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Chicago Tribune
06-07-2025
- Politics
- Chicago Tribune
Supreme Court ruling casts doubt on birthright citizenship for immigrant families in Chicago
Pregnant and living in Chicago without legal immigration status, Daniela Sigala has spent the last several months thinking of names for her soon-to-be-born son and imagining him receiving something she's yet to attain: U.S. citizenship. But Sigala's hopes for her child became cloudier a little more than a week ago following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision that touched on the issue of birthright citizenship. Along with an array of Trump administration measures, the ruling places Sigala and an untold number of immigrants in a world of uncertainty and fear about whether their children will be considered American citizens. 'It makes you feel like there is no safe way to do anything anymore,' said the 25-year-old Sigala, whose parents brought her from Mexico to Chicago when she was 2 years old. The 6-3 high court decision doesn't directly address whether birthright citizenship, which is spelled out in the 14th Amendment, applies to the children of immigrants. But the ruling has opened the possibility that President Donald Trump can fulfill the executive order he signed on his first day in office of his second term and block U.S.-born children of immigrants from obtaining citizenship in most of the country — although not, for now, Illinois — until courts decide whether Trump's efforts are constitutional. The ruling has spurred a scramble among immigrants, activists and legal experts who worry that well-established rules for citizenship could suddenly change. While immigration law is notoriously complex and can change rapidly, one bright line has remained constant for more than a century: People born in the United States are considered citizens. Now, though, children born to families where neither parent is a U.S. citizen or a lawful permanent resident — including those born to immigrants without legal status who came to the United States as children and received temporary relief from deportation under an Obama administration-era program — face uncertain futures in which the child's right to citizenship could depend on which U.S. state they were born in. 'Some Americans — sons and daughters of immigrants — will be born with citizenship, and other Americans will be born without the rights that constitutionally belong to them by birthright,' U.S. Rep. Delia Ramírez, a Chicago Democrat born in the U.S. to Guatemalan parents, said in a statement after the ruling. 'The decision is not only deplorable, it is dangerous and confusing.' Pediatrician Stephanie Liou, who serves families on the South and West sides as director of pediatrics at Alivio Medical Center, said she has heard from many parents worried about the potential impact of Trump's executive order on children born after the ruling takes effect in less than a month. One mother whom she sees fled to the U.S. after witnessing her partner's murder and now fears her unborn child might be left stateless. Even before the ruling, another family Liou had been seeing for many years decided to self-deport despite having two U.S.-born children, partially because the parents no longer trusted that the citizenship rights for U.S.-born babies that have been in place since the end of the Civil War would still apply. Liou, who was born in the U.S. to two international students from Taiwan, credits birthright citizenship for enabling her to receive a full scholarship to Stanford University and for allowing her to join the National Health Service Corps, a federal program that paid for her medical education in exchange for her working as a physician in an underserved area. She has also sponsored her family to join her in the country. 'I used to feel proud to be giving back to this country that has given me all these opportunities,' she said. 'But lately it feels like my patients and I are not welcome here, that we aren't considered 'real' Americans by this administration.' Evan Bernick, a Northern Illinois University law professor and co-author of the book 'The Original Meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment: Its Letter and Spirit,' said the situation has many troubling similarities to the circumstances that gave rise to the 14th Amendment after the Civil War when the children of enslaved Black parents were considered free citizens in some states but enslaved people in others. 'What the 14th Amendment was designed to do was say, 'Look, everywhere and always, states are free. There's no slavery, and people who are born in the United States and subject to the governance power of the United States are citizens at birth,'' Bernick said. 'But now you have a situation where, depending on where you're born … you may or may not be a citizen depending on your location. That's literally the problem that the 14th Amendment was designed to solve.' Trump has argued that the 14th Amendment was necessary to address the legal issues of 'the babies of slaves' but not the babies of immigrants. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, a U.S. citizen born in the country to Haitian parents, disagrees. 'We don't say, because we initially created the 14th Amendment because it freed slaves, the language in the 14th Amendment doesn't apply to anybody but Black people who are descendants of slaves,' Raoul said in an interview with the Tribune. 'That's not how our law works.' The court's ruling in Trump v. CASA in late June ostensibly was not about the long-standing practice of birthright citizenship itself. For more than a century, courts have consistently held that the guarantee of birthright citizenship applies to the children of foreigners in the country, and those rulings remain in effect. But the high court's majority took issue with the increasing frequency of federal trial judges issuing nationwide injunctions that blocked many of Trump's policies. Justices noted that trial judges had issued the vast majority of the so-called universal injunctions in the country's history in the last 25 years, including many against President Barack Obama and President Joe Biden. The conservative justices said lower-court judges were exceeding the authority granted to them by Congress. 