Amy Colucio’s cat, Little Man, struts around the quiet tent community in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood next to the bustling Lakeshore Drive. But he never strays very far from his owner as the frigid...
Immigrant communities in Chicago are facing fear and uncertainty as President Trump’s administration ramps up mass deportations across the nation.
At the end of January, the U.S. Immigration and Customs...
President Trump has had a busy couple weeks back in office, signing dozens of executive orders impacting everything from immigration and citizenship to climate change and health care.
Prior to taking...
Jake Cox, Digital Managing Editor
• January 27, 2025
Wasting no time fulfilling President Trump’s campaign promises of sweeping raids on undocumented immigrants, Tom Homan — Trump’s new ‘border czar’ — made plans for “immigrant raids” in...
The city of Chicago is set to close three migrant shelters this month as the number of buses coming from Texas decrease due to President Joe Biden’s executive order limiting newcomers from entering the...
About 13,000 migrants are currently staying across Chicago’s 28 shelters, but the demand for more space has put pressure on city and state officials to find solutions.
Alyssa N. Salcedo, La DePaulia Former Editor-in-Chief
• October 15, 2023
A Northwest side non-profit community organization expanded their mutual aid efforts to migrants by creating English language courses for the new arrivals.
Jefferson Park community members have been...
Alyssa N. Salcedo, La DePaulia Former Editor-in-Chief
• September 30, 2023
A migrant family has started selling foods from their home country in the streets of downtown Chicago as a way to make money to be able to rent an apartment while they wait for work permits.
Daniela,...
El Departamento de Servicios Humanos de Illinois (IDHS) abandonó su plan de utilizar un edificio de una antigua tienda Kmart en el vecindario West Lawn en Chicago para albergar a más de 600 inmigrantes.
El...
En la parte de atrás de la Iglesia Metodista Unida Adalberto en Humboldt Park, un hombre de 29 años, su esposa y su hija viven en una habitación pequeña en una nueva ciudad donde esperan tener un futuro...
