How have President Trump’s proposed and revised travel policies affected the lives of non-U.S. citizens living or studying in the U.S.?

by Jack Doppelt | Nov 27, 2017 | Fearing the Law, Good Question, Problems with Papers

By Siobhan Neela-Stock, Medill, Immigrant Connect It should have been simple. All she was doing was planning to visit her family. But for Emma*, it was anything but simple to return to Uruguay. Her grandmother was not well and she missed her older sister, who had just...

If Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has access to Chicago police’s gang database, is Chicago really a “sanctuary city”?

by Jack Doppelt | Nov 24, 2017 | Fearing the Law, Good Question, Problems with Papers

By Griselda Flores, Medill, Immigrant Connect [Read the companion story – Massive Chicago gang database under fire: Database is racially skewed, data shows; and violates spirit of sanctuary city, advocates say published by SJNN] “My family was separated by ICE,”...

How are Chicago Public Schools (CPS) responding to the Trump administration’s policy changes and threats to undocumented populations in school buildings?

by Jack Doppelt | Nov 24, 2017 | Fearing the Law, Good Question, Problems with Papers

By Hannah Wiley, Medill, Immigrant Connect When Anna* heard the announcement from Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Sept. 5 that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) would be shut down, she panicked. Her friends who are DACA recipients talked about what...

The cops all know Pedro; he makes sure of it

by Jack Doppelt | Nov 18, 2017 | Fearing the Law, Our Staff, Work, Jobs and Money

By Rowan Lynam, Medill, Immigrant Connect No one is in the diner, except for Pedro and me. Nothing moves but the cigarette smoke as the sun rises and we pass a lighter between us. The sky is pastel and soft over a sleepy Clemson, South Carolina. It’s summer. The...

Mexican immigrants seek protection through sanctuary and civic engagement

by Jack Doppelt | Jun 30, 2017 | 100 Days for Immigrants and Refugees, Fearing the Law

By Daniela Grava, Medill, Immigrant Connect It’s Sunday morning, and the seats in the pews of the Adalberto United Methodist Church are filled. Elvira Arellano and her two sons, Saul and Emiliano, feel at home. They are among diverse members of the community, many of...

What do adults who enter the U.S. legally, but who recognize they may remain beyond their short-term visas, do in the first few weeks after coming into the country, in terms of connecting with people and planning for the future? What type of planning is needed before they come?

by Jack Doppelt | Jun 27, 2017 | Fearing the Law, Good Question, Problems with Papers, Work, Jobs and Money

By Sidney I. Thomas, Medill, Immigrant Connect Imagine coming to a country where the national language is not your native one, a country where you have no family, and where you are constantly in fear of being detained and sent back if you’ve been found to overstay...