'Federal courts do not exercise general oversight of the Executive Branch; they resolve cases and controversies consistent with the authority Congress has given them,' Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote for the majority. 'When a court concludes that the Executive Branch has acted unlawfully, the answer is not for the court to exceed its power, too.' Justice Sonia Sotomayor, writing for the three dissenting justices, argued that a nationwide injunction is the only way courts could address the concerns brought by the states that sued the Trump administration to block the executive order. 'The Citizenship Order is patently unconstitutional,' she wrote. 'To allow the Government to enforce it against even one newborn child is an assault on our constitutional order and antithetical to equity and public interest.' Bernick, the NIU professor, said the conservative justices effectively let the Trump administration enact a policy that violates constitutional rights throughout much of the country. 'I'm wary of saying that the court didn't decide birthright citizenship,' he said, 'because the decision it made will enable the government to act in the belief that its birthright citizenship order is constitutional in ways that it would not have been had the court not acted at all.' The Supreme Court ruling takes effect 30 days after it was issued on June 27 and will apply only to children born thereafter. That has given lower courts about a month to determine how to move forward with the challenges to Trump's executive order, but it could be a year before the high court takes a case and weighs in on the substance of those challenges. Trump signed the executive order on birthright citizenship, along with a slew of others, when he returned to the White House in January. The order notes that the 14th Amendment states people born in the U.S. and 'subject to the jurisdiction thereof' are citizens. The qualification was meant to exclude ambassadors with diplomatic immunity, invading armies and, at the time of its passage, members of Native American tribes. But Trump's order interprets that much more broadly. His order would bar federal agencies from recognizing the citizenship of people whose mother was not legally present in the country at the time of birth and whose father was not a U.S. citizen or a legal permanent resident. It even excludes the children of some foreign mothers legally in the country, such as students on temporary visas, company-sponsored workers or tourists. If Trump's executive order did take effect across the country, an average of 250,000 U.S.-born babies every year in the next half century would lack citizenship, according to a study by the Migration Policy Institute, a Washington think tank. Roughly 5 million U.S. citizens have at least one parent without legal immigration status, according to Julia Gelatt, associate director of the U.S. immigration policy program at the Migration Policy Institute and one of the study's authors. Gelatt and her team found Trump's policy would increase the number of U.S. residents without legal immigration status by 2.7 million in 2045 and 5.4 million in 2075. Ultimately, ending birthright citizenship could mean generations of people without ties to any country. 'You could be a U.S.-born person with U.S.-born parents but not have any sense of belonging,' Gelatt said. In the meantime, legal experts say immigrant families have several ways to try to prevent Trump's executive order from applying to them. First, in 22 states, including Illinois, Democratic attorneys general have already won injunctions that prevent the birthright citizenship order from taking place. Those court orders initially applied nationwide, but after the high court decision, they are likely to apply only to the states that filed suit. 'What Justice Barrett is saying is that the courts should not provide relief to parties that are not in front of them. So every state that joined that lawsuit is covered by the injunction, every association and every person that joined … all those injunctions still apply to all states, people and associations or nonprofits that are on the docket for those lawsuits,' said Brian Green, a Colorado immigration attorney who is also a volunteer litigator for the American Immigration Lawyers Association. 'It's just people that are not in those states or organizations or not listed as an individual on the record for those lawsuits. They're not covered because the judge is not supposed to give a nationwide or universal injunction,' he added. Second, immigrant families could obtain relief through class-action lawsuits, although filing class actions in federal court can be a lengthy and cumbersome process. Still, both the ACLU and CASA Inc., an immigrant advocacy group that was part of the Supreme Court case, have filed motions to establish nationwide classes of immigrants seeking protection from Trump's order. Other groups could sue, representing smaller groups of people. 'The notion of having that executive order apply in any state is outrageous, and it's particularly outrageous to imagine a situation where children born in, say, Illinois would have all the protections of the U.S. Constitution, and children born in Idaho could be rendered effectively stateless, both within the same country,' said Kevin Fee, the legal director for the ACLU of Illinois. 