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Chicago Immigrant Rights Groups Rally Against Possible New Travel Ban
Conversations about a possible ban have already led to an international travel drop-off, according to a CBS Travel Editor Peter Greenberg.
March 27, 2025
Leaders of Chicago area immigrant rights groups gathered in Federal Plaza Wednesday to speak out against the anticipated return of President Trump's travel ban.
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No ban has been implemented just yet. But just the conversations happening now about a possible ban have already led to an international travel drop-off, according to CBS News Travel Editor Peter Greenberg.
Five community groups — representing the Arab, African, Asian, Latino, and broader immigrant community — joined together in Federal Plaza Wednesday to speak out against the anticipated reintroduction of a travel ban by the Trump administration, with leaked documents related to that possible ban published by the New York Times.
