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There are real ways to show up. Explore our current organizing & advocacy campaigns to find opportunities to directly support Illinois immigrants and strengthen our communities.
Free José: A Kidney Donor, Full ICE Compliance & a Brother Who Needs Him
Last year, because of our collective fight, José Gregorio González was granted humanitarian parole so he could donate a kidney and save his brother Alfredo's life. It worked — Alfredo is alive today because of it. Now José needs us again.
For 15 months he's been Alfredo's primary caregiver, fully complying with every ICE requirement, including regular check-ins. Despite a pending request to extend his stay of removal, ICE detained him again in July 2026 — and deporting him to Venezuela now would send him into a country still reeling from June's devastating earthquakes.
Tell ICE: grant José humanitarian parole again and let him stay to care for the brother he saved.
Fund Due Process & Deportation Defense in Cook County
Facing deportation in Cook County means facing a prosecutor alone. There is no guaranteed lawyer, even when the stakes are family separation or removal to an unsafe country. That's a due process violation, and a moral failing.
Since 2022, the CCPD Immigration Division has defended hundreds of immigrants who'd otherwise stand alone in court. But with only 12 attorneys and demand climbing, too many are still turned away.
Tell the Board of Commissioners and President Preckwinkle: fund the expansion of the Immigration Division so that more immigrants facing deportation have access to life-saving legal defense.
Join Defenders For All Coalition partners for a Virtual Public Teach-in on where this fight started, where it stands, and how you can help us win:
Thursday, September 3rd | 6-7:30 pm CST | Zoom
Register here
Protect Access to Free Immigration Legal Services in Chicago
Since 2017, the Chicago Legal Protection Fund (LPF) has been a lifeline for Chicago's immigrant communities — training 1,471 community navigators, connecting over 487,000 Chicagoans with trusted legal information, and helping immigration attorneys win 96% of nearly 5,900 cases.
This vital work depends on the City's investment. As attacks on immigrants escalate, we're calling on Chicago's Alderpeople to join Mayor Johnson in backing $3 million for the LPF in the 2027 City Budget.
Tell your Alderperson: protect critical LPF funding so that immigrant Chicagoans continue to have access to the legal information and representation they need.
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