Jessica Barajas, Training and Program Specialist at TRP, is joined by Rosi Carrasco and Joel Cortés from Chicago Community and Workers’ Rights (CCWR) to discuss timely information to help workers stay safe amid rising immigration enforcement activities.

TRP strongly condemns Congress's passage of the Trump administration's budget bill, which prioritizes mass deportation operations over the health and safety of working families across the nation. The legislation dramatically expands ICE funding to unprecedented levels while simultaneously gutting essential public health programs that communities and TRP residents depend on for survival.

The Resurrection Project warns that this latest attack on immigrant families opens the door for the executive branch to violate anyone's constitutional rights.

When Maria first walked into her children’s elementary school in Back of the Yards in 2012, she had no idea that her path to citizenship would begin there — or that it would lead her to become a community leader, advocate, and trusted source of support for other immigrant families. 

June 4, 2025, Chicago – Today, we witnessed a cruel and calculated attack on our communities. ICE forcibly separated at least 20 people from their families and loved ones in what can only be described as a deliberate spectacle of cruelty. 

On Wednesday, May 28, we hosted another Immigration Update livestream with the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) to break down what’s happening in immigration court and how these changes affect our communities.

On TRP’s Latest Immigration Update livestream, we were joined by Illinois Workers in Action to inform workers—especially immigrant workers—of their rights in the workplace. Whether you’re undocumented, have a work permit, or are just starting your first summer job, you are protected by law. 

On Monday, May 19, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to allow the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) under the 2023 designation for Venezuelan nationals.

The Resurrection Project (TRP) is proud to announce that the Colibrí Fellowship will launch in two additional states this fall—Massachusetts and Wisconsin—in partnership with two exceptional Local Lead Agencies: the Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA) and Centro Hispano of Madison, WI.

Several immigration parole programs are currently being terminated, which may impact individuals who entered the U.S. through them. These changes could affect your legal status, work authorization, and, in some cases, result in receiving a letter from the government instructing you to leave the U.S. 

On our April 16 Immigration Update, Lead Trainer, Laura Mendoza, was joined by Teri Ross, the Executive Director of Illinois Legal Aid Online, to provide crucial information about the new federal non-citizen registration requirement and address questions from our community. 

During the latest Immigration Update livestream on April 2, our team’s Deportation Defense Organizer Tenoch Rodriguez shared valuable information about the free legal support services we provide for families with loved ones who are facing deportation or detention.

On April 4, 2025, after a two-week public campaign, TRP client José Gregorio González was temporarily released from ICE detention. His release marks a powerful victory for our community and allows him to resume the process of donating a life-saving kidney to his brother, Alfredo.  

Today, The Resurrection Project is proud to announce in a heartening turn of events, José Gregorio González, a Venezuelan man detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), was temporarily released on Friday, allowing him to reunite with his brother, José Alfredo Pacheco, who suffers from end-stage renal disease. The reunion comes after a groundswell of community support and advocacy efforts highlighted the brothers’ dire circumstances.

TRP Immigration Update is back, now bi-weekly on Wednesdays —this week, we discussed significant developments that immigrants need to know about, including the reopening of family detention centers, updates on the federal registration mandate, changes in DACA application processing, and increased scrutiny at ports of entry.

TRP commends the mayor for reaffirming our city’s commitment to protect all Chicagoans, regardless of immigration statuses, and our organization remains committed to assisting, protecting, and empowering immigrant communities in Chicago and across Illinois.