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The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

In this June 21, 2019 file photo, Gov. Greg Abbott, left, speaks at a news conference at the Capitol, in Austin, Texas. Abbott says the state will reject the re-settlement of new refugees, becoming the first state known to do so under a recent Trump administration order.

Judge temporarily overrules Texas refugee ban

Cailey Gleeson, News Editor January 20, 2020

Under an executive order by President Trump, Gov. Greg Abbott announced last Friday that Texas would no longer be accepting refugees—prompting nationwide backlash.   The Sept. 2019 executive order...

Solicitantes de asilo político se sientan detrás de un vehículo policial después de ser deportados a Nogales, Sonora México.

Inmigrantes En Espera de Asilo Político Enfrentan Desafíos Sobre Ayuda Humanitaria

Citlali Pérez January 12, 2020

Un estimado de 4,800 inmigrantes han huido de su país por violencia y en búsqueda de asilo político.  Ahora, el gobierno de Estados Unidos los dejó indefensos– enfrentando temperaturas heladas...

DePaul’s third annual President’s Lecture series featured Jose Antonio Vargas, an immigrant from the Phillippines and founder of the nonprofit Define America.

Immigrant organization founder spoke about misconception of undocumented citizens

Veronica Schoonover, Contributing Writer November 18, 2019

Define American, a nonprofit media organization, seeks to use storytelling to shift the conversation on immigration and citizenship. Jose Antonio Vargas, founder of the organization, appeared to speak...

This photo provided by Cristian Padilla Romero, Tania Romero, left, is kissed by her son, Cristian Padilla Romero, in an Atlanta restaurant in 2019. The Yale University graduate student is trying to prevent the deportation of his mother to Honduras, a country where he says she won't get the medical treatment she needs as a survivor of stage-four cancer. (Cristian Padilla Romero via AP)

Yale student fights against his mom’s possible deportation

Associated Press November 17, 2019

NEW YORK (AP) — A Yale University graduate student is constantly watching his phone as he waits for news on his mother, who is detained and could be deported to Honduras, a country where he says she...

People rally outside the Supreme Court as oral arguments are heard in the case of President Trump's decision to end the Obama-era, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019, at the Supreme Court in Washington.

Split Supreme Court appears ready to allow Trump to end DACA

Mark Sherman, Associated Press November 12, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sharply at odds with liberal justices, the Supreme Court's conservative majority seemed ready Tuesday to allow the Trump administration to abolish protections that permit 660,000 immigrants...

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Chicago to spend $2.7 million for 2020 census

Associated Press October 2, 2019

Chicago will spend $2.7 million to make sure more residents are included in the 2020 census. It's an effort that Mayor Lori Lightfoot says is driven in large part to combat fear that the Trump administration's...

Governor J.B. Pritzker waves to the crowd as he participates in Sunday's pride parade.

Illinois governor signs law to protect immigrant renters

Associated Press August 21, 2019

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a law aimed at creating protections for immigrants who rent in Illinois. The law prohibits landlords from evicting or retaliating against tenants based on their immigration...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot presides over her first city council meeting at City Hall in Chicago on Wednesday, May 29, 2019.

Chicago mayor says police won’t assist ICE in migrant sweep

Associated Press June 21, 2019

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says the city's police department will not participate in an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement roundup of migrant families who have been ordered out the country. ICE...

States chart own path on protecting immigrants

States chart own path on protecting immigrants

Richie Requena May 20, 2019

While President Trump has made a hard-line immigration stance a central focus of his presidency — from threatening to shut the U.S. border with Mexico, to cutting aid to Central American countries to...

President Donald Trump speaks about modernizing the immigration system in the Rose Garden of the White House, Thursday, May 16, 2019, in Washington.

Trump plan would shift immigration focus to ‘merit’

Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro and Jill Colvin, Associated Press May 17, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — Unveiling a new immigration plan, President Donald Trump said he wanted to provide a sharp contrast with Democrats, and he did — aiming to upend decades of family-based immigration...

President Donald Trump participates in a roundtable on immigration and border security on April 5 at the U.S. Border Patrol Calexico Station in Calexico, Calif. Trump said Friday he is considering sending "Illegal Immigrants" to Democratic strongholds to punish them for inaction— just hours after White House and Homeland Security officials insisted the idea was dead on arrival. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump ‘strongly looking’ at releasing migrants in Dem cities

Jill Colvin and Colleen Long, Associated Press April 13, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday he is strongly considering releasing "Illegal Immigrants" into Democratic strongholds to punish congressional foes for inaction on the border— just...

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Homeland Security secretary resigns, shake-up in department speeds ahead

Colleen Long and Jill Colvin, Associated Press April 8, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and White House allies pushing for a harder line on immigration sped their campaign Monday to clean house at the Department of Homeland Security, pushing ahead...

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