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The reporter at first thought she was being given a snack and said she could not accept it

Detainees say they were forced to sleep with ‘horrific stench’ of sweat, urine and feces in cells with open toilets

A new pilot program will provide asylum seekers with prepaid debit cars to be used for groceries and baby supplies

Ald. Andre Vasquez (40th), chair of the City Council’s Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights, said Deputy Chief of Staff Cristina Pacione-Zayas told him late last month of the city’s plan to, as she put it, “right-size” the migrant shelter system without offering details.

Taking advantage of a slowing number of buses arriving in Chicago and with an eye toward winter, the city is retooling its approach to welcoming migrants, aiming to soon empty all police stations.

The aide was forced to complete renovation tasks, clean her kitchen and take out debris for his job

Angel Irizarry is a former detective who worked on missing persons cases. In 2021, he set out on a personal investigation: to find his uncle Cesar, who had been estranged from his family for decades.

City shelter capacity is straining as migration to New York increases

While city policy dictates that 911 calls should only occur when a student poses a genuine safety threat, parents say it's become a run-of-the-mill disciplinary tactic.