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States Cut Migrant Health; Chicago Fines Parents; ICE Abolished?

6/18/2026

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States are scaling back health programs for illegal immigrants as federal funding dries up, with Florida and Texas reporting $566 million and over $1 billion in unpaid migrant bills.
Chicago aldermen reintroduced a Parental Accountability Ordinance that fines parents up to $10,000 and forces service for minors in street takeovers.
Democratic candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier pledged to abolish ICE and said all deportations are wrong.

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Story summary

States are scaling back health programs for illegal immigrants as federal funding dries up, with Florida and Texas reporting $566 million and over $1 billion in unpaid migrant bills.
Chicago aldermen reintroduced a Parental Accountability Ordinance that fines parents up to $10,000 and forces service for minors in street takeovers.
Democratic candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier pledged to abolish ICE and said all deportations are wrong.