Accountability And Justice: Immigration Advocates On How Dems Can Reshape Immigration Policy

The Trump administration’s violent immigration enforcement policy was among the top issues that drove people to vote blue in the 2026 midterm elections.

With control of the House and the Senate, the Democrats are now positioned to reshape federal immigration policy. But what can they realistically deliver?

Today on In the Loop: we hear from local immigration advocates on what they want to see happen on day one of the new Congress.

GUESTS: Ahmed Rehab, executive director, CAIR Chicago

Erendira Rendon, chief program officer, The Resurrection Project

Cristóbal Cavazos, executive director, Casa DuPage Workers Center