Immigration

State officials are planning to turn a building that once housed a Kmart on the Southwest Side into a shelter for newly arrived immigrants.

One candidate for alderman is protesting Friday over the decision by Chicago officials to temporarily house migrants at a school on the city's South Side.

An immigration law clinic at Northwestern University has received a $5 million gift to expand its services.

Domestic workers and residents who have undocumented immigration status could be eligible to receive a one-time $500 payment from Chicago as part of the city’s coronavirus pandemic relief efforts.

One-hundred migrants moved into the former Wadsworth Elementary School in Woodlawn on Thursday. This comes after neighborhood residents voiced opposition.

City of Chicago officials told Woodlawn residents that migrants will move into the former Wadsworth Elementary School building starting this week.

Hours after turning themselves over to U.S. immigration agents, Selvin Arguenta and his eldest son, Selvin Najera, who was a minor in May 2018, were separated without much explanation. It would be more than a year and half before the father and son would see each other again.

When suburban police officers arrived in late November at a temporary shelter for asylum seekers, a crowd gathered as Rona Rozo grabbed onto a van trying to hitch a ride.

The nonprofit helps Spanish-speaking immigrants learn English and land jobs.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot originally asked for $54 million to help pay for services for asylum seekers.