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A group of migrants arrive by bus near a Greyhound station in Chicago after being transported from Texas on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

City has lost all communication about migrant drop offs since new penalties, official says

March 11, 2024 at 12:13 p.m.

Migrants are no longer being dropped off at the city's landing zone on buses from the southern border, causing people to wander with no direction looking for shelter, according to...

Man dies in crash after sex assault, robbery and kidnapping rampage, police say

December 15, 2023 at 6:41 p.m.

A man was killed in a rollover crash early Friday after a series of attacks where he sexually assaulted a woman and robbed and kidnapped three others in the city's...

María Silva, de Venezuela, de 22 años, lleva sus pertenencias a un autobús afuera de la estación de policía del Distrito 6, antes de ser llevada a un refugio con otros migrantes que se habían alojado en la estación, el miércoles 13 de diciembre de 2023 en Chicago.

Al desalojar a los inmigrantes de las estaciones de policía, algunas familias son separadas, dicen voluntarios e inmigrantes

April 15, 2024 at 3:37 p.m.

Abela Silva había caminado miles de kilómetros junto a su sobrina María para escapar de la pobreza de Venezuela. Pensaron que finalmente estaban a salvo cuando llegaron a Chicago. Las...

Chicago comienza a incautar autobuses ‘deshonestos’ de inmigrantes mientras una nueva ordenanza endurece las penas

April 15, 2024 at 3:37 p.m.

La ciudad de Chicago confiscó un "autobús deshonesto" de Texas que intentaba dejar a 49 inmigrantes en la zona de aterrizaje designada de la ciudad el miércoles por la noche....

Maria Silva, 22, a migrant from Venezuela, center, carries her belongings on Dec. 13, 2023, to a bus outside the Gresham District (6th) police station before being taken to a shelter with other migrants who'd been staying at the station.

As police stations are cleared, some migrant families are separated, volunteers and migrants say

March 11, 2024 at 12:14 p.m.

Abela Silva had walked thousands of miles alongside her niece Maria to escape the poverty of Venezuela. They thought they were finally safe when they arrived in Chicago. The women,...

A group of migrants arrive by bus near a Greyhound station in Chicago after being transported from Texas on Oct. 25, 2023.

Chicago begins impoundment of ‘rogue’ migrant buses as new ordinance toughens penalties

March 11, 2024 at 12:14 p.m.

The city of Chicago impounded a "rogue bus" from Texas that was attempting to drop off 49 migrants at the city's designated landing zone Wednesday night. The impoundment occurred hours...

Esperanza Méndez cierra su chaqueta mientras viaja con sus hijos desde su casa en Englewood al Hospital Stroger el martes 21 de noviembre de 2023 en Chicago.

Una espera preocupante: Madre inmigrante lucha por obtener atención médica en Chicago

April 15, 2024 at 3:38 p.m.

A Esperanza Méndez le preocupa estar muriendo, aunque no se lo dice en voz alta a sus dos hijos pequeños. Tiene un quiste en el cuello y, según ella, siente...

Pedro Méndez, 9, sits with his mother, Esperanza Méndez, while she waits to get a CT scan at Stroger Hospital on Nov. 21, 2023, in Chicago. Esperanza wanted her children Yuledy and Pedro to be seen for various medical concerns following their 52-day journey from Venezuela to Chicago and Esperanza wanted to be seen for a lump on her neck. (Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhai)

Waiting in fear: A migrant mother struggles to find health care in Chicago

March 11, 2024 at 12:16 p.m.

Para leer en español, haga clic aquí. Esperanza Mendez worries she may be dying, though she doesn't say it out loud to her two young children. There is a cyst...

Judy Mai, of Brighton Park, dances while celebrating the cancellation of a proposed migrant camp in Brighton Park on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. Gov. J.B. Pritzker's administration moved to officially scrap Mayor Brandon Johnson's plan to build a migrant camp on a controversial Southwest Side lot, the state announced Tuesday morning while issuing a scathing rebuke of the city's evaluation of the land's potential environmental hazards. (Trent Sprague/baiduhai)

El gobernador J.B. Pritzker no seguirá adelante con el campamento de inmigrantes de Brighton Park, alegando ‘graves’ problemas medioambientales

April 15, 2024 at 3:38 p.m.

La administración del gobernador J.B. Pritzker descartó oficialmente el martes el plan del alcalde Brandon Johnson de construir un campamento de inmigrantes en un polémico solar del Southwest Side, en...

La Coalición de Chicago contra GardaWorld protesta frente a la construcción del campamento de inmigrantes de Brighton Park, el lunes 4 de diciembre de 2023.

Illinois redactó un folleto para disuadir a inmigrantes en Texas a ir a Chicago, pero nunca lo envió

April 15, 2024 at 3:38 p.m.

Mientras funcionarios de Illinois y Chicago planeaban durante el otoño pasado cómo aliviar la presión sobre el sobrecargado sistema de refugios para inmigrantes de la ciudad, miembros de la administración...

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