As President Ronald Reagan’s administration began an immigration crackdown, Mayor Harold Washington took a stand, signing an ...

As far back as 1855, mayors have dictated how immigrants should be a part of the city. That relationship has yielded stronger ...

While municipal sanctuary policies vary in their scope and definition, most seek to limit cooperation between local law ...

Chicago bills itself as a “sanctuary city” for undocumented immigrants ... largest deportation program of criminals” in U.S. history. “The Trump administration is leaning on that term ...

The mayor also invoked Chicago’s Black history, shouting out its Haitian ... gave Johnson a national audience to defend the sanctuary city policies that block local police from assisting in ...

(Immigration & Customs Enforcement) lodged a detainer against the criminal alien, but Chicago authorities released him back onto the street because of the city’s reckless sanctuary policy.

(L-R) New York City Mayor Eric Adams ... such as schools. While sanctuary laws can’t stop federal agents from going to schools and churches, Chicago Public Schools has a policy to not allow ...

Meanwhile, there is still no teachers' strike on the horizon. But after 11 months of negotiating a new deal, Chicago Teachers ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson delivered a forceful defense of Chicago ... history as a haven for immigrants today during his opening statement before a Republican-led congressional hearing on sanctuary ...