Illinois State Senator Javier Loera Cervantes

El Caucus Legislativo Latino de Illinois responde a la continua escalada de la intervención de ICE

Details: Category: Press Releases; Wednesday, July 15, 2026 11:56 AM

CHICAGO — El Caucus Legislativo Latino de Illinois emitió la siguiente declaración condenando el aumento de la actividad del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE, por sus siglas en inglés) en el área de Chicago y alrededor del país, la cual recientemente resultó en dos tiroteos mortales:

Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus responds to continued escalation of ICE involvement

Details: Category: Press Releases; Wednesday, July 15, 2026 11:39 AM

CHICAGO — The Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus released the following statement condemning increased Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity across the Chicagoland area and beyond, which recently resulted in two fatal shootings:

Cervantes law updates nursing education standards

Details: Category: Press Releases; Friday, July 10, 2026 02:54 PM

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SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Javier Loera Cervantes led a measure revising requirements for nursing programs, aligning standards with other states.

“Ensuring patients receive top-notch medical care starts with provider education,” said Cervantes (D-Chicago). “Bringing Illinois’ nursing standards in line with other states will give nurses the proper training to work anywhere in the country – Illinois or any other state.”

Since Dec. 31, 2022, a national nursing accrediting body licenses registered nurses across the country. Cervantes’ law standardizes this process by having the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation’s Board of Nursing oversee all Illinois nursing education programs, including new program creation, curriculum and simulation use in education.

Cervantes releases statement on Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship decision

Details: Category: Press Releases; Tuesday, June 30, 2026 05:37 PM

CHICAGO – State Senator Javier Loera Cervantes released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold birthright citizenship:

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