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Chicago Advocates Teach Immigrants About Handling Their Financial Assets If They're Deported

The organization is also focusing on things like credit cards and car payments — which would not disappear if someone were deported.

(CBS Chicago)

February 20, 2025

Some Chicago area immigration advocates have described recent activity by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as "quiet" — but that does not mean they have stopped preparing.

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Groups like The Resurrection Project have been helping immigrants buy their first homes in the U.S. Now they are telling those homeowners what to do if they are told to leave the country.

A total of 40% of those The Resurrection Project has helped buy a home, CBS News Chicago is told, have been undocumented.

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