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ICIRR Press Releases & Statements
After Shutting Down ICE “Citizen’s Academy,” Leaders Pivot to Ballot Box to Advance Racial Justice Agenda
A crowd of 300 leaders from across the Chicago area gathered in front of ICE’s regional office on the day that ICE was set to start its vigilante “Citizen’s Academy” in downtown Chicago.
In Huge Victory, Immigrant Leaders Shut Down ICE “Citizen’s Academy”
Members of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR), Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (CAARPR) and Organized Communities Against Deportations (OCAD) are celebrating the notice by the Chicago Field Office of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that it is postponing the “citizen’s academy” that it planned to start on September 15.
ICIRR Joins Coalition of Immigrant Rights Groups in Suit over the Trump Administration’s Unlawful Fee Rule
USCIS’ new Fee Rule erects unlawful barriers to naturalization and asylum.
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