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‘We Have Each Other’s Backs’: An Environmental Organizer Sets His Sights on ICE As Told ToImmigration PolicyLatestOrganizingTop StoriesVisuals

‘We Have Each Other’s Backs’: An Environmental Organizer Sets His Sights on ICE

David Barboza has spent years fighting pollution on the Southeast Side of Chicago. But when Donald Trump was re-elected in 2025, he saw a new threat to his community: immigrant deportations.
March 5, 2026
A pair of images, first showing a construction site on a vacant tract of land in the South Loop next to Chinatown, will house the new Chicago Fire stadium; the second shows Debbie Liu, president of the Ping Tom Park advisory council standing near the development site with the South Loop skyline behind her.Camilla Forte/Borderless Magazine/Catchlight Local/Report for America
A Soccer Stadium Is Coming to Chinatown’s Doorstep. Locals Want Guarantees It Won’t Push Them Out. Labor and EconomicsLatest

A Soccer Stadium Is Coming to Chinatown’s Doorstep. Locals Want Guarantees It Won’t Push Them Out.

While the amount of tax subsidies for the stadium remains undecided, community members are pushing for a formal agreement to secure the development's promised affordable housing and economic benefits.
March 3, 2026
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Illinois Families, Child Care Providers on Edge Following Trump Funding Freeze FeaturedImmigration PolicyLatest

Illinois Families, Child Care Providers on Edge Following Trump Funding Freeze

While the funds have not been permanently cut, advocates say the impact is threatening Illinois families, creating uncertainty for the future of some immigrant-run child care facilities.
February 26, 2026
Jaime Jr., faces away from the camera as he stands beside the condominium parking lot in Mount Prospect, Ill., where his father, Jaime, was taken by federal agents on Oct. 12, 2025.Camilla Forte/Borderless Magazine/Catchlight Local/Report for America
Mexican Father Who Signed for Voluntary Departure Didn’t Know He Had a Chance to Stay Enforcement and CourtsImmigration PolicyInvestigation

Mexican Father Who Signed for Voluntary Departure Didn’t Know He Had a Chance to Stay

Voluntary departures have skyrocketed under Trump, leading some attorneys to question whether immigrants are being coerced into agreeing to the alternative to deportation.
February 23, 2026
A consulate worker helps a client a pop up in the Chicago suburbs as part of the Mexican Consulate's “Consulado Sobre Ruedas initiative.”Camilla Forte/Borderless Magazine/Catchlight Local/Report for America
As Detentions Increase, Support from Chicago’s Consulates Varies for Immigrants Facing Deportation Immigration PolicyLatestTop Stories

As Detentions Increase, Support from Chicago’s Consulates Varies for Immigrants Facing Deportation

Some consulates invest fewer resources into supporting nationals in the U.S., leaving some immigrants feeling unsupported as they face an increasingly harsh immigration system.
February 17, 2026
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Mayor Puts ‘ICE On Notice,’ Calling On Chicago Police To Investigate Crimes By Federal Agents Enforcement and CourtsImmigration PolicyLatest

Mayor Puts ‘ICE On Notice,’ Calling On Chicago Police To Investigate Crimes By Federal Agents

The ‘ICE On Notice’ executive order provides a framework for police and the Mayor’s Office to document and investigate alleged wrongdoing by immigration officers so they can be held criminally accountable, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office said.
February 2, 2026