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...

People yell at U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino and other agents while they stop at a gas station as they conduct an immigration enforcement action on Dec. 17, 2025, in Evanston. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Homeland Security investigates remarks of Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino

By The New York Times News Service Syndicate

March 4, 2026 at 12:58 p.m.

The Department of Homeland Security has opened an internal investigation into a report that Gregory...

A mural depicting slain Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska in the 2400 block of West Montrose Avenue shows black paint defacing the mural in Chicago’s North Center neighborhood on March 3, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Controversial Elon Musk-funded mural of slain Ukrainian refugee vandalized in North Center

By Madeline King

March 3, 2026 at 7:12 p.m.

Splatters of paint now dot the face of Iryna Zarutska, the slain Ukrainian refugee, after...

From left, Javier Ramirez and Leonardo Garcia Venegas, U.S. citizens who were detained by ICE, and Marimar Martinez, a U.S. citizen who was shot five times by U.S. Border Patrol, stand as Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 3, 2026, in Washington. The Department of Homeland Security has faced criticism over its handling of immigration enforcement leaving the department unfunded. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty)

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem declines to address Marimar Martinez, tells Senate panel she’s ‘not familiar’ with her shooting

By Jason Meisner

March 3, 2026 at 3:56 p.m.

With Marimar Martinez standing directly behind her, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testified...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks to press Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Caitlin O’Hara)

Kristi Noem blames ‘violent protesters’ for Minneapolis chaos under tough questioning in a Senate hearing

By Rebecca Santana

March 3, 2026 at 1:24 p.m.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended her department's immigration enforcement tactics in front of a...

Former immigration Judge Carla Espinoza on Feb. 27, 2026. Espinoza has made a point of being public about her termination, questioning whether her past record and her race and gender were factors in the decision to let go of her and other members of her probationary class of judges. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Chicago sees exodus of immigration judges during Trump’s second term

By Caroline Kubzansky

March 2, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Of the 21 judges who worked at the city's immigration court in January 2025, nine...

People gather in downtown Chicago on Jan. 17, 2026, to protest the Iranian government's killing of protesters and general crackdown. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Air strikes, death of Ayatollah Khamenei, celebrated by many in Chicago Iranian community

By Laura Turbay

March 1, 2026 at 6:58 p.m.

Many in Chicago's Iranian community are in high spirits after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali...

Alejandro Barranco, left, a Marine veteran and son of Narciso Barranco, speaks as Antonio Romanucci, center, an attorney for Renee Good's family, listens at a hearing before the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 12, 2026, in Washington. The committee held a hearing on "Holding ICE Accountable for Brutality and Killing." (Alex Wong/Getty)

Renee Good’s lawyer is fighting ICE. He learned civil rights law litigating against Chicago police.

By Gregory Royal Pratt

March 1, 2026 at 9:29 a.m.

"Litigating against the city of Chicago is probably one of the greatest schools of learning...

People walk into the Indiana Statehouse, Feb. 26, 2026, in Indianapolis. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Indiana ends 2026 legislative session

By Alexandra Kukulka

February 28, 2026 at 8:48 a.m.

The Indiana legislature completed the 2026 session Friday evening with final approvals of bills dealing...

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

Two arrests in infamous South Shore immigration raid among dozens that violated consent decree, judge rules

By Jason Meisner

March 1, 2026 at 12:39 p.m.

The arrests of two people in the infamous overnight raid of an apartment building in...

More than 100 students walked out of classes to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement at Valparaiso High School on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (Michael Gard/for the Post-Tribune)

Valparaiso High School students walk out in ICE protest

By Doug Ross

February 27, 2026 at 3:14 p.m.

Valparaiso High School students walked out Friday in protest of Immigration and Customs Enforcement violence...