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CBS News: Long delays, hurdles persist for asylum seekers in Chicago looking for work permits South Side Weekly: Developer’s Plans for St. Adalbert Remain Vague “I’m very happy and glad to see our leaders thinking about developing housing to help [asylum seekers],” said Johannes Favi, deputy director of the Illinois Community for Displaced Immigrants. The Christian Chronicle: Church food pantries …

Chicago Sun-Times: Elaine Pierce, who opened her Oak Park home to migrants, has died at 69 “Annie Gomberg, a volunteer who helps migrants and connected her with the families she took in, called her “a moral exemplar for our time.” “She was more than a friend, more like a mother,” said one of the people to whom she opened her …

CBS Chicago: Chicago woman running the Free Store helping migrants now faces deportation WBEZ Chicago: After challenging journeys, migrants in Chicago adjust to life in their new city Borderless: What You Need To Know About Immigration News This Week

NBC Chicago and Telemundo Chicago: ‘So many people in tents’: New documentary follows migrant families’ struggles, triumphs in Chicago “Desde Cero: The Migrant Journey in Chicago,” an hour-long documentary from NBC Chicago and Telemundo Chicago, explores the human side of the city’s crisis. Chicago Tribune: Notes of home: A Civic Orchestra of Chicago Venezuelan fellow brings music to migrants (gift …

Fox 32 Chicago: Illinois Senate passes $53 billion state budget “This year’s budget allocates $400 million more than last year’s, with $187 million earmarked to help Chicago and Cook County with sheltering and caring for asylum-seeking migrants.” Capitol News Illinois: Senate Democrats send $53.1B spending plan to House “It includes the $182 million Pritzker committed months ago to provide shelter, …

Chicago Tribune: Illinois fails to protect immigrant victims of crime, report finds (gift link) WBEZ’s Reset: Children of migrants are facing challenges in Chicago schools (interview with authors of the recent Block Club Chicago/Chalkbeat story on bilingual education for migrant students) WBBM Radio: Accelerated moving event to get homeless people out of shelters takes place as Chicago announces plans to …

FYI: First Free Church in Andersonville is hosting a New Neighbor Care Town Hall on May 29th, for anyone who is interested in learning more about their effort as a church to care for new neighbors. More information here. Fox News: 6 men charged with staging string of Chicago-area robberies to get immigration visas National News Politico: Congressional Dems confront …

Block Club Chicago and Chalkbeat: Lost In Translation: Migrant Kids Struggle In Segregated Chicago Schools “But the promise of housing comes with a cost: Families are moving to more affordable neighborhoods that also are some of the city’s most segregated. As a result, students are landing in schools with little to no bilingual staff or support, according to data obtained …

Chicago Tribune: Miscommunication in migrant shelters leads to confusion and worry (gift link) “The uncertainty this family of three went through this week is consistent with the experiences of dozens of others, who reached out to volunteers for help after being told in meetings with city officials that their shelters would close June 10.” WGN Chicago: Biden speeds up asylum …

CBS Chicago: Chicago official says city has plan in event of another influx of migrants this summer Borderless/Block Club Chicago: Life In Legal Limbo: Navigating Chicago’s Immigration Court Alone WTTW: Chicago Teachers Union, CPS Leaders Travel to Springfield to Lobby State Lawmakers for More Funding “Martinez said he also advocated for $180 million in money specifically for migrant students statewide, …