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Bill To Allow Chicago Widow To Stay In U.S. Advances

The U.S. House of Representatives has advanced a special measure to allow an illegal immigrant who cared for her paralyzed husband for 14 years before his death to stay in the country.

Immigration Vigils To Be Held

Religious leaders in Chicago and other cities have announced plans for a series of Immigration vigils over the next month in hopes of bringing attention to an issue all but ignored during the race for president.

Chicago's Field Museum And Two Chicago Institutions Part Of Network With Ellis Island To Stir Immigration Topic

Officials from 14 museums, including the Field Museum and two other Chicago institutions, met at Ellis Island last week to launch the Immigration Sites of Conscience Network with the goal of raising the level of public debate about Immigration.

Undocumented Immigrant In Coma May Be Sent Back To Mexico

A 30-year-old Mexican man in a coma at the University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago has ignited a dispute over a little-known practice at hospitals-sending medically needy undocumented immigrants back to their countries of origin.

Chicago Judge Allows 10 Women Detained In Agriprocessors Raid To Go Home

A federal immigration judge from Chicago is allowing 10 women detained in an Immigration raid at the Agriprocessors meatpacking plant in Postville to go home.

Chicago Consulate Issues Warning To Mexican Nationals

The Mexican Consulate in Chicago issued a warning to Mexican nationals to carry proper identification and be cautious when arriving or going to meet relatives or friends at O'Hare Airport.

Border Patrol Recruiting in New Ways

U.S Border Patrol has been recruiting at unconventional venues such as NASCAR races and professional bull-riding contests, in addition to traditional job fairs. In hopes of diversifying its ranks, agency officials also have been targeting African-Americans in the Southeast.

Ex Philippine Official Fighting Extradition

Now before the 7th Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals an ex Philippine official, at the center of what Filipinos in Chicago and elsewhere know as the fertilizer scam, fights extradition.