Immigration Justice Posts

September 21, 2023

Mutual Aid Opportunities to Support New Arrivals

We are in the Days of Awe. In this moment, our tradition asks us for individual and collective reflection:...

June 01, 2023

Immigration victories with help from Or Tzedek teens

JCUA and our partners in the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) recently finished another successful legislative...

February 09, 2023

Building power at the 2023 ICIRR Summit

Last weekend, I was in Pilsen alongside more than 20 JCUA members and hundreds of partners for the Illinois Coalition...

January 15, 2023

Advocate for the ICIRR Platform With Us

JCUA is working with ICIRR to support their 2023 Everybody In platform, fighting for increased funding for immigrant services,...

April 12, 2022

Ezra Adamski on Lobbying Day in Springfield

It’s easy to forget how great the Midwestern emptiness is once you escape Chicago’s city limits. The city keeps...

November 04, 2021

This Moment Requires Action For #CITIZENSHIP4ALL

Yesterday morning, the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights took to the streets of Chicago to demand a...

September 15, 2021

Introducing Becca Lubow, JCUA Immigration Organizer

Hello JCUA community! My name is Becca Lubow and I’m the new Immigration Organizer. I grew up in Pickerington,...

July 26, 2021

JCUA members begin a summer of action for immigration justice

JCUA created our Immigration Justice committee following the presidential election of Donald Trump. Five years later — as the...

January 28, 2021

A monumental victory for immigrants in Chicago

After five years of organizing, the Welcoming City Ordinance amendments have passed through the Chicago City Council. When JCUA...