'So the class action that's being pursued is an effort to bring everybody in the United States under the same class, so that they all receive the full protections of the 14th Amendment while this case winds its way through the courts.' Finally, immigrant families can file individual lawsuits asserting the Trump order violates their constitutional rights. But that process can also be expensive and time-consuming. If and when the Trump administration starts to enforce its executive order, lawsuits could challenge those actions as well. Meanwhile, Republican officials in many states — including many of Illinois' neighbors — are likely to collaborate with the Trump administration to implement the executive order. Todd Rokita, Indiana's Republican attorney general, has already indicated he supports Trump's stance on birthright citizenship, posting on X that the current birthright policy 'incentivizes birth tourism and illegal immigration, which costs taxpayers money while making our communities less safe.' Rokita, along with the GOP attorneys general of Iowa and Missouri, has urged a federal appeals court to reject an effort by Illinois and other states to block the Trump executive order. Green, the Colorado immigration lawyer, predicted the high court would eventually decide to uphold the long-standing rule that babies born in the U.S. — even those born to immigrants who are not authorized to be in the country — are U.S. citizens. 'The good thing is that the Supreme Court decision next year is going to be retroactive. It's going to say these people were always U.S. citizens,' he said. 'There's going to be some temporary injuries … but if the Supreme Court rules the way I think they're going to rule, and they say that birthright citizenship has not changed and has always been the same, I think those injuries are going to go away, hopefully a year from now.' But the fight over birthright citizenship comes as the Trump administration has shaken immigrant communities with wide-ranging tactics to target many different groups of immigrants nationwide. Trump sent troops to Los Angeles to support immigration sweeps and quell protests. His administration has deployed immigration agents — often in masks and without identification — to worksites and courthouses. Agents have detained immigrant activists and threatened to block the visas of foreign college students. Administration officials flaunted court orders by deporting immigrants to a Salvadoran prison. Trump also rolled out revocations of temporary protected status for hundreds of thousands of people who fled Venezuela and Haiti. Immigrant advocates have challenged nearly all of those activities in court, but often have to wait days or weeks for relief. Liou, the pediatrician at Alivio Medical Center, said she's seen how the stress from those actions has affected her patients. 'Nobody gives birth because they're hoping for a worse life for their child and themselves,' she said. 'The idea that the circumstances that brought you here are now going to not just impact yourself, but potentially leave this lifelong burden on your child, feels really cruel.' At St. Anthony Hospital in Little Village, a predominantly Mexican neighborhood, OB/GYNs and midwives said many of the mothers who have come in since Trump was elected express feelings of anxiety about changing immigration policies, and the June Supreme Court ruling has only added to that fear. 'It impacts the way patients get their prenatal care,' said Dr. Vanessa Archil, who chairs the hospital's department of obstetrics and gynecology. 'Sometimes it causes apprehension to seek the medical attention that they need.' Dr. Mayra Yanez, an OB/GYN physician, noted that some patients are hesitant to share personal information to protect themselves and their families from potential deportation. 'Instead of government IDs, they give us their names on pieces of paper,' she said. The uncertainty could add further complications to immigrants who already live in families with mixed immigration statuses. On the Far North Side, Michelle, a 29-year-old pregnant mother from Mexico, waited to pick up her 3-year-old daughter from day care at Centro Romero, a nonprofit in the Edgewater neighborhood. Michelle, whose full name the Tribune is withholding due to her fear of retribution from the federal government, came to Chicago six years ago. Neither she nor her 8-year-old son, who was born in Mexico, have legal status in the U.S. Michelle's due date is in mid-September, long after the 30-day window expires but before the Supreme Court is likely to clarify its stance on birthright citizenship. So for now, Michelle is anxiously waiting to see what will happen to her unborn son's U.S. citizenship status. 'I want my child to be something,' she said. 'And there are so many people in the same situation.'
Yahoo
06-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Stage times announced ahead of Carlisle Weekender 2025
STAGE times have been announced for the Carlisle Weekender which kicks off this evening. Described as Carlisle's 'biggest music event of the year' Craig David and Sigala will take to the stage tonight (Friday, June 6). Saturday, June 7's line-up will include icon Dizzee Rascal, Gabrielle, Tinchy Stryder and local favourites Hardwicke Circus. Ahead of the big weekend, organisers have announced specific stage times for each act. Gates open: 4pm Last entry: 7pm Event finish: 10:30pm Line-up: Craig David - 9pm Sigala - 8pm Wes Nelson - 7:10pm Liam Parkins - 6:10pm Simon Kennedy - 5:20pm Summer Evo DJ - 4:15pm READ MORE: Everything you need to know about Carlisle Weekender 2025 Gates open: 2pm Last entry: 6:30pm Event finish: 10:30pm Line-up: Dizzee Rascal - 9pm Gabrielle - 7:30pm Gok Wan - 6pm Dougie Poynter - 4:50pm Tinchy Stryder - 4:10pm Kara Marni - 3:30pm Hardwicke Circus - 2:30pm There are still tickets available for both days of the event which can be purchased here from £45. Hospitality tickets are also still on offer for £100. Those who have already booked should have received their tickets via email. People under 16 must be accompanied by an adult aged 18 or older, and proof of ID may be requested.
