Army veteran pleads for pardon from governor to halt deportation
A decorated Army veteran with a green card who has been ordered back to his native Mexico will plead with the Illinois Prisoner Review Board on Thursday to ask Gov....
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‘Never lose hope,’ pope writes to Chicago families stricken by violence
With the blessing and prayers of Pope Francis, Cardinal Blase Cupich on Tuesday pledged a quarter of a million dollars to support grass-roots anti-violence initiatives and announced more parishes would...
Chicago-area Muslims, Jews seek new alliances and understanding
Chicago-area Muslim and Jewish leaders are trying to transcend tensions and forge new alliances as synagogues, mosques, community centers and individuals face similar threats here and across the U.S. Alarmed...
Chicago lawyer fights Army veteran’s deportation order
Without a court ruling in hand, a Chicago lawyer has filed an appeal to halt the deportation of a decorated Army veteran with a green card to his native Mexico....
Immigration activist Arellano faces ICE check-in, worries about deportation
Elvira Arellano returned to the U.S. from Mexico knowing the risks. But she also knew her family was in danger and her American-born son needed to come home. Now Arellano,...
New travel ban brings little relief, Chicago activists say
While President Donald Trump's revised executive order banning travel from six majority-Muslim countries and barring refugees from entering the U.S. is a small improvement over his earlier order, it remains...
Cupich to priests: No entry for immigration agents without warrants
Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich told priests Tuesday that if federal immigration authorities knock on the doors of their parishes without a warrant, priests should turn them away and call the...
Sanctuary movement: Houses of worship consider offering refuge to immigrants
Alarmed by President Donald Trump's campaign proposals to crack down on immigration and subsequent executive orders that called for barring refugees and expediting deportations, hundreds of churches, synagogues and mosques...
Cancer treatment center opens in former convent
When the sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, a religious order dedicated to providing education and health care to the poor, decided to end their lease and return their...
Judge weighs Chicago veteran’s request to avoid deportation to Mexico
A Chicago immigration judge said Monday she will issue a written ruling within weeks on whether Miguel Perez Jr., a decorated war veteran with a green card, must return to...