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Nell Salzman
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Local investigations fellow @nytimes / originally from Denver
To get to this point took months of discussion and a drama-laden saga over a serious financial dispute:

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/03/31/c...
CPS, teachers union reach proposed contract deal after a year of tough negotiations
The Chicago Teachers Union reached a deal with Chicago Public Schools on a new contract, capping off nearly a year of negotiations.
www.chicagotribune.com
April 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The ED's letter to dozens of schools came days after federal immigration authorities arrested a Palestinian activist who led protests at Columbia.

"This is not the principle of democracy that our country was founded upon," said Lucas, a junior at Northwestern who is Palestinian.
March 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The Tribune reviewed detainee information at two Midwest county jails that double as immigration detention facilities for people arrested in Chicago and elsewhere.

In some cases, people arrested do match individuals with serious criminal histories. But there are many like Jhony.
February 23, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Despite pledges from the Trump administration that immigration authorities would target people with criminal backgrounds first, arrests of people by ICE without a criminal conviction or pending charge have risen during the early weeks of the Trump.
February 23, 2025 at 9:05 PM
A records search in Cook, Kane and DuPage counties did not turn up any felony arrests by men with the same name and age as Raul Lopez.

Under President Joe Biden, such “collateral arrests” were banned.
January 30, 2025 at 3:32 PM
W / Laura Rodríguez Presa & Gloria Casas, Photos / @staceywescott.bsky.social
January 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
CPS has acknowledged that many of its parents and students are facing this fear. It is preparing for any and all situations that may affect its student body.

Read how: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/20/c...
How will Trump’s mass deportation promise affect my community and child in CPS schools?
President-elect Donald Trump’s promise for the largest deportation operation in United States history — has sent a ripple of worry across communities.
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January 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM