Tag: Immigration Briefings

On Tuesday, September 16th, the Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights hosted a virtual Immigration Briefing with some of our community partners. The briefing covered the increase in ICE enforcement we’ve seen in Chicago, attacks on lawful immigration, federal litigation updates, and an update on the June 4th mass detention in Chicago. As always, none […]

August’s Immigration Briefing covered attacks by the Trump administration on lawful immigration, the impact of the federal budget bill on immigrant communities, and several recent wins in the courts.

July’s Immigration Briefing covered the impact of the federal budget bill on immigrant communities, updates on legal challenges to the Trump administration’s executive order contesting birthright citizenship, and more. 

It has been a difficult few weeks in Chicago as we’ve seen ICE enforcement increase dramatically. Find out the latest updates on immigration from this month.

On Tuesday, May 20th, the Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights hosted a virtual Immigration Briefing! If you missed the briefing, you can find a summary of some of what was covered below, as well as ways you can get involved.  First off: IllinoisImmigrationInfo.org, a free tool to empower immigrants, advocates, and allies with information […]

On Tuesday, April 22nd, the Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights hosted a virtual Immigration Briefing! If you missed the briefing, you can find a summary below, as well as ways you can get involved.  Enforcement Actions In recent months, there have been efforts to target judges, immigration attorneys, federal prosecutors, and big law firms […]

On Tuesday, March 18th, the Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights hosted an Immigration Briefing, during which immigration attorneys discussed recent federal immigration actions.  If you missed the briefing, you can find a summary below, as well as ways you can get involved.  Enforcement Actions Here are some of the immigration enforcement trends that attorneys […]