At Casa Al-Fatiha in Logan Square, two local musicians built a sanctuary for LGBTQ asylum seekers.
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Coronavirus leaves immigrants trapped in a byzantine court system
Many are without lawyers and more frightened and confused than ever.
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The Promise
Like thousands of asylum seekers, Abu Omar waits with the uncertainty of whether the U.S. government will accept his asylum application.
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Asylum City
The harrowing stories of six asylum seekers who now call Chicago home
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Finding peace and security after asylum
Therapists and social workers trained in trauma care are helping asylum seekers along their legal and healing journey.
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Inside the world of asylum forensic exams
Asylum seekers who undergo medical exams as part of their legal case are more than twice as likely to be granted asylum as those who do not.
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The burden of proof
How immigration court is especially challenging for LGBTQ asylum seekers
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Daredevil producer Jlin survives her own trial by fire
Indiana-based beat wizard Jlin returns to the stage for Pitchfork Midwinter after courting burnout to finish her second album and score an avant-garde dance performance.
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and other Reader-recommended movies to watch online this week
Reader film capsules guide what you should watch online.
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Now on DVD: another end of the world
A review of Perfect Sense, a Scottish sci-fi romance new on DVD
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The Secret History of Chicago Music: Yezda Urfa
A record by this 70s prog-rock band recently sold for nearly $2,000
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Nafissatou Diallo and Tiawanda Moore
Repercussions of the dropped sexual-assault charges.
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Immigration folly set right
Fundamentalist Muslims in Cairo beat a Christian for not turning over a friend to be murdered for converting to Christianity. A U.S. judge saw no sign he’d suffered religious persecution.