September 22 Updates
Federal
On September 17, Citizenship Day, the Trump administration announced major changes to the U.S. naturalization process, introducing a more rigorous citizenship test for new applicants. The revamped exam increases the number of study questions from 100 to 128 and requires applicants to answer 12 out of 20 questions correctly, compared with the previous standard of 6 out of 10.
Major restrictions being proposed for global rights for asylum at the UN today - more from Reuters here
Domestically, the administration is considering a refugee admissions cap of 40,000 for fiscal year 2026, with approximately 30,000 spots reserved for South Africans, namely Afrikaners.
UNHCR has officially declared that the 1951 Refugee Convention is under threat - more from AP News here
Federal judge blocks immediate deportation of Guatemalan children
More from PBS News Here
Two federal judges have issued injunctions blocking administration policy excluding immigrants from Head Start and other programs
Trump-administration restrictions that would have barred immigrants, without lawful status, from accessing programs like Head Start, adult education, health clinics, and job training.
Read more here
State (IL)
Please see the notes and presentations given by the Latino Policy Forum at the Welcome to IL meeting on Weds here
Of specific interest is the breakdown of how the Supreme Court decision in Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo will affect things in IL. See the document here.
Local (Chicago)
The Resurrection Project has KYR yard signs, posters, flyers and business cards.
If your organization is interested in supporting neighborhood canvassing, please fill out this form.
As part of the Protecting Chicago Initiative, the Mayor signed an executive order to protect our first amendment rights. Here are the highlights:
CPD will act in accordance with the First Amendment, and will comply with the law and CPD policy.
Subject to appropriate time, place, and manner restrictions, CPD will allow for the peaceful exercise of First Amendment rights and will not arrest any member of the public solely for engaging in peaceful protest.
CPD will protect the free speech rights of all persons, no matter the particular message, position, or philosophy espoused, as long as the person expressing that message is not violating the law abides by any reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions.
When engaged in crowd management, CPD will observe the crowd and assess potential safety concerns, communicate with the crowd and its leaders, and endeavor to obtain voluntary compliance with lawful direction and orders with minimal CPD response or enforcement actions.
CPD will attempt to establish contact with assembly leaders to develop a mutually acceptable plan for the lawful expression, in the event of changing circumstances, including, but not limited to, directives and actions from representatives of the federal government during any protest event.
ONE Northside has compiled a Northside Rapid Response Resources Document after their meeting on 9/11/25 that was attended by close to 300 people!