"The Archdiocese of Chicago wants federal approval to shelter a yet-to-be-determined share of thousands of unaccompanied children who've recently breached the country's southern border, a request welcomed by federal officials amid a scramble to house the growing number of children arriving alone in the United States. ... Officials with the National Immigrant Justice Center say nine facilities in the Chicago area hold roughly 500 beds for immigrant children caught along U.S. borders." Read the article.
NIJC has a new Chicago address at 111 W. Jackson Blvd, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60604 and a new email domain at @immigrantjustice.org.