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Jesus Palafox, 21, came to the U.S. illegally when he was 11.

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Candidates for Chicago mayor are trying to bruise the front-runner as election day draws closer.

More immigrants to the area are bypassing the City of Chicago completely and moving directly to the northern suburbs, according to a new study by the Voorhees Center for Neighborhood and Community Improvement at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The report finds that the foreign-born popul

A proposal meant to curtail illegal immigration in Indiana is moving forward. A state senate committee held a hearing Wednesday on Senate Bill 590. If passed, the bill would allow state and local police to arrest anyone they suspect may be in the country illegally.

U.S. Immigration officials have deported a Romeoville man who is wanted in Rwanda for crimes against humanity.

According to the U.S. Census, nearly one in five residents in the Chicago area is foreign-born. So it may come as no surprise that Chicago's been at the center of some immigrant reforms—after all, Chicago is a sanctuary city.