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Pictured on stage: Billy Lawless Chairman of the Chicago Celts for Immigration Reform and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)

Pictured left to right: Cyril Regan President Chicago Irish Immigrant Support (CIIS), Congressman Paul Ryan, Billy Lawless Chairman Chicago Celts for Immigration Reform, Breandan Magee Executive Dire

Durbin pic - (l-r) - Fr. Brendan McBride (Irish Apostolate USA), Celine Kennelly (ILIR), Senator Dick Durbin, Billy Lawless (Chicago Celts for Immigration Reform)

Senator Dick Durbin addresses May Day Rally for immigration reform in Chicago

Assistant Majority leader joined thousands of union activists for a May Day rally Wednesday

Political rivals Paul Ryan and Luis Gutierrez show their support for immigration reform in Chicago

Irish American leaders see legalization of 50,000 Irish in new Immigration bill

Irish lobby leaders visit Capitol Hill as new immigration bill is introduced onto U.S. Senate floor

IIIC welcomes Sarah Chapple-Sokol as their new Education Coordinator

Sarah Chapple-SokolSarah Chapple-Sokol, a native of Arlington MA, has recently joined the IIIC as the new Education Coordinator. Sarah is a graduate of Colby College, in Maine, where as an undergraduate she studied Anthropology an ...

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Senate immigration plan revealed - employment skills key in 'Gang of Eight' bipartisan legislation

Though a Tuesday press conference to unveil the new Senate immigration reform bill was canceled out of respect to victims of the Boston terror attack, the sweeping measure was made public. ...

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Irish International Immigrant Center - Keep your address current with US immigration authorities

Q: I recently filed an application to adjust my immigration status to legal permanent residence, based on my marriage to a US citizen. We have not yet heard from US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) about ...

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Presentation on Current Realities in Northern Ireland

This Thursday, the IIIC is pleased to host Angila Chada, BA, Dip, MSc, Executive Director of Springboard Opportunities Limited, for a presentation and discussion on the current situation in Northern Ireland. ...

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Goodbye to the paper I-94 form

Q: I heard that the government is changing the I-94 form requirement for travelers to the US. What’s happening with this ... ...

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19th Annual Black & Green Event

The nineteenth annual Black and Green community building event on Sunday, May 5th, 2013 is co-organized by the Irish International Immigrant Center and the Montserrat Aspirers as a unique afternoon bringing together ...

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Sharp increase in ‘distressed calls’ to Irish welfare groups in Perth

Immigration groups warn Irish coming to Australia ill prepared

Ill prepared Irish immigrants arriving in Australia are falling on hard times, according to emigrant support organizations. ...

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents - Irish Pastoral Center says raids causing great fear in the Irish community

Boston immigration raids round up several Irish workers in sweep

On Wednesday April 10th, 2013, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted what appears to have been an orchestrated raid in Massachusetts taking into ICE custody a number of Irish immigrants. ...

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Irish International Immigrant Center - What to do after you get your green card

Q. I have just been granted permanent resident status in the ... ...

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Irish International Immigrant Center - Gambling

“Even as I approach the gambling hall, as soon as I hear, two rooms away, the jingle of money poured out on the table, I almost go into convulsions.” - Fyodor Dostoevsky Since the passing of the Massachu ...

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Irish International Immigrant Center Volunteer Profile: Kathleen Campbell

“I love the atmosphere and people have been so friendly and hospitable since I started volunteering in February”. Kathleen Campbell, a native of Kingston, Rhode Island, joins the the IIIC as our newest . ...