by Alma Campos | Jan 12, 2026 | Asylum, Chicago, Migrants, News, Nicolás Maduro, TPS, Venezuela
South Side Venezuelan families are navigating a complicated mix of hope, uncertainty, and fear following Nicolás Maduro’s capture in Caracas and arraignment in New York. Questions about asylum, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), and the safety of loved ones back home have grown more urgent as these residents try to understand what shifting U.S. policy could mean for their lives in Chicago.
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by Marianne Dhenin | Jan 6, 2026 | Civil Rights, COVID-19, Disability Justice, disability rights, Donald Trump, education, health care, ICE, Indigenous Peoples, Medicaid, Migrants, Mutual Aid, News Analysis, Racial Justice, Trans Rights, Trump Administration, Voting Rights
Since Donald Trump marched back into the White House in January 2025, his administration has waged an all-out war on disabled people. Trump has issued executive orders rolling back civil rights protections, slashed funding for vital services and support, and advocated for legislation that would ramp up institutionalization. The administration’s actions reflect the cruel and dehumanizing…
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by Ralph Thomassaint Joseph | Nov 2, 2025 | Ankle Monitors, electronic surveillance, GEO Group, ICE, Immigrants, immigration, Migrants, News, Surveillance
Diallo crossed the U.S.-Mexico border without authorization in December 2023, with hopes of escaping the violence and injustice he experienced back home in Guinea, Conakry. He traveled from Guinea through Turkey, then through South America and Central America, and finally to the United States. After arriving in New York, he filed for asylum within the required one-year deadline.
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