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IMC is a non-profit organization promoting employment, education, health, crisis intervention & other opportunities for migrant & seasonal farm workers & their families, Immigrants, Refugees/Asylum seekers, & other low income rural communities in Illinois The Illinois Migrant Council or "IMC" is a community-based non-profit organization with the primary mission of promoting employment, education, health, housing and other opportunities for migrant and seasonal farmworkers (MSFW) and their families to achieve economic self-sufficiency and stability.

Window Shopping is open for Get Covered Illinois! Explore various health plans,compare costs, and find the right fit. St...
10/27/2025

Window Shopping is open for Get Covered Illinois! Explore various health plans,compare costs, and find the right fit. Start today at GetCoveredIllinois.gov

¡Ya se pueden ver los planes de Get Covered Illinois! ¡Explore varios planes de salud, compare costos y encuentre la opción ideal! Comience en linea en getcovered.illinois.gov/es

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10/25/2025

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Curious about what blowing a whistle when ICE is in the area means? Are you wondering how you can help with alerting the community? Check out this graphic from Protect RP on how you can use your whistle to help!

¿Tiene curiosidad por saber qué significa hacer sonar un silbato cuando ICE está en el área? ¿Se pregunta cómo puede ayudar a alertar a la comunidad? ¡Mira este gráfico de Protect RP sobre cómo puedes usar tu silbato para ayudar!

Window Shopping opens next week for Get Covered Illinois! Explore various health plans, compare costs, and find the righ...
10/22/2025

Window Shopping opens next week for Get Covered Illinois! Explore various health plans, compare costs, and find the right fit.

Give us a call at 815-995-0300 today!

10/16/2025

Sharing from our friends @ Elgin Rapid Response Team.

🚨El Consentimiento Termina Donde Comienza la Coerción “ARRESTO CONSENSUADO” ES UNA MENTIRA 🚨

Ayer, los equipos de respuesta presenciaron cómo agentes de ICE se reunieron frente al Ayuntamiento de Carpentersville con una furgoneta llena de miembros de nuestra comunidad, algunos de los cuales habían sido subcontratados para el mantenimiento del paisajismo de la ciudad.

Estos son trabajadores, personas que se presentan todos los días para servir a esta ciudad, fueron emboscados y llevados por ICE.

En un cruel giro de ironía, fueron llevados al mismo Ayuntamiento de la ciudad que ellos ayudaron a mantener hermosa.

Un agente describió estas detenciones como “arrestos consensuados”. Pero no hay nada consensual en ser rodeado y detenido mientras trabajas para servir a tu comunidad.

ICE quiere que el público crea que la gente acepta su propio arresto, que el silencio equivale a consentimiento, que el miedo equivale a permiso.

Como todo abusador que alguna vez ha dicho: “Ellos no dijeron que no”.

⚠️ Para protegerte, habla claramente. ICE puede intentar afirmar que accediste “voluntariamente” a un encuentro si no respondes.

🗣️ Puedes decir:

~ “¿Soy libre de irme?”
~ “No doy mi consentimiento para esta interacción.”

~ Si dicen que sí, aléjate con calma.
~Si dicen que no o te detienen físicamente, eso significa que no es consensual.

~ En ese momento, se convierte en una detención y tu derecho a guardar silencio se aplica plenamente.
~ Recuerda: hacer valer tus derechos no es agresión, es protección.

Mantén la calma. Mantente alerta. Mantente conectado.

📞 Reporta la actividad o intimidación de ICE a la Línea Directa de FSN al 855-435-7693


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🚨Consent Ends Where Coercion Begins “CONSENSUAL ARREST” IS A LIE 🚨

Yesterday, responders witnessed how ICE agents gathered outside of Carpentersville Village Hall with a van full of our community members, some of whom were subcontracted to maintain city landscaping.

These are workers, people who show up every day to serve the city; they were ambushed and taken by ICE.

In a cruel twist of irony, they were brought to the very Village Hall of the city they helped keep beautiful.

One agent described these detentions as “consensual arrests.” But there is nothing consensual about being surrounded and taken while you work to serve your community.

ICE wants the public to believe people agree to their own arrest, that silence equals consent, that fear equals permission.

Like every abuser who’s ever said, “They didn’t say no.”

⚠️ To protect yourself, speak clearly. ICE may try to claim you “voluntarily” agreed to an encounter if you don’t respond.

🗣️ You can say:
• “Am I free to go?”
• “I don’t consent to this interaction.”

~If they say yes, calmly walk away.
~If they say no or physically stop you, that means it’s not consensual.

~ At that point, it becomes a detention and your right to remain silent fully applies.
~ Remember: asserting your rights is not aggression, it’s protection.

Stay calm. Stay aware. Stay connected.

📞 Report ICE activity or intimidation to the FSN Hotline at 855-435-7693

We had such a fun time for our last session of our Diabetes Class at our Crystal Lake Office. We also had a suprise Zumb...
10/16/2025

We had such a fun time for our last session of our Diabetes Class at our Crystal Lake Office. We also had a suprise Zumba class so our participants can keep on moving and exercizing!

We'll be here on Friday! Come say hi!
10/15/2025

We'll be here on Friday! Come say hi!

¡Únase a nosotros el sábado!
10/14/2025

¡Únase a nosotros el sábado!

All IMC offices will be closed October 13, 2025 in observance of the Indigenous People’s Day holiday. We will reopen for...
10/13/2025

All IMC offices will be closed October 13, 2025 in observance of the Indigenous People’s Day holiday.
We will reopen for normal business hours October 14, 2025.

Super happy to have such an awesome group participating in our “Diabetes Prevention Class”.
10/10/2025

Super happy to have such an awesome group participating in our “Diabetes Prevention Class”.

Join us for  2025 Fall Fest!
10/10/2025

Join us for 2025 Fall Fest!

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10/09/2025

Interested in helping with feedbackc and input for the next wave of Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois? Register for one of their Town Hall meetings today!

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333 Commerce Drive Suite 800
Crystal Lake, IL
60014

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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