Leader Live
31-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Leader Live
North Wales and North West locations for DevaFest giveaway
With festival season just getting started, Deva Fest is giving people the chance to win £5,000 worth of tickets in a Deva Fest Giveaway, and it's happening in towns across the North West and North Wales. Deva Fest takes place from August 7-10, 2025 at Cholmondeley Castle in Cheshire and this year has an impressive line-up including Gloria Gaynor, The Fratellis, Happy Mondays, Matt Goss, and Sigala. With its blend of live music, free family entertainment and exceptional food and drink experiences Deva Fest is a festival that has something for everyone. 'This year Deva fest is bigger and better than it's ever been and this is our biggest giveaway ever, we're so excited to get out there and surprise some lucky festival-goers,' says festival organiser Phil Marston. OTHER NEWS 'Whether you're into live music, comedy, family fun or all of the above, Deva Fest this year is going to be unforgettable and now 10 people will get to experience it all for free.' Starting on Saturday the Deva Fest team will be hitting the road and hiding golden-ticket-style envelopes worth £500 each in 10 secret locations across the North West and North Wales. Clues to the locations will be released via Deva Fest's social media channels and those who crack the code first will be walking away with a £500 Deva Fest voucher to spend on tickets for themselves and their crew. Clue videos will drop on Deva Fest's Instagram, Facebook and TikTok starting on Saturday, May 31. Each video will hint at a mystery location where a golden envelope will be waiting. Be the first to find it – and the £500 Deva Fest voucher is yours – simple! The £5k giveaway will run until Wednesday, June 4 with two locations being revealed each day. With only 10 vouchers up for grabs, every second and every clue counts. Follow @DevaFest on social media and tag your festival crew to join the adventure. Clues as to where exactly the golden envelopes are hidden will be shared on Deva Fest's social media channels on the day so make sure to check them out to be in with a chance of winning one of these epic prizes.
What's On
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- What's On
8 things to do in Dubai this weekend: May 2 to 4
Temps are getting hotter but so are the events in Dubai, things to do this weekend sorted… May is here and there are lots of things to do in Dubai this weekend to kick off the month. Night swimming, new takeaways, and some amazing culinary deals… Friday, May 2 Go night swimming in Atlantis The Royal If you love swimming but aren't too keen on braving the heat, a night swim is your best bet. Post sundown, Cloud 22 at Atlantis the Royal is inviting guests for a dip in its iconic sky pool. The Moonlight Sessions, as it is aptly named, returns Thursday, May 1, 2025. The deal takes place from Thursday to Saturday, from 7pm to 11pm. There is a Dhs300 minimum spend per person for a spot at Lotus Bar, but if you want pool access, you can get a single lounger for Dhs300 which includes pool access. For more information, or to make a booking, visit this link here. Cloud 22, Atlantis The Royal, Palm Jumeirah, 7pm to 11pm, Thurs to Sat, prices from Dhs300. Tel: (0)4 426 2700. @cloud22dubai Dance to Sigala Sigala is coming to Barasti this Friday and while there are lots of gigs in Dubai this weekend, however the huge name of Sigala is not one to be missed. The night in Barasti will be inspired by the legendary Café Mambo Ibiza, the event starts with chill sunset grooves, leading into high-energy sets from KC Lights and Barasti's resident DJ. As the night unfolds, Sigala will take the stage, delivering his signature mix of house beats, singalong anthems, and that unstoppable summer festival open at 6pm, and general admission starts at Dhs75, offering access to the beachfront experience. For those looking to elevate their night, the brunch package at Dhs295 includes three hours of unlimited drinks and a delicious bite from 9pm to midnight. For the best seats in the house, VIP tables are available too with premium views, personalised service, and an exclusive party experience. Book tickets here. Barasti Beach, Le Meridien Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Waterpark, May 2, doors 6pm, general admission Dhs75, brunch package Dhs295. Tel: +971 (0)56 992 2847 @barastibeach Saturday, May 3 Try out the new Huqqabaz Downtown Even though the fountains may be closed for renovation, and there's a new display about to arrive to