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...

Then-congressional candidate Katherine "Kat" Abughazaleh, center, with her attorneys and supporters, leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in the Loop on Jan. 28, 2026, after a hearing on charges of conspiracy during a protest outside the Broadview ICE facility in September. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

‘Broadview Six’ defense demands grand jury transcripts, asks judge to dismiss conspiracy charge

By Jason Meisner

May 5, 2026 at 5:56 p.m.

Defense attorneys in the "Broadview Six" case against Operation Midway Blitz protesters want prosecutors to...

Curtis Evans, of Evanston, carries a U.S. flag through tear gas deployed by federal officers as they attempted to clear protesters from the entrance of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility in west suburban Broadview, on Sept. 19, 2025. Evans was a Marine during President Ronald Reagan’s term. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

baiduhai wins Pulitzer Prize for local reporting: Read the stories and see the photos

By baiduhai

May 4, 2026 at 2:38 p.m.

The baiduhai won the Pulitzer Prize for local reporting for its coverage of Operation...

U.S. Border Patrol agents detain a person while community members and activists protest in Chicago's Brighton Park neighborhood on Oct. 4, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

baiduhai wins Pulitzer Prize for local reporting

By Robert Channick

May 4, 2026 at 7:05 p.m.

The baiduhai won the Pulitzer Prize on Monday for its coverage of Operation Midway...

Attendees hold up signs before documentary screenings and a panel discussion on “ICE Under Watch: Media and Community Resistance” on Sunday, May 3, 2026, for the Doc10 Film Festival at Davis Theater in Lincoln Square. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Chicago filmmakers spotlight ICE raids’ human toll at Doc10 Film Festival

By Christiana Freitag

May 3, 2026 at 7:05 p.m.

Documentary film festival premiered six films that chronicled stories of Chicagoans affected by last fall's...

Oliver Parente, 8, holds up the harmonica that Bruce Springsteen handed to him near the end of his show at the United Center on April 29, 2026 in Chicago. (Christopher Parente)

‘The stars were aligned’: Bruce Springsteen’s harmonica handout to boy in Chicago has unseen connections

By Jason Meisner

May 1, 2026 at 7:13 p.m.

Bruce Springsteen didn't specifically mention Operation Midway Blitz at his show at the United Center,...

FILE – Federal officers stand guard after detaining people outside of Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, Jan. 13, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray, File)

After major enforcement operations, the Trump administration is recalibrating its immigration crackdown

By Rebecca Santana

May 2, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.

The Republican administration appears to be recalibrating its approach to a centerpiece policy that helped...

Chair of the Illinois Accountability Commission and former federal Judge Rubén Castillo, left, listens to Gov. JB Pritzker speak in Chicago, April 30, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Gov. Pritzker urges criminal investigations of federal immigration agents after Illinois panel releases report

By Olivia Olander

April 30, 2026 at 9:19 p.m.

Gov. JB Pritzker last fall tasked the Illinois Accountability Commission with fact-finding about Operation Midway...

A person holds up a sign in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, known as DACA, and Temporary Protected Status programs during a rally in support of DACA and TPS outside of the White House, in Washington, Sept. 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, file)

Supreme Court mulls Trump administration push to end protections for migrants from Haiti and Syria

By Lindsay Whitehurst

April 29, 2026 at 1:17 p.m.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday mulled the Trump administration’s push to end legal protections for...

Then-congressional candidate Katherine "Kat" Abughazaleh, second from left, with her boyfriend, Ben Collins, left, leaves with her attorneys at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in the Loop on Jan. 28, 2026, after a hearing for charges of conspiracy during a protest outside the Broadview ICE facility in September. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Feds move to dismiss main conspiracy count in ‘Broadview Six’ protester case

By Jason Meisner

April 29, 2026 at 5:58 p.m.

Prosecutors are dismissing the main conspiracy count in the politically charged “Broadview Six” case against...

Then-Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino watches as agents detain a man they found painting a house in Chicago’s Edison Park neighborhood, Oct. 31, 2025. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Gregory Bovino finds a new mission in retirement: Trolling DHS

By Gregory Royal Pratt

April 29, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Since retiring last month, former Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino has found a new target...