Immigration news in Chicago

Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff, listens as Vice President JD Vance speaks during a news conference on the Fraud Task Force inside the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)

Microsoft is being suspended from program to apply for green cards for H-1B visa workers, JD Vance says

By Rebecca Santana

October 8, 2026 at 9:57 a.m.

President Donald Trump’s administration is suspending tech giant Microsoft from a program to apply for...

FILE – A Morehouse College student lines up before the school commencement, May 19, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

Trump administration proposes a $70,000 fee for international students to work in the US

By Annie Ma

October 7, 2026 at 10:24 a.m.

The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday proposed a $70,000 fee for international students seeking...

Nelson County, Ky., jailer Justin Hall shows an electric shock glove that is used at his facility, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, in Bardstown, Ky. (AP Photo/Dylan Lovan)

Army study found shock gloves purchased by ICE cause pain, compliance and fear

By Ryan J. Foley

October 6, 2026 at 12:17 p.m.

By RYAN J. FOLEY The shock gloves immigration agents could soon use to control detainees...

Blue Island nonprofit owner Pablo Padilla advocates at a City Council meeting June 23, 2026, for an ordinance that prohibits federal immigration authorities from conducting operations on public property. (Addison Wright/Daily Southtown)

Blue Island passes law restricting ICE activity on public property

By Addison Wright

June 26, 2026 at 4:55 p.m.

The Blue Island City Council ordinance prohibits federal immigration authorities from conducting operations on public...

Hatem, who asked to withhold his last name for fear of retribution, walks past a U.S. flag of balloons after shopping near his residence in Chicago on June 25, 2026. Hatem, 26, has lived in the U.S. since 2018 to attend undergraduate and graduate school and to work under temporary protected status. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Chicago resident in risk of deportation after Supreme Court allows Trump to strip Syrians of legal protection

By Allison Kiehl

June 26, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision Thursday allowing President Donald Trump to...

People hold Haitian flags and candles during a vigil at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from ending temporary immigration status, or TPS, for Haitians, Feb. 3, 2026, in North Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Supreme Court’s ruling to end protections for Haitian, Syrian immigrants could have broader impact

By Gisela Salomon

June 25, 2026 at 6:46 p.m.

The Supreme Court ’s decision allowing President Donald Trump's administration to end temporary legal protections...

FILE – The U.S. Supreme Court is photographed, June 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Supreme Court clears way for Trump administration to revive restrictive policy for asylum seekers

By Lindsay Whitehurst

June 25, 2026 at 2:55 p.m.

The Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for the Trump administration to potentially revive an...

FILE – The U.S. Supreme Court is seen, June 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

The Supreme Court lets the Trump administration end legal protections for Haitians and Syrians

By Lindsay Whitehurst

June 25, 2026 at 1:27 p.m.

The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants...

Anthony Gonzalez Alvarez, 27, of Lyons, left, and his attorney, Ricardo Meza, leave the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on April 15, 2026, after a hearing for a plea deal for impeding a federal agent during Operation Midway Blitz in October. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)

First felony conviction from Operation Midway Blitz on rocks amid grand jury scandal

By Jason Meisner

June 25, 2026 at 6:23 p.m.

One of the only felony convictions secured by federal prosecutors in Operation Midway Blitz now...

People cast their votes at the Upper Marlboro Community Center Tuesday,, June 23, 2026, in Upper Marlboro, Md. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)

Federal judge bars President Trump from implementing proof of citizenship requirement to vote

By Julie Carr Smyth

June 24, 2026 at 9:53 p.m.

The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Denise Casper in Boston effectively converts a preliminary...

FILE – Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents pull a man out of an elevator as he and his daughter attempt to leave following a hearing in immigration court, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova,File)

Judge bars immigration arrests at US courthouses in a setback for Trump

By Elliot Spagat

June 24, 2026 at 9:31 a.m.

A judge on Tuesday barred the federal government from making arrests at immigration courts, ordering...

FILE — Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detain an immigrant from Guatemala outside a court hearing in lower Manhattan on July 22, 2025. A federal judge in California issued an order on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, blocking immigration agents nationwide from making arrests inside immigration courts. The decision halts what had been one of the most aggressive aspects of President Trump’s mass deportation campaign. (Victor J. Blue/The New York Times)

Federal judge bars ICE from making arrests in immigration courts

By The New York Times News Service Syndicate

June 23, 2026 at 9:29 p.m.

A federal judge in California issued an order Tuesday blocking immigration agents nationwide from making...

A massive 826,780-square-foot warehouse sits illuminated Feb. 12, 2026, in the El Paso suburb of Socorro, Texas, that was recently purchased by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for $122.8 million. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

Federal appeals court allows Trump administration to resume expanded use of speedy deportations

By Sudhin Thanawala

June 23, 2026 at 3:14 p.m.

A federal appeals court on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to resume carrying out speedy...