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Echoing the “freedom rides” of the 1960s, a coalition of labor, religious and immigrant leaders in Chicago said Thursday that they will lead a bus caravan in September to call for greater ...
CHICAGO – A group of immigrants, activists and religious leaders gathered in front of Trump Tower in Chicago Thursday to show support for migrants and denounce President Trump’s immigration ...
They arrived in September 2023 – part of a wave of some 49,000 migrants that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has sent to Chicago, mostly by bus, since August 31, 2022. Most, like Suares, come from Venezuela.
Immigrants from the southern border have entered Chicago through a new method of transportation over the last week, using transit trains to go to the city after buses dropped them off in a suburb.
CHICAGO (WLS) -- As thousands of people continue walking toward the southern United States border from Central America, some Chicago immigrants are reminded of their journeys. For many, the ...
Thousands of Central American migrants in a caravan that has already advanced 250 miles into Mexico hope they won’t have to walk anymore, at least for a while.Red Cross personnel on Wednesday ...
The organization behind the 1,000-person strong caravan of Central Americans surging toward the United States' southern border accused President Trump of "bullying" immigrants and threatening ...
At South Loop bus station, volunteers see signs of increased immigration A group of volunteers who hand out snacks and toiletries to immigrants coming from detention centers near the southern U.S ...
The influx of immigrants from the southern border into Chicago has now exceeded 15,000 thanks to the arrival of 27 buses since Saturday. The increasing amount of asylum-seekers in the Windy City ...