Call on federal government to grant Parole in Place status and issue work permits to new migrants and long-term contributing immigrant workers

Votes › Immigrant and Refugee Rights › 26th Ward: Jessica L. Fuentes

Clerk's short name: Chicago City Council Commits to the National Fight for Parole for the 11 Million.

• Record number: SR2023-0005289
• Type: Resolution; category: Committee/Public Hearings
• Status: Final
• Sponsor: Jessica L. Fuentes (26th Ward)
• Co-sponsors (8): Jeylú B. Gutiérrez (14th Ward), Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth (48th Ward), Julia M. Ramirez (12th Ward), Ramirez-Rosa, Carlos, Rossana Rodríguez Sánchez (33rd Ward), Michael D. Rodriguez (22nd Ward), Byron Sigcho-López (25th Ward), Andre Vasquez Jr. (40th Ward)
• Committee: Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights
• Introduction Date: Oct 16, 2023
• Final Action Date: 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 (47): 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), Jeylú B. Gutiérrez (14), 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), Byron Sigcho-López (25), 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), Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (former member)

Not voting (1): Rossana Rodríguez Sánchez (33)

Plain-language summary

Written by AI (@cf/openai/gpt-oss-120b) from the ordinance text only: SR2023-0005289.pdf. AI can make mistakes; the official document always wins.

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. The matter was Referred to Committee.
• Dec 7, 2023: Substituted, Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights. The matter was substituted in Committee.
• Dec 13, 2023: Adopted, City Council (47 yea, 2 nay), at the City Council meeting. On motion of Alderperson Vasquez, and unsuccessful motion to reconsider by Alderperson Hopkins, the resolution was Adopted.
• Jan 5, 2024: Recommended to Pass, Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights. The matter was recommended to Pass by controlling legislative body.

Documents

• SR2023-0005289 Recommendation Letter.pdf (Committee Letter)
• SR2023-0005289.pdf (Legislation)
• W26 - fight for parole.pdf (Miscellaneous)

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