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Rocio Villalva looks at Omar Contreras while reviewing a video with Omar Contreras at Dulce De Leech Cafecito in Roscoe Village on Monday, May 11, 2026.

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How a DACA Recipient Built a Business While Navigating DACA Uncertainty

Despite barriers to attending college as an undocumented immigrant, this DACA recipient paved her own career path as a content creator to uplift immigrant-owned businesses in Chicago.

Aydali CampaJune 15, 2026

Cecilia Mendoza, associate director of government relations at the National Immigrant Justice Center, smiles as she responds to Ald. Vasquez (40th) during a Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights hearing on DACA on June 11, 2026.

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Featured Immigration Policy Top Stories

Immigrant Committee Approves Resolution Demanding Protections For DACA Recipients

The Chicago Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights approved a resolution calling for stronger protections for DACA recipients in Chicago during a hearing on Thursday.

Aydali CampaJune 11, 2026

Advocates from different organizations hold up signs calling for ICE to stay away from World Cup events.

Max Herman/Borderless Magazine

Immigration Policy Top Stories

Illinois Immigrant Advocates Call for ‘No ICE in the Cup’

After an Iraqi soccer player was questioned at O’Hare airport, local organizers are calling on Trump to remove ICE from all FIFA World Cup events.

Tara MobasherJune 10, 2026

Press Announcements

Borderless Magazine Announces New Executive Director

Longtime Chicago nonprofit leader Nancy Villafranca-Guzmán will guide the award-winning newsroom as it celebrates nine years of serving immigrant communities.

Borderless Magazine StaffJune 10, 2026

A black-and-white illustration shows a room of mirrors with blank white pages scattered on the floor. A white silhouette stands inside each mirror.

Kaylynn Kim for The Marshall Project

Enforcement and Courts Immigration Policy Latest

ICE Detained Them, and Then They Vanished

Under Trump, the U.S. increasingly sends immigrants all over the nation with little warning, leaving families and attorneys unsure where they are.

Aala Abdullahi, The Marshall Project and Geoff Hing, The Marshall ProjectJune 9, 2026

A sample green card is shown atop a map of North America with arrows pointing away from the United States.

Photo illustration by Max Herman/Borderless Magazine. Source images: Associated Press, OpenStreetMap, and Canva.

Immigration Policy Resources

The Trump Administration Released A New Green Card Policy — Here’s What To Know

A new USCIS memo may require thousands of immigrants to leave the U.S. before petitioning to apply for a Green Card. Borderless Magazine put together a guide about what you should know about the latest changes.

Tara MobasherJune 4, 2026

Fred Tsao with the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) stands in front of a large group of advocates outside the Cook County Domestic Violence Courthouse during a press conference.

Max Herman/Borderless Magazine

Enforcement and Courts Immigration Policy Latest

Illinois Passed a Law to Keep ICE Out of Courthouses. It’s Not Working.

Advocates and experts say Illinois must navigate new legal questions about the extent to which state law can supersede federal authority.

Katrina PhamJune 2, 2026

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Immigration Policy Latest

Detained Out of State, Chicago Immigrants Rely on Strangers to Find Their Way Back Home

Released from detention facilities hundreds of miles away with no phone or money, Chicago immigrants are depending on a growing patchwork of volunteer organizations to make it back to their families.

Katrina PhamMay 26, 2026

Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago

Enforcement and Courts Latest

Judge Denies Petition To Appoint Special Prosecutor To Probe ICE Abuses

Petitioners had argued that Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke turned a “blind eye” by not investigating federal immigration agents’ alleged crimes. “We don’t rest with this outcome,” one petitioner said.

Molly DeVore/ Block Club ChicagoMay 22, 2026