Immigration

A group of Chicago aldermen penned a letter to Mayor Brandon Johnson, calling for him to cancel the policy of evicting migrants from shelters after 60 days.

A Chicago nonprofit has recruited migrants to help other migrants stay fed this winter.

A Chicago nonprofit has recruited migrants to help other migrants stay fed this winter.

There had been hopes a bill addressing U.S. border security would reach the Senate floor this week. Negotiators said they're close to reaching a deal but not quite finished.

The Chicago City Council is taking up several controversial issues on Wednesday. One of the measures that was introduced was protection for one of the city's overlooked communities.

Chicago leaders selected two local agencies, 77 Communities and 14 Parish, to help provide food at the new arrival shelters for migrants.

Though lawmakers say they are close to a deal, it is not yet finalized.

Thirty-four thousand asylum seekers have arrived in Chicago, and there is no indication that the number of new arrivals is likely to slow any time soon.

On Monday, Mayor Brandon Johnson convened a closed-door meeting with 25 suburban mayors to discuss the "New Arrivals" program. The meeting, originally scheduled for last Tuesday, was postponed.

The Biden Administration is expecting an earful from some city mayors Friday who are fed up with the nation's immigration crisis as the White House blames Republicans.

At the border, Texas is upping the ante in its showdown with the White House over the flow of migrants into the state. Matt Finn has the story.

As hundreds of newly-arrived migrants await placement in a shelter, Chicago leaders are once again delaying shelter evictions due to extreme weather.

A group of Republican lawmakers that make up the Illinois Freedom Caucus visited the border in Eagle Pass, Texas, earlier this month and on Wednesday, shared what they saw.