Chicago City Council Commits to the National Fight for Parole for the 11 Million.
Call on federal government to grant Parole in Place status and issue work permits to new migrants and long-term contributing immigrant workers
- Record number: SR2023-0005289
- Type: Resolution; category: Committee/Public Hearings
- Status: Final
- Sponsor: Fuentes, Jessica L. (with 8 co-sponsors)
- Committee: Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights
- Introduced: Oct 16, 2023
- Final action: Dec 13, 2023
- Official record: Office of the City Clerk
Roll call: Adopted Dec 13, 2023
47 yea, 2 nay. This was a divided vote. On motion of Alderperson Vasquez, and unsuccessful motion to reconsider by Alderperson Hopkins, the resolution was Adopted. Voted at the City Council meeting of Dec 13, 2023.
Nay (2): Raymond A. Lopez (15), David H. Moore (17)
Yea (44): Daniel La Spata (1), Brian Hopkins (2), Pat Dowell (3), Lamont J. Robinson (4), Desmon C. Yancy (5), William E. Hall (6), Gregory I. Mitchell (7), Michelle A. Harris (8), Anthony Beale (9), Peter Chico (10), Nicole T. Lee (11), Julia M. Ramirez (12), Marty Quinn (13), Stephanie D. Coleman (16), Derrick G. Curtis (18), Matthew J. O'Shea (19), Jeanette B. Taylor (20), Ronnie L. Mosley (21), Michael D. Rodriguez (22), Silvana Tabares (23), Monique L. Scott (24), Jessica L. Fuentes (26), Walter R. Burnett (27), Jason C. Ervin (28), Chris Taliaferro (29), Ruth Cruz (30), Felix Cardona Jr. (31), Scott Waguespack (32), William Conway (34), Gilbert Villegas (36), Emma Mitts (37), Nicholas Sposato (38), Samantha Nugent (39), Andre Vasquez Jr. (40), Anthony V. Napolitano (41), Brendan Reilly (42), Timothy R. Knudsen (43), Bennett R. Lawson (44), James M. Gardiner (45), Angela Clay (46), Matthew J. Martin (47), Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth (48), Maria E. Hadden (49), Debra L. Silverstein (50)
Former members who voted: Jeylu B. Gutierrez (Yea), Byron Sigcho-Lopez (Yea), Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (Yea), Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez (Not voting)
Plain-language summary
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The Chicago City Council adopted a resolution urging President Biden to expand humanitarian parole and work permits for the 11 million undocumented people living in the U.S. and to reunite families and return deported green-card veterans. The council will send a delegation with affected families to Washington, D.C. to make the request.
- Calls on President Biden to grant parole and work permits to 11 million long-term undocumented workers.
- Requests the return of deported green-card veterans and reunification of their families.
- Notes that current immigration reform in Congress is stalled.
- Mentions existing humanitarian parole programs for Ukrainians, Venezuelans, Cubans, Nicaraguans, and Haitians.
- The council will deliver the resolution in person to the President.
Money
- $hundreds of millions of government dollars – earmarked to assist refugees with legal entry and parole status
- $millions (privately raised) – earmarked to assist refugees with legal entry and parole status
Who: Undocumented workers, their families, and deported green-card veterans are the groups the resolution seeks to help.
Where: Chicago, Illinois (26th Ward)
Timeline
- Oct 16, 2023: Referred, City Council
- Dec 7, 2023: Substituted, Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights
- Dec 13, 2023: Adopted, City Council
- Jan 5, 2024: Recommended to Pass, Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights
Documents
- SR2023-0005289 Recommendation Letter.pdf (Committee Letter)
- SR2023-0005289.pdf (Legislation)
- W26 - fight for parole.pdf (Miscellaneous)