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Featured Immigration Policy

‘It’s Shameful and Embarrassing’: Chicago Daycare Worker Arrest Leaves Families on Edge

After ICE agents followed and detained a daycare worker on Chicago’s North Side, parents are questioning whether schools and childcare centers are safe from immigration enforcement.

Tara MobasherNovember 13, 2025

Photo illustration by Max Herman/Borderless Magazine

Labor and Economics Resources

New DHS Rule Leaves Immigrants At Risk of Losing Their Work Permits

The end of the automatic extension process for pending renewal work permit applications could cause thousands to lose the ability to legally work in the U.S. Here’s what you should know.

Katrina Pham and Aydali CampaNovember 11, 2025

Press Announcements

Borderless Magazine Wins First Place in Local Media Association’s ‘Pitch Day’

The nonprofit newsroom received first place as part of the Local Media Association Lab for Journalism Funding.

Diane Bou KhalilNovember 9, 2025

Sarah-Ji, Love and Struggle Photos

Enforcement and Courts Immigration Policy Top Stories

What LA County Can Learn from Chicago’s Progressive Policymaking

Chicago’s residents and elected leaders, however, have refused to stand idle in the face of targeted attacks against community members.

Michelle Zacarias/ CALÓ NewsNovember 7, 2025

At two story brick building holds the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement center at 1930 Beach St., in Broadview, Ill., seen on Jan. 21, 2025.

Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago

Immigration Policy Top Stories

Broadview ICE Facility Must Provide Basics Like Water, Calls With Attorneys Under Judge’s Order

Federal attorneys said they won’t be able to provide surveillance footage of the controversial facility for 13 days in October, claiming it’s been wiped.

Mack LiedermanNovember 7, 2025

The corner of a multi-story apartment building is seen with broken, boarded-up windows. The South Shore apartment building was raided on Sept. 30 in the middle of the night by multiple federal agencies.

Camilla Forte/Borderless Magazine/Catchlight Local/Report for America

Featured Immigration Policy Resources

What Rights Do Tenants and Landlords Have While Facing ICE?

What you should know if federal immigration agents show up at your building or damage your property.

Katrina Pham and Camilla ForteNovember 6, 2025

Several gallons of milk are seen in a refrigerator at a store behind a sign that says Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are accepted there.

Aydali Campa/Borderless Magazine

Immigration Policy Resources

How the Government Shutdown and Lapsed Benefits are Impacting Families

Federal food aid expired over the weekend because of the government shutdown. Here’s how SNAP will be impacted and what this means for immigrant families.

Tara MobasherNovember 4, 2025

Camilla Forte/Borderless Magazine/Catchlight Local/Report for America

Arts & Culture Visuals

‘It’s a Tradition I Hope Never Dies’: Pilsen Families Honor their Departed Loved Ones

At Día de los Muertos Xicágo, Chicagoans celebrate departed loved ones surrounded by community.

Camilla ForteNovember 1, 2025

Ruben Torres Maldonado poses for a photo with his 16-year-old daughter while eating at a restaurant.

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Immigration Policy

Judge Orders Release Of Cancer Patient’s Father Arrested By ICE, Citing No Criminal Record

Ruben Torres Maldonado, whose teenage daughter has cancer, was granted a $2,000 bond during a hearing Thursday morning.

Patrick FilbinOctober 31, 2025

Latest Articles

‘It’s Shameful and Embarrassing’: Chicago Daycare Worker Arrest Leaves Families on Edge

New DHS Rule Leaves Immigrants At Risk of Losing Their Work Permits

Borderless Magazine Wins First Place in Local Media Association’s ‘Pitch Day’

What LA County Can Learn from Chicago’s Progressive Policymaking

Broadview ICE Facility Must Provide Basics Like Water, Calls With Attorneys Under Judge’s Order

What Rights Do Tenants and Landlords Have While Facing ICE?

How the Government Shutdown and Lapsed Benefits are Impacting Families

‘It’s a Tradition I Hope Never Dies’: Pilsen Families Honor their Departed Loved Ones

Judge Orders Release Of Cancer Patient’s Father Arrested By ICE, Citing No Criminal Record

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