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This page will focus on tracking MJF’s advocacy, movement-building, and organizing efforts to protect Sanctuary status. We will offer guidance on new policies and MJF’s efforts to protect Sanctuary.

Chicago’s sanctuary city protection (Welcoming City Ordinance) is under attack.Alders Lopez and Tabares have invoked Rule 41 in order to push an ordinance that undermines Chicago’s sanctuary status. Their proposed Ordinance O2023-0004222 would permit city officials and agencies to cooperate with federal immigration officers, targeting individuals based on their arrests or convictions.This proposal blatantly aligns with the Trump Administration's anti-immigrant agenda and fulfills the incoming border czar's promise to make Chicago a central hub for mass deportations.

KYR | Immigration Resources

Everyone has rights under the U.S. constitution regardless of immigration status. Many community members have protected themselves and their families from immigration enforcement because they were prepared, they knew what their rights were, and knew how to react when their rights were under threat. Below are some resources for you to know your rights in case of a raid or other encounter with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Understanding the National Strategy on Countering Islamophobia and Anti-Arab Hate:  A Guide for Groups and Leaders

This guide analyzes the inaugural U.S. National Strategy to Counter Islamophobia and Anti-Arab Hate (Strategy) by examining how the Strategy reinforces harmful national security frameworks, lifting up components of the strategy that align with community recommendations, and offering guidance for groups to engage with the Strategy moving forward.

Understanding Federal Prosecutions and Ways to Prepare

As part of our series of KYR guides for movement groups, this resource delves deeper into understanding and critical KYR information on federal criminal prosecutions. Federal criminal prosecutions have historically been heavier, more punitive, and more difficult to fight. They are used to suppress and destroy social movements. Under the Trump administration, we expect federal prosecutions to get worse, and want our communities to get ready and stay ready!