entertain us instead, you can still thoroughly enjoy nights in downtown Dubai and what better place to do it than a new restaurant? Huqqabaz just opened in Souk Al Bahar and it has the most stunning views of the Burj Khalifa, an unbelievably tasty menu and cool vibes. See you there… Huqqabaz Souk Al Bahar, Downtown, open 24/7, @huqqabazsoukalbahar See Rampa live Pacha ICONS at FIVE LUXE is bringing out the big names this Saturday, May 3, and the lineup is not playing around: Rampa (Keinemusik royalty), Benji B (your favourite DJ's favourite DJ), and Anrey (deep, emotional – all the good stuff) are all due to perform. Playa Pacha, FIVE LUXE, JBR. Saturday, May 3, 7pm onwards, tickets are starting at Dhs500 for dancefloor access, VIP tables from Dhs2,500. @playapachadubai Bring the kids to Global Village for free Global Village UAE is sadly coming to an end on May 11, 2025, but if you have little ones, we have great news as the family destination has just announced that they can enter for free. Global Village announced the news on their official Instagram with the news that children ages 12 and under can enter for free until the end of Season 29. Sunday, May 4 Try out INA at J1 Beach INA is here – the highly-anticipated fire-cooking concept at J1 Beach just touched down, and it's bringing the renowned Chef Glen Ballis to Dubai to bring the venue to life. INA will complete the circle of 13 restaurants at J1, a beachfront destination unlike any other in the city. This is the perfect time to open the venture, as guests will be able to enjoy the full potential of the restaurant with outdoor seating built for the winter months, with an open-air retractable roof, from where they will be able to view the industrial-style grill directly, located off of the main dining space. INA, J1 Beach. @ Get a cheeky new takeaway Vancouver-inspired Soyfish has swam onto Deliveroo in Dubai, so if you're not into cooking this weekend, or not into heading out but you want to feel a little fancy, with some gorgous sushi they have 50 per cent off as an introductory offer for this weekend (May 3 and 4). Enjoy Culinary Month There are some amazing deals in Dubai for culinary celebrations, whether it's culinary week or culinary month. Fairmont The Palm are celebrating their first culinary month for May and they have amazing offers in each of their restaurants. The Lazy Susan Menu at BA Boldly Asian is such a great deal. For starters, share some small plates, then enjoy a warming soup, for mains you can choose between s weet & sour chicken, miso cod, or fiery szechuan mapo tofu, then enjoy a dessert for only Dhs149 per person. Food is always a good option if you're looking for things to do in Dubai this weekend BA Boldly Asian, Fairmont The Palm, May 1 to 31, Sunday to Thursday, Dhs149 per person, @
What's On
08-04-2025
- Entertainment
- What's On
Sigala is coming to Dubai in May
It's Easy Love for Sigala in Dubai… There are some amazing music acts being announced in the UAE, and there's another being added to the amazing lineup. Sigala is coming to Dubai on Friday, May 2 for one night only. The legendary DJ is taking over Barasti Beach and will transform the shoreline into a festival of feel-good energy, blending Balearic vibes with non-stop euphoria. With smash hits like Easy Love, Came Here for Love, and Sweet Lovin', Sigala, born Bruce Fielder, took his stage name from a family surname. His philosophy is simple: 'Music is all about making people feel good,' and that's exactly what this night is about—pure, hands-in-the-air happiness! The night in Barasti will be inspired by the legendary Café Mambo Ibiza, the event starts with chill sunset grooves, leading into high-energy sets from KC Lights and Barasti's resident DJ. As the night unfolds, Sigala will take the stage, delivering his signature mix of house beats, singalong anthems, and that unstoppable summer festival vibe. Doors open at 6pm, and general admission starts at Dhs75, offering access to the beachfront experience. For those looking to elevate their night, the brunch package at Dhs295 includes three hours of unlimited drinks and a delicious bite from 9pm to midnight. For the best seats in the house, VIP tables are available too with premium views, personalised service, and an exclusive party experience. Book tickets here. Barasti Beach, Le Meridien Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Waterpark, May 2, doors 6pm, general admission Dhs75, brunch package Dhs295. Tel: +971 (0)56 992 2847 @barastibeach > Sign up for FREE to get exclusive updates that you are interested in
