Immigration news in Chicago

"Broadview Six" defendants Katherine Abughazaleh, clockwise from upper left, Andre Martin, Michael Rabbitt, Joselyn Walsh, Brian Straw and Catherine Sharp. (baiduhai)

‘Broadview Six’ judge requests US attorney’s office communications, including Boutros email

By Jason Meisner

October 9, 2026 at 3:32 p.m.

The federal judge considering potential sanctions in the controversial "Broadview Six" made her first formal...

Goats graze along the Pecos river near it’s confluence with the Rio Grande river at the border with Mexico, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, near Comstock, Texas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

How Texas landowners are fighting back against Donald Trump’s border wall

By Rebecca Santana

October 9, 2026 at 8:05 a.m.

The message from the Trump administration has been clear: It is moving ahead with a...

Jorge Villegas holds a framed portrait of his brother Silverio Villegas González during a procession honoring his memory in Irimbo, Michoacán on Oct. 1, 2025. His sister Graciela Villegas, right, walks next to him. A procession honoring Silverio Villegas González and other immigrants in the United States took place in his hometown of Irimbo, Michoacán on Oct 1, 2025. (Fernando Espinal Moreno)

Family of Mexican father killed by ICE agent in Franklin Park files claim against federal government

By Laura Rodríguez Presa

October 8, 2026 at 4:20 p.m.

Just a year after Silverio Villegas González was fatally shot by an immigration enforcement agent...

Vehicles travel on the westbound Borman Expressway near the intersection with northbound Interstate 65 on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. Over 90 days, 283 undocumented immigrants driving trucks were stopped in Northwest Indiana, an aid to Gov. Mike Braun said Thursday. (Kyle Telechan/Post Tribune)

Indiana nabs 283 immigrants with CDL issued elsewhere over 90 days

By Doug Ross

May 24, 2026 at 1:03 p.m.

Over 90 days, 283 undocumented immigrants driving trucks were stopped in Northwest Indiana, Tony Ferraro...

Barber Anderson Garcia, center left, works on a mid-fade hairstyle for client Albert Morales, right, at Epic Studio Barber & Stylists in Chicago on May 15, 2026. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Illinois lawmakers consider grants or loans for Chicago businesses devastated by Operation Midway Blitz

By Jack O'Connor

May 24, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Six months after Operation Midway Blitz, lawmakers are considering if and how to support businesses...

“Broadview Six” defendant Kat Abughazaleh smiles as she leaves the courtroom at Dirksen U.S. Courthouse after federal prosecutors dismissed all remaining counts on May 21, 2026. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)

Fallout begins in ‘Broadview Six’ case meltdown as prosecutor loses Washington posting

By Jason Meisner

May 23, 2026 at 12:11 p.m.

The dismissal of the Broadview Six case adds to the U.S. attorney's office's already abysmal...

Read the transcript: What happened in court before prosecutors dismissed charges in ‘Broadview Six’ case

By baiduhai

May 21, 2026 at 7:19 p.m.

U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros announced in court Thursday that he was dismissing all remaining counts...

Martha Liliana Navarrete, who was released from ICE custody, with her son Steven, 28, at the family home in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood on May 21, 2026. She is still waiting for her other son, Ricardo, 18, to be released. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Mother of CPS senior detained by ICE calls for compassion: ‘Please free my son’

By Gregory Royal Pratt

May 21, 2026 at 6:55 p.m.

Martha Liliana Navarette and her son Ricardo Hernandez-Navarette were arrested in mid-March by Immigration and...

Video released by the U.S. attorney's office shows an incident from Oct. 4, 2025, where Diego Emmanuel Reyes allegedly rammed his sport utility vehicle into the rear of a vehicle driven by an ICE agent on Chicago's Southwest Side and accelerated his vehicle forward pushing the agent’s SUV. A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Reyes with using a deadly or dangerous weapon, specifically, his vehicle, to assault a federal immigration agent during Operation Midway Blitz. (U.S. Attorney's Office)

Man charged with ‘ramming’ federal agents in Brighton Park confrontation

By Caroline Kubzansky

May 21, 2026 at 3:09 p.m.

A federal grand jury has indicted a 21-year-old man for allegedly ramming a car driven...

“Broadview Six” defendants Kat Abughazaleh, from left, Michael Rabbitt, Andre Martin and Brian Straw embrace outside the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse after federal prosecutors dismissed all remaining counts on May 21, 2026. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)

Grand jury improprieties revealed in court as ‘Broadview Six’ case unravels

By Jason Meisner

May 21, 2026 at 8:01 p.m.

Just five days before a jury trial was set to begin, federal prosecutors have dismissed...

Members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation take pictures of a vehicle at the scene where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed Silverio Villegas González on Sept. 12, 2025, in Franklin Park. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Judge denies motion to appoint special prosecutor to investigate federal agents’ actions during Operation Midway Blitz

By Madeline Buckley

May 21, 2026 at 3:36 p.m.

A Cook County judge on Thursday declined to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate alleged...

Joabe Barbosa runs with a friend in Chicago's Bucktown neighborhood, Dec. 21, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Record-holding runner to stay despite student visa woes

By Allison Kiehl

May 20, 2026 at 6:08 p.m.

Joabe Barbosa, a Brazil native and Roosevelt University international student, thought he'd have to return...

"Broadview Six" defendants Michael Rabbitt, clockwise from upper left, Katherine Abughazaleh, Andre Martin and Brian Straw. (baiduhai)

Judge orders prosecutors to explain redactions in ‘Broadview Six’ grand jury transcripts

By Jason Meisner

May 20, 2026 at 10:10 p.m.

A federal judge has taken the highly unusual step to order prosecutors and their supervisors...