The Chicago Tribune reports today that,

Inside an Albany Park church on Saturday, Cardinal Francis George is expected to publicly urge the Obama administration to end immigration raids across the country, part of a renewed push for federal immigration reforms that has been gaining steam.

This week, President Barack Obama told the Congressional Hispanic Caucus that he hopes to sign legislation before the end of the year and plans to introduce a new strategy for “comprehensive immigration reform” during the next few weeks, those in attendance said.But in a nod to the issue’s persistent volatility, the president stopped short of saying he would order a moratorium on enforcement measures that have separated thousands of families in recent years, U.S. Rep Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) said during a news conference Friday.

“He’s with us on this issue,” said Gutierrez, acknowledging the political delicacy of embracing immigration reforms.

“He is our ally.”