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Immigration Policy

What You Need to Know About Immigration News This Week

Students say the University of Chicago is withholding their degrees for participating in antiwar encampments, Work Permits for All gets support from the Illinois General Assembly, and more.

Diane Bou KhalilMay 29, 2024

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As Told To Immigration Policy

Afghan Refugee Recalls Surviving a Bomb and Fleeing Afghanistan

Nekbahkt, a Hazara Afghan woman and double amputee, was forced to flee Afghanistan leaving behind her husband and disabled brother. She now awaits to be reunited with her husband.

Diane Bou KhalilMay 28, 2024

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Arts & Culture

This Chicago Author Wants You to Know that Immigrant Voices Matter

Borderless’ new book club features Chicago author Mia P. Manansala and her cozy mystery book series that centers on the Filipino community.

Sarah LuyengiMay 22, 2024

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Education Immigration Policy

Lost in translation: Migrant kids struggle in segregated Chicago schools

Two years after busloads of migrant children began arriving in Chicago, many have landed in schools where most don’t speak Spanish. Custodians and kindergarten teachers are taking on the role of translator, but students are still falling behind.

Reema Amin, Chalkbeat Chicago and Mina BloomMay 21, 2024

Photo illustration by Max Herman/Borderless Magazine. Photo by Underwood Archives, Inc / Alamy Stock Photo

Enforcement and Courts Resources

5 Things to Know When Preparing For Immigration Court Without a Lawyer

Getting an attorney can be expensive and hard to find. Here are tips curated by Borderless on how to navigate immigration court.

Katrina PhamMay 14, 2024

Enforcement and Courts

Life in Legal Limbo: Navigating Chicago’s Immigration Court Alone

Fighting for a chance to stay, many immigrants wade alone through backlogs and attorney shortages that plague the immigration court system.

Stephen Franklin and Katrina PhamMay 14, 2024

Martine Séverin for Borderless Magazine

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Agnes Kanjinga, azali moto ya mayele

A longwe na Congo mpo na kokima mobulu oyo ezali kokoba. Mpo na koluka ndako ya libateli mpo na bana na ye, ayaki na Chicago mpe a zwaki lisanga na ye.

Sayou CooperMay 14, 2024

Arts & Culture

We Are Home: Becoming American in the 21st Century

Journalist Ray Suarez examines immigration policies in the United States while chronicling the lives of new immigrants across the country in his latest book.

Borderless Magazine Staff and Ray SuarezMay 6, 2024

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Environment and Health Organizing

After Decades of Disinvestment, Black and Latino Leaders Want ‘Profound Transformation’ Amid Migrant Crisis

Although tensions have flared throughout the humanitarian crisis, Black and Brown leaders see an opportunity to unite and advocate for Chicago’s South and West Sides.

Deborah D. DouglasApril 29, 2024

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Labor and Economics Organizing

Chicago’s Longtime Undocumented Immigrants Push Feds for Work Permits: ‘Why Not Us?’

As new arrivals receive federal work authorization, many undocumented immigrants are stepping out of the shadows and demanding work permits after waiting for decades.

Jacqueline CardenasApril 29, 2024

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