“There’s a lot of comments from people. They’re being taken, anywhere, everywhere, anywhere you go,” said one Chicago resident* about the fears of arrests and deportations in Chicago, a city known to be a welcoming or sanctuary city.

The person is an immigrant without a green card, who emigrated from Mexico over 25 years ago. ”I’m on probation for three years. I’m scared they might deport me…My son is diabetic. If I were to leave, I don’t know what he would do.”

This person’s fears aren’t uniq

Before throwing his hat into the ring as a presidential candidate, Julian Castro served as San Antonio’s mayor for five years, from 2009-14. As a relatively unknown figure beyond Texas, some say that his keynote speech at the 2012 Democratic National Convention was the single event that caused his leap into national prominence.

“The unlikely journey that brought

It’s another Sunday service at the Lincoln United Methodist Church. Between readings from the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, lively musical interludes fill the pews with rhythm. Many of the church-goers play instruments or clap to accompany their singing.

One voice and instrument are clearly audible over the others. Both belong to German Ramirez*, a 47-year-old Mexican immigrant.

“He’s very loud,” remarked Cecilia Garcia, who identifies herself as an activist

In a medium-sized residence near Westminster, I’m sitting around an oblong wooden table for brunch. I recognize less than a quarter of the faces present. I eavesdrop on conversations about everything from Israeli politics to local football results. I can smell the assortments of Sunday roasts, matzo ball soup, and shepherd’s pies – mostly British delicacies, with a kosher kicker.

I notice my Nana, livelier than I’ve ever seen her before. Her accent an

In the fall of 2019, months after the attention on separated immigrant children at the border had gravitated to Ukraine and impeachment hearings, we continued to report on the lives of immigrants and refugees in Chicago and beyond who were coping with policies and practices that had seeped into American society and narratives: