Alma Campos, Bilingual journalist

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Maira Khwaja, Invisible Institute and José Abonce
Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.
After ICE Raid, Swap-O-Rama Vendors Push for Safety

José Abonce
A chaotic federal raid left vendors at the longtime South Side flea market shaken. Now they’re demanding stronger protections.
Anatomy of a Border Patrol Arrest

José Abonce
Ricardo Cruz, a nineteen-year-old U.S. citizen, said he was trying to warn neighbors about immigration agents when CBP officers boxed him in, pulled him from his truck, pepper-sprayed him, and held him for hours.
No Due Process: Inside ICE’s Deceptive Arrests in Chicago

José Abonce
On June 4, ICE agents arrested a community organizer and mother, Gladis Yolanda Chavez Pineda along with at least nine others in Chicago’s South Loop. A petition urging her release has drawn over 10,000 signatures.
Healing Susto Amid ICE Violence

Jocelyn Martinez Rosales
As immigration enforcement terrorizes communities, Chicago healers turn to ancestral practices to heal collective trauma.
Reclaiming Community as a Bosnian Refugee on Chicago’s South Side

Ermina Veljačić
Local Bosnian and Herzegovinian diaspora and allies honor the lives lost during the 1995 Srebrenica genocide
The Journey of a Central American Asylum Seeker

Monet Thornton
A South Chicago nursing student tells the story of her family’s trek through Central America, Border Patrol facilities, and the U.S. asylum system
Chicago’s Welcome of Ukrainian Refugees May Come With Challenges

Alexandra Price and Reema Saleh
The city’s refugee‑resettlement organizations are working to prepare for a new wave of arrivals from Ukraine while grappling with limited resources.
The Paso del Norte International Bridge

Samuel Du Bois
The article recounts how 149 migrants were misled by U.S. Border Patrol and returned to Mexico at the Paso del Norte bridge, highlighting the confusion and fear they faced.
El Milagro Employees Say They’re Worked Like Machines

Jacqueline Serrato
Workers at El Milagro’s tortilla plants stage a walkout and protest harsh conditions—such as low pay, high production speeds, and poor safety during the pandemic.