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...

FILE – A federal agent wears an Immigration and Customs Enforcement badge outside an immigration courtroom at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

A Nevada judge ruled ICE can’t lock up everyone facing deportation. Here’s what it means.

By Isabella Aldrete

April 6, 2026 at 11:48 a.m.

On Tuesday, a federal court in Nevada ruled against a Trump administration policy that ICE...

Church members including Joy Shahabi, from left, Narjes Delacai and Fereidoon Tadayyon greet each other during services on Palm Sunday, March 29, 2026, at Kheimeh Molaghat, in Addison. The nondenominational church has a predominantly Iranian American congregation. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

At Easter time, local Iranian Christians pray for regime change and freedom of worship as war rages in their homeland

By Angie Leventis Lourgos

April 4, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

As a small Persian church in the western suburbs prepares for Easter, its members hope...

Children dressed as disciples of Jesus and an angel walk on 18th Street during the annual Good Friday Via Crucis procession in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood on April 3, 2026. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)

Annual Way of the Cross draws crowds on Good Friday in Pilsen

By Laura Turbay

April 3, 2026 at 3:13 p.m.

Hundreds of people attended the Via Crucis in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood on Good Friday, straining...

This 2025 photo provided by the Islamic Society of Milwaukee shows Salah Sarsour in Franklin, Wisconsin. (Islamic Society of Milwaukee)

Head of Wisconsin’s largest Islamic group arrested by ICE

By Sophia Tareen

April 3, 2026 at 9:45 a.m.

The president of Wisconsin’s largest mosque was detained by federal immigration agents, drawing accusations Thursday...

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)

ICE agent in Broadview Six incident texted about being famous ‘among lefties’

By Jason Meisner

April 3, 2026 at 3:42 p.m.

The text exchange was included in a court filing late Thursday by attorneys for the...

Police Superintendent Larry Snelling appears on April 2, 2026, in front of the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability at Kelly College Preparatory High School in Chicago to talk about the Chicago Police Department’s response to Operation Midway Blitz. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Police Superintendent Larry Snelling defends CPD’s response to Operation Midway Blitz during heated forum

By Sam Charles

April 3, 2026 at 3:32 p.m.

Police Superintendent Larry Snelling on Thursday sought to clarify the Chicago Police Department’s response to...

Sister Janet Ryan, left, washes the feet of Sonia Bonilla during a liturgy outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility on Holy Thursday, April 2, 2026, in Broadview. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Faith leaders wash the feet of 14 detainees inside Broadview ICE facility for Holy Thursday

By Tess Kenny

April 3, 2026 at 11:45 a.m.

Amid an ongoing court battle over clergy access to the west suburban ICE facility, Catholic...

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent sits outside the domestic violence courthouse, 555 W. Harrison St., in Chicago on Sept. 15, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Immigration agents spotted at domestic violence courthouse at 555 W. Harrison, despite state law

By Madeline Buckley

April 3, 2026 at 4:03 p.m.

State law bars federal agents from making civil immigration arrests in or near courthouses, said...

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun speaks at the Gary/Chicago International Airport, Oct. 30, 2025. (Michael Gard/for the Post-Tribune)

Indiana revokes all commercial driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants

By Maya Wilkins

April 2, 2026 at 5:50 p.m.

As of midnight Wednesday, Indiana has revoked all commercial driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

Loyola University Chicago student Sheridan Gorman is seen in an undated photo. (Family photo)

Man charged in killing of Loyola student faces new federal gun charge

By Sam Charles

April 2, 2026 at 6:30 p.m.

Federal prosecutors on Thursday leveled a new gun charge against the man accused of killing...