Rigo Padilla deportation is stayed

Antonio Olivo

Reversing course, the Obama administration granted a one-year reprieve Thursday to Rigo Padilla, an undocumented college student whose months-long quest to avoid being kicked out of the country has fu Read more…

UIC Student Gets One-Year Stay

LORA LESAGE

Rigo Padilla got the break he wanted Thursday. Read more…

Deportation Halted For UIC Student

The deportation has been halted for a University of Illinois at Chicago student who was brought over the Mexican border when he was 6, but was about to be sent back after admitting to drunken driving. Read more…


My name is Rigo Padilla, please tell ICE not to deport me

Rigo came to this country when he was 6 years old and has spent the last 15 years of his life living in Chicago, IL. Now, due to a misdemeanor traffic offense ICE wants to remove him from his home.

He is an outstanding student, community volunteer and a hard worker. Rigo exemplifies what it means to be an American and he should be allowed to live the American dream.  Please take immediate action to stop Rigo's deportation.

[Send a Fax to ICE Now] [Read More About Rigo's Story]

Sí Se Puede - UIC Honors Student Rigo Padilla’s Deportation Halted!

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Today, December 10th, we got some great news. Rigo Padilla's deportation has been deferred. Read more…

Berwyn and Representative Rush Add Support for Rigo

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The town council of Berwyn and Congressman Bobby Rush are the latest to add to the growing support to stop Rigo's deportation and pass just and humane immigration reform. Read more…

Rally to Stop Rigo's Deportation Grows Support

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December 4th, elected officials including U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky, State Representative Greg Harris and Chicago Alderman George Cardenas joined more than two hundred high school and college students, immigrant advocates, and college professors to rally for an immediate stop to the deportation of Rigo Padilla Read more…

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