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Evanston leaders, lawyers recommend best practices for encounters with immigration enforcement By MARISA GUERRA ECHEVERRIA and EMILY DISSANAYAKE

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Saturday afternoon, hundreds of community members gathered at the Dr. Jorge and Luz Maria Prieto Community Center for a vigil protesting immigration enforcement activity in Evanston. A day prior, on Halloween, the Department

of Homeland Security made at least eight arrests in Evanston and Skokie — including protesting citizens and those it said lacked legal status, a DHS spokesperson confirmed to The Daily. Friday’s arrests follow an influx of activity from federal immigration agencies across the city, with several community members taken by agents throughout the fall. Community members have taken efforts to protect residents against federal agents by

hosting informational workshops and mobilization events. City officials have followed suit, including by prohibiting the use of city property in civil immigration enforcement operations. On Oct. 22, the city also held a Community Preparedness & Empowerment Seminar to connect residents with immigration resources and advocacy tools. The seminar featured Chicago-based immigration attorney Enrique Espinoza, a certified “Know

Your Rights” trainer from the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, and community members from the James B. Moran Center for Youth Advocacy and Sanctuary Evanston. The Daily compiled a breakdown of key recommendations from the seminar, along with further guidance and immigration enforcement coverage.

» See KNOW YOUR RIGHTS, pages 7-10

NU researchers seek grant Residents host food drive reinstatement from NIH amid SNAP benefit cuts Spring terminations left some projects lacking funds By CATE BOUVET

daily senior staffer @catebouvet

A slew of National Institutes of Health grant terminations in the spring left affected Northwestern researchers with few avenues to reinstate funding for their disrupted multi-year research projects. To get their funding reinstated and avoid abandoning projects, some professors turned to joining lawsuits to reinstate funding or working with the Office of General Counsel at NU, which can send a letter of appeal to the NIH. After the initial $790 million federal funding freeze in April, the University announced its commitment to continue funding

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research affected by the freeze and the around 100 stop-work orders issued by the Department of Defense. NU extended the commitment through at least the end of 2025. However, research projects with terminated NIH grants have not received continued financial support from the University. “While Northwestern does not control the federal cancellation of grants or changes in federal agency funding priorities, we are working hard to restore federal research funding to the greatest extent possible,” a University spokesperson wrote in an email to The Daily. On March 21, two of Feinberg Prof. Gregory Phillips II’s NIH grants were terminated. Phillips had used the grants to

research substance use and HIV risk in LGBTQ+ populations. He was in the fourth year of the five-year grants when they were terminated. To research HIV risk and mental health in relation to alcohol use disparities among LGBTQ+ youth, Phillips received a $2,483,960 NIH grant. To study data monitoring the health of “sexual and gender minority populations” and community engagement to address disparities in alcohol use, substance use and mental health, Phillips received a $2,872,007 NIH grant. “It’s hard to hear that the research doesn’t matter, especially when you’re part of the community,” Phillips said.

» See NIH, page 15

More than 150 volunteers mobilized at ETHS By JACK BAKER

daily senior staffer @jdowb2005

Hundreds of cars lined Evanston Township High School’s campus Sunday as volunteers carried food and household essentials into the Willie May Field House. The community food drive, organized in just 10 days and staffed by over 150 volunteers, responded to uncertainty surrounding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits and heightened Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in Evanston. ETHS Community Service Coordinator Erin Claeys said the

school was well-equipped to host the event because of its size and central location, calling Sunday’s turnout “mind-blowing.” “We knew there were going to be a ton of people, but it has far exceeded our expectations,” Claeys said midway through the drive. “The line to drop off stuff is over an hour, and we’ve made, I think, hundreds if not thousands of dollars in grocery (gift) cards.” SNAP, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and administered by the Illinois Department of Human Services, provides benefits to nearly 2 million residents across the state. Because of the ongoing federal government shutdown, funds were not distributed on Nov. 1. However, following a court order,

the Trump administration agreed Monday to pay half of scheduled payments using USDA contingency funds. Still, IDHS said the shutdown will delay payments to Illinois residents. “The federal government’s decision to fund reduced benefits will make it significantly more complicated for states to issue the funds, which will delay November SNAP benefits to households by days or weeks,” the department said in a statement on its website. More than 100 community members signed up to work the food drive within 24 hours of its announcement. By midday Sunday, there had been more than

» See SNAP, page 15