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...

An apartment door at 7500 S. South Shore Drive is left open and damaged on Oct. 2, 2025, with clothing and other items on the floor days after federal agents descended on the building in an early-morning raid. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Federal tort claims filed for residents arrested in ‘shocking’ military-style raid on South Shore building

By Madeline Buckley

May 14, 2026 at 2:36 p.m.

Immigration advocacy groups on Wednesday filed tort claims against the Department of Homeland Security over...

U.S. Border Patrol agents transfer a man they took from an H-Mart parking lot into a van in Niles on Oct. 31, 2025, during immigration enforcement operations. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Judge issues injunction to keep DHS from attempting to block web page that monitors ICE

By Caroline Kubzansky

May 12, 2026 at 3:13 p.m.

A federal judge has ordered officials at the U.S. Department of Justice and the Department...

Dr. Zahra Shokri Varniab poses for a photo Friday, May 1, 2026, in Palo Alto, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

US lifts hold on immigration applications for doctors, but leaves others waiting

By Amy Taxin

May 8, 2026 at 8:31 a.m.

Libyan Dr. Faysal Alghoula must renew his green card to continue caring for roughly 1,000...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears at the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, May 8, 2025. (Alessandra Tarantino/AP)

Pope Leo XIV: 10 poignant moments from the Chicago native’s historic 1st year

By Angie Leventis Lourgos

May 8, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

As the first year of of Pope Leo XIV’s historic pontificate comes to a close,...

Then-congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh, second from left, Joselyn Walsh, right, and Andre Martin, center, leave the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on Feb. 26, 2026, after a hearing in the “Broadview Six” conspiracy case. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Judge tells ‘Broadview Six’ defendants ‘Congratulations’ and dismisses conspiracy count

By Jason Meisner

May 7, 2026 at 3:44 p.m.

A federal judge on Thursday dismissed the felony conspiracy count against the remaining defendants in...

FILE – Demonstrators march down Fifth Avenue during a protest against war in Venezuela and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Jan. 11, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa, File)

For many Americans, Trump’s immigration crackdown is personal, new AP-NORC poll shows

By Tim Sullivan

May 6, 2026 at 8:26 a.m.

Most U.S. adults say the United States is no longer a great place for immigrants,...

Attendees gather for a Day of the Dead altar building event for Silverio Villegas González on Nov. 1, 2025, near where he was shot in Franklin Park. Villegas González was shot and killed by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement on Sept. 12, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)

Illinois State Police investigating fatal ICE shooting of Silverio Villegas González in Franklin Park

By Jeremy Gorner

May 5, 2026 at 9:46 p.m.

Franklin Park asked Illinois State Police to investigate the fatal ICE shooting in the suburb...

National Guard members patrol outside of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility in Broadview on Oct. 9, 2025. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Pentagon watchdog to review cost and effectiveness of National Guard deployments to Chicago, other cities

By Jeremy Gorner

May 10, 2026 at 1:15 p.m.

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois requested an inspector general examination of National Guard deployment...

The Dirksen U.S. Courthouse at left and the Kluczynski Federal Building at right frame the American flag in downtown Chicago, Jan. 22, 2018. (Nancy Stone/baiduhai)

Appeals court issues mixed opinion in consent decree case as more immigration arrestees released

By Jason Meisner

May 5, 2026 at 7:27 p.m.

The 91-page opinion largely upholds a previous ruling that bars agents from making warrantless immigration...

Former immigration judge Carla Espinoza on Feb. 27, 2026. Espinoza has accused the federal government of firing her based on her previous work as a lawyer for immigrants as well as her race and sex. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Dismissed Chicago immigration judge sues Trump administration

By Caroline Kubzansky

May 5, 2026 at 6:03 p.m.

A former Chicago immigration judge has accused the federal government of firing her based on...