
In Illinois, a short-term guardianship can help youths during ICE deportations
Some parents are turning to the state program to protect their children during a crisis.

Some parents are turning to the state program to protect their children during a crisis.

With Trump’s immigration crackdown set to expand next year, some farmers fear that workers will be even harder to find, and they want Trump to do something about it.

Business owner and father Ismael Ayuzo Sandoval is preparing for his deportation to Mexico — a country he left decades ago and where his attorney said he is afraid to return because of cartel violence, citing, in part, his cousin’s murder at the hands of drug traffickers.

In a post on the social media platform X, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said the operation would target undocumented immigrants who have sought refuge in Illinois and Chicago.

The family came for the ‘American Dream.’ The husband says conditions in detention were ‘inhumane.’ The wife has enrolled in the government’s program to self-deport.

The judge ordered the government to return Abrego Garcia to the U.S. by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, April 7. She said keeping him in El Salvador constitutes irreparable harm.

As President Donald Trump began his deportation push in Chicago, the University of Illinois Board of Trustees elected a new chairman, whose father lived in the U.S. without a legal status for seven years.

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is prepared to care for children of parents facing deportation.

Local police chiefs in Champaign-Urbana say they won’t be collaborating with federal immigration agents.

Word of largescale immigration arrests starting as soon as this week in Chicago and other U.S. cities have triggered fresh waves of anxiety. One Chicago church held a Sunday service in solidarity with immigrants.

A U.S. official says immigration officers will target more than 300 people with histories of egregious, violent crimes next week after President-elect Donald Trump takes office. The operation will be concentrated largely in the Chicago area.

As part of Illinois Public Media’s special series Four More Years: The View from Illinois, the 21st show discusses President-elect Donald Trump’s proposals for immigration reform.

Las escuelas de la zona y organizaciones sin fines de lucro han estado organizando talleres para ayudar a las familias indocumentadas a aprender sobre sus derechos y qué hacer si son cuestionados.

Area schools and non-profits have been hosting workshops to help undocumented families learn about their rights, and what to do if they are questioned.

Reyna Torres Mendivil leads Mexico’s consulate in Chicago. The office provides provides passports, birth certificates, and legal aid.