President Joe Biden recently lifted a green card freeze in February that carried over from the Trump administration. The ban affected thousands of immigrants and was responsible for blocking most legal immigration to the U.S. Preventing Immigrants from Entering Throughout the Pandemic Last... read more
Amendments to Welcoming City Ordinance Add Protections for Chicago Immigrants
The new Chicago Welcoming City Ordinance adds certain amendments to further protect Chicago immigrants' due-process rights. Mayor Lori Lightfoot recently signed the new ordinance, which will provide immigrants with further protection. The amendments come following controversies surrounding... read more
Raising the Bar for Immigrants Who Were Convicted of a Crime
In early March, a Supreme Court ruling made it more difficult for immigrants who were convicted of a crime to avert deportation. Although not all convictions lead to deportation for longtime immigrants, the ruling showed that deportation is possible if immigrants fail to prove that their... read more