South Bend, IN-(ENEWSPFR)- A Mishawaka man was convicted of bank robbery this week, the Justice Department reports. Carlos Maez, age 40, of Mishawaka, Indiana was convicted of all counts, early evening on Wednesday, before District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch. The jury convicted Maez on one[Read More…]
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City of Chicago Endangering Cyclists, Violating Bill of Rights for the Homeless
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Chicago Community Members Detail Racial Profiling at Day Labor Corner
After 20 to 40 workers and residents were detained last weekend, as part of a series of regional raids, immigrants pledge to expose ICE civil rights violations and make ‘every corner a Sanctuary’ Chicago, IL—(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2018 Contacts: Tania Unzueta and Rebecca Harris More than 100 members of Chicago’s immigrant[Read More…]
Rep. Robin Kelly, Senators Durbin & Duckworth Introduce Resolution Establishing ‘National Gun Violence Awareness Month’
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Ringleaders Sentenced In Massive Interstate Cargo Theft Case
New Albany, IN-(ENEWSPF)- In a massive interstate cargo theft case, four individuals convicted of participating in a wide-ranging conspiracy to steal truckloads of high-value merchandise traveling in interstate commerce were sentenced in federal court in New Albany last Friday by U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt. Among those sentenced were[Read More…]
UChicago Law School Clinic Co-authors Report with ACLU on Abuse of Migrant Children
International Human Rights clinic details complaints about U.S. Customs and Border Protection CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—May 24, 2018 By: Becky Beaupre Gillespie A report released May 23 by the University of Chicago Law School’s International Human Rights Clinic and the American Civil Liberties Union’s Border Litigation Project reveals evidence of rampant child abuse by[Read More…]
UN Chief ‘Deeply Concerned’ Over Cancellation of US-North Korea Summit
GENEVA—(ENEWSPF)—24 May 2018 By: UN Media United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday that he was “deeply concerned” by the cancellation of the planned meeting between the leaders of the United States and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), commonly-known as North Korea. Speaking in Geneva on Thursday,[Read More…]
Elmwood Park Man Indicted on Federal Drug Charges for Allegedly Importing a Fentanyl Analogue from China
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—May 24, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Rolando Estrada, 42 of Elmwood Park has been charged with federal drug offenses for allegedly importing a fentanyl analogue from China to the Chicago area. According to the indictment, Estrada allegedly imported furanyl fentanyl from China in the summer of 2016. Estrada arranged[Read More…]
Calvary Baptist Church, Prairie State and South Suburban Colleges Partner to Host Career and Job Resource Fair on June 9
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—May 24, 2018 The Calvary Baptist Church of Glenwood is partnering with Prairie State College (Chicago Heights) and South Suburban College (South Holland) to hold a special event designed to provide south suburban residents with important information on resources and education opportunities available to help launch a new career.[Read More…]
Trump-Pence Domestic Gag Rule Would Deny Millions of Women Access to Health Care and the Ability to Make Medically Informed Decisions
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—May 24, 2018 By: Jamila Taylor Last night, the Trump administration issued a proposed rule that viciously targets Title X providers, including Planned Parenthood and the millions of women served by the program. Jamila Taylor, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, issued the following statement[Read More…]
