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Chicago Food Pantries Scramble After Trump's SNAP, Medicaid Cuts With cuts to SNAP and Medicaid benefits in Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill,’ Chicago’s food pantries are witnessing a surge in demand.

As President Trump’s bill is set to cut SNAP and Medicaid benefits, local food pantries prepare for a rise in demand.

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Trump’s Policies Have Dramatically Reshaped Immigration Courts – Borderless Magazine NFP From judicial firings and courthouse arrests, how Trump is using immigration courts to carry out his deportation efforts.

New investigation: From stricter federal policies to judicial firings, how Donald Trump and the Department of Justice use immigration courts to carry out his deportation efforts.

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Meet Nissa Rhee, Cofounder & Executive Director of
@borderlessmag.bsky.social, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news outlet reimagining immigration journalism. Along with
@macfound.org, we celebrate Nissa as a 2025 #LeadersForANewChicago awardee. #community #powerbuilding #philanthropy #chicago 1/

Chicago Latino Communities Mobilize Against ICE Raids Immigrant rights advocates say Rapid Response teams are becoming essential to community safety as Trump’s raids increase nationwide.

Local organizers are bolstering rapid response teams, legal aid and Know Your Rights training to keep families safe.

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Salud Breaks Mental Health Stigmas in Immigrant Communities Founder Dr. Ricardo Camacho works towards destigmatizing mental health conversations through community-building.

Dr. Ricardo Camacho, founder of Salud, spoke to Borderless about the importance of mental health support through community connection.

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ICE Target Noncitizens as Cases Dismissed in Immigration Court – Borderless Magazine NFP As part of its latest enforcement tactic, ICE agents are arresting immigrants at courthouses across the country.

Federal agents are detaining immigrants immediately after court hearings, raising concerns over due process.

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Congratulations to @mauriciopena.bsky.social as a 2025 Studs Terkel Award recipient for fearless journalism in the face of autocracy and hate. @publicnarrative.bsky.social

Borderless Magazine is bringing our community members together to support facts over fear with a spring fundraiser!

🎉 Join us for the “House Party at Haymarket House”
🗓️ Friday, May 16 @ 7:30 PM

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Chicago's Syrian Community Has New Hope After Fall of Assad – Borderless Magazine NFP After years of turmoil, Syrian refugees find hope in the wake of a regime change, but face new challenges under U.S. immigration policies.

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How a Family Preserved its Polish Heritage in Their Chicago Home – Borderless Magazine NFP Christopher Lorenc’s family lived in displacement camps after fleeing war-torn Poland. They resettled and made their home a haven for Polish immigrants in Chicago.

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‘Center Local Voices’: Tips for covering immigrant communities in 2025 - Journalism Institute The Institute reached out to Nissa Rhee, executive director at Borderless, for advice on how journalists can improve their coverage of communities.

"This is an opportunity for us as an industry to take advantage of this moment where everyone is really looking at immigration, and let’s dig in."

Nissa Rhee of @borderlessmag.bsky.social on tips for covering immigration and immigrant communities.

Remembering Tuyet Le, A Champion Of Civil Rights, Community Empowerment — And Laughter – Borderless Magazine NFP Le helped build Asian American political power and fought for immigrants, refugees and disabled people. She inspired so many people she met — including me.

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Donald Trump Stoked Fear Even Before Taking Office – Borderless Magazine NFP Concerns about deportation threats and changes to the asylum process have sent chills through Chicago’s immigrant communities.

Across Chicago, elected officials and immigrant serving groups have been on alert, working to combat the thing Trump has long employed in his political toolbox: fear.

The latest from @borderlessmag.bsky.social

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