Updates

Know your rights and stay safe!

ICE Encounters in Public, at Work and at Home: You have the right to remain silent — you do not need to answer ICE agents questions or tell them your immigration status. ICE CANNOT legally detain you without a warrant signed by a judge ICE CANNOT legally enter your home ...
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Statement on Proposed Nationwide Series of Deportation Raids

Clinic stands in support of immigrants and urges individuals and families to be prepared and Know Your Rights The North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic (the Clinic) has issued the following statement with regard to a potential nationwide series of deportation raids carried out by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE): The ...
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6/11/2019: Retention of RISE Act

On May 8th, 2019 the Illinois Senate and House of Representatives passed the Retention of Illinois Students and Equity Act (RISE Act). The RISE Act aims to make state funded financial aid and scholarships available to more marginalized college students. Specifically, the act permits undocumented students (along with transgender students ...
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6/14/2019: The Illinois VOICES Act

This month (June 2019), the Illinois’ Voices of Immigrant Communities Empowering Survivors (VOICES) Act will take effect. The VOICES act requires that law enforcement officers respond to certification requests necessary for U-Visa and T-Visa applications within 90 business days. The act further states that the head of certifying law enforcement ...
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Statement on Parole in Place Program

Credible sources have reported that US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) may be dramatically limiting or terminating a program benefiting families of U.S. military service members. The Parole in Place program, which allows certain military family members to pursue lawful permanent resident status within the United States rather than abroad, ...
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Illinois Immigrant Tenant Protection Act

On August 21, 2019, the Immigrant Tenant Protection Act was signed into Illinois state law. This act is aimed to protect tenants from the fear that their landlord may disclose their immigration status if they voice the concerns needed to maintain adequate living conditions. The Immigrant Tenant Protection Act explicitly ...
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Federal courts temporarily block the new public charge rule

UPDATE: On October 11, 2019, federal courts temporarily blocked the new public charge rule described here. The future of the new public charge rule is up to the courts— in the coming months, there will be further legal action to determine whether the new rule will take effect. We will ...
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