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...

The Tinley Park police department building on Aug. 12, 2025. That month, a police officer notified the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement during a traffic stop, leading to a man being detained. (Addison Wright/Daily Southtown)

ACLU says Tinley Park police traffic stop may have violated state’s TRUST Act

By Addison Wright

April 15, 2026 at 5:05 p.m.

The Illinois ACLU says a Tinley Park police officer may have violated the Trust Act...

Santo Nieves, center, picks items to fill a client’s order at the Pilsen Food Pantry, 2124 S. Ashland Avenue in Chicago, April 1, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

More than 16,000 immigrants in Illinois may lose food assistance in the coming months

By Laura Turbay

April 11, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Immigrants — including refugees, asylees and survivors of human trafficking — are no longer eligible...

Venezuelans cross illegally into Colombia near the Simon Bolivar International Bridge, April 14, 2019, which is partially closed by Venezuelan authorities, seen from La Parada near Cucuta, Colombia. (Fernando Vergara/AP)

No passport. No flights. No easy way home for Venezuelans who want to leave Chicago.

By Laura Turbay

April 10, 2026 at 4:20 p.m.

Countless Venezuelans want to return to their home country, but have been unable to because...

Summer Sundas “Sunny” Naqvi, right, said she was detained by federal immigration officials upon her arrival at O'Hare International Airport. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials and local officials in Wisconsin, where Naqvi said she was held in custody, are disputing her account. Sister Sarah Afzal is at left. (Sarah Afzal)

Wisconsin sheriff sues Skokie woman and Cook County politician who claimed she was detained by ICE

By Caroline Kubzansky

April 10, 2026 at 5:28 p.m.

Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt is suing in his individual capacity Summer Sundas 'Sunny' Naqvi...

Wisconsin officials to address claims from Skokie woman that she was detained by ICE for 48 hours

By Caroline Kubzansky

April 9, 2026 at 7:15 p.m.

Wisconsin law enforcement officials are set to release new information about Sunny Naqvi's claims last...

Lili Burciaga, president of ALMAS, expresses support for the proposed "Naperville Due Process and Municipal Property Ordinance" at the Tuesday, April 7, 2026 Naperville City Council meeting. The legislation was drafted by Naperville residents in the wake of mass arrests by federal immigration authorities. (Carolyn Stein/Naperville Sun)

Naperville cites concerns over banning ICE from property after immigrant advocates’ request

By Carolyn Stein

April 9, 2026 at 1:38 p.m.

Naperville will not ban ICE from using city property for immigration enforcement after ALMAS, residents...

The Rev. Paul Joseph Keller, from left, Sister Alicia Gutierrez, the Rev. Juan Vargas and the Rev. David Inczauskis head back to their group after leaving the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Broadview, where they offered Communion and pastoral care for detainees, on Holy Thursday, April 2, 2026. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Clergy members decry use of shackles at Broadview ICE facility seen during Holy Week ministry

By Madeline Buckley

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

As local clergy ministered to detainees at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in...

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)

Judge won’t compel prosecutors to produce White House communications in Broadview Six case

By Caroline Kubzansky

April 7, 2026 at 2:45 p.m.

A federal judge on Tuesday rejected defense attorneys' argument that the government was conducting a...

U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros speaks at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on April 3, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Chicago’s US Attorney Andrew Boutros defends handling of Operation Midway Blitz after a year on the job

By Jason Meisner

April 7, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

One year into his tenure as Chicago's top federal law enforcement officer, U.S. Attorney Andrew...

Lawmakers on Tuesday are hearing a bill that would allow illegal immigrants and others to sue ICE agents in the event an arrest is found unconstitutional. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald, File)

Massachusetts anti-ICE bill would allow illegal immigrants to sue agents

By Tim Dunn

April 6, 2026 at 12:57 p.m.

A Massachusetts committee will be taking up a bill that would allow illegal immigrants and...