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WTTW Chicago: More Than Half of Migrants Forced to Leave City Shelters Immediately Returned, Chicago Officials Say Chicago Tribune: Chicago leaders react to Biden’s executive order ahead of convention limiting asylum-seekers at the U.S. border (gift link) “Local immigration advocacy groups in Chicago shook their heads at the action they said harkened back to the previous president, who in 2018 …

Block Club Chicago: What Do New Restrictions For Migrants At The Border Mean For Chicago? “Chicago could see a slowdown in the number of migrants coming due to a recent proclamation from President Joe Biden — but the measure is getting mixed reactions from local leaders as thousands of migrants continue to live in city-run shelters.”Borderless: What You Need To …

ABC Chicago: Will President Biden’s immigration order limiting asylum-seekers affect migrants in Chicago? CBS News Chicago: What will President Biden’s executive action mean for migrants who have come to Chicago? Fox 32 Chicago: Gage Park reopens facilities a year after closing to house migrants National News New York Times (Analysis): To Restrict Migrants, Biden Leans on Trump’s Favorite Immigration Law …

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 …