari\u00e9n Gap to come to the U.S., trekking 60 miles through marshland, mountains and rainforests in the jungle between Panama and Colombia. The child, Samayoa said, had gotten used to eating plants while making the trek to the U.S., because there was nothing else to eat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIn most of the cases, what you can see is desperation,\u201d Samayoa said. \u201cThey do want to work, and they do want to put bread on the table by providing value to the community\u2026[But for] someone that has been here months, and they know that they cannot work legally in the U.S., what do you do to survive?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"a-broader-solution-for-work-permits\">A Broader Solution for Work Permits<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Policy advocates have been pushing for the expansion of work permits to more immigrants outside of the TPS program and working for more permanent solutions for those wanting to work legally.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chicago Ald. Jessie Fuentes (26th) has pushed for a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/occprodstoragev1.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net\/meetingattachmentspublic\/7e526e82-4293-42af-be91-3d97ab9f82b3.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">resolution<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that, if passed by City Council, would call on the Biden administration to issue work permits to newly arrived migrants as well as undocumented residents who have lived in the U.S. for longer so they can work legally here. The resolution, which is supported by many business associations as well as immigrant organizations, was passed by the city council\u2019s immigration committee last Thursday and could be up for a full council vote this week.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the immigration committee meeting\u2019s public comment portion, Illinois Restaurant Association President Sam Toia spoke of the industry\u2019s struggles with severe labor shortages, which dramatically impact every restaurant due to Congress\u2019 \u201cfailure to solve our immigration challenges.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe solution to this problem is already here,\u201d Toia said. \u201cMillions of migrants and long-term undocumented immigrants are here, ready to work. But we need the government to make it possible.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Gacias, being able to work would not only mean being able to support himself in the U.S., but also supporting his mother in Venezuela, who needs money for medicine, and his wife and children.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt hurts me not being next to her,\u201d Gacias said of his mother. \u201cI&#8217;ve lost everything.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the uncertainty of his TPS application and the difficulties he faced while applying, Gacias thinks of those who are less fortunate than him, and who may not even be able to apply in the first place.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gacias has an address because he\u2019s living with a friend, for example, but people who don\u2019t have a permanent address cannot apply for TPS because applicants need proof of residence and a mailing address to receive updates on their applications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis has to be for everyone, not just for one person,\u201d Gacias said. \u201cWhether you&#8217;re Venezuelan or Mexican, whatever you are, you should be respected.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<blockquote><p>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis has to be for everyone, not just for one person,\u201d Gacias said. \u201cWhether you&#8217;re Venezuelan or Mexican, whatever you are, you should be respected.\u201d<\/span>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As he waits to hear whether he will receive a work permit and TPS, Gacias spends his days giving back to the community, volunteering at food pantries and working with mutual aid organizations to distribute food and other donations to other immigrants.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He says that thinking about his mother in Venezuela, all he has sacrificed to get here and those who have helped him in Chicago have kept him moving forward. 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