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03.19.2026

POLL WATCHING RESULTS: LANGUAGE ACCESS CHALLENGES AND SUCCESSES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-, March 17, 2026 CONTACT: Grace Pai – gpai@advancingjustice-chicago.org, 224-289-5291 CHICAGO, IL (March 17, 2026) – Today, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago (“Advancing Justice | Chicago”) dispatched 33 nonpartisan poll watchers to 215 voting locations across Chicago and suburban Cook County, ensuring widespread monitoring of language access across the region. Poll watchers overwhelmingly reported smooth and uneventful election operations, although challenges persist… Read more »

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10.24.2025

NORTHSIDE ORGANIZATIONS CONDEMN ESCALATED IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-, October 24, 2025 — CHICAGO, IL —Today, Friday, October 24th, Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Uptown, and Edgewater experienced a rampage of immigration enforcement activities carried out by Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The Uptown/Edgewater Rapid Response Team witnessed the confirmed abduction of at least 9 individuals and… Read more »

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10.07.2025

ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES REJECT TRUMP’S NATIONAL GUARD DEPLOYMENT IN CHICAGO

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-, October 6, 2025 — CHICAGO, IL — Following President Trump’s announcement of a National Guard deployment to Chicago amid rising tensions between federal and local officials, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago issued the following statement.   Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago strongly condemns the Trump administration’s deployment of National Guard… Read more »

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