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...

Toshiko “Tonko” Doi speaks on Feb. 19, 2026, at a vigil at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on Japanese American Day of Remembrance to commemorate the executive order that forced incarceration of those of Japanese ancestry during World War II. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

‘Wrong in 1942. Wrong now.’ Local Japanese Americans tie WWII incarceration to Trump’s immigration crackdown

By Angie Leventis Lourgos

February 22, 2026 at 12:24 p.m.

Japanese American groups held a vigil at the Broadview ICE facility on the Day of...

A newly built warehouse is seen on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, in Social Circle, Ga., where officials are concerned about U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement’s plans connected to a $45-billion expansion of immigrant detention centers. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

ICE’s purchases for big detention centers are marked by secrecy, frustrating towns

By Heather Hollingsworth

February 21, 2026 at 1:31 p.m.

Socorro is among at least 20 communities with large warehouses across the U.S. that have...

Lake Zurich High School. (Pioneer Press file)

Video of Lake Zurich student swinging at ICE supporter goes viral: ‘I’m going to punch you in the face’

By Joseph States

February 20, 2026 at 1:30 p.m.

A brief altercation recorded during Lake Zurich High School’s Feb. 12 walkout protesting U.S. Immigration...

Dr. Jeff Butts, new Executive Director of the Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents, was the keynote speaker at the NWI Superintendents’ Forum at IU Northwest on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)

NWI superintendents get up to speed on education-related legislation

By Carole Carlson

February 20, 2026 at 1:02 p.m.

Jeff Butts, the new executive director of the Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents, delivered...

Lewis University classes at Oak Brook campus moved online due to nearby ICE office through mid-March

By Gregory Royal Pratt

February 20, 2026 at 5:36 p.m.

Lewis University will stop holding in-person classes at its Oak Brook campus through March 14...

FILE – Law enforcement officers stand in the street to allow vehicles to leave a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility during a protest in Portland, Ore., Oct. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Federal judge accuses Trump administration of ‘terror’ against immigrants in scathing ruling

By Sudhin Thanawala

February 19, 2026 at 3:26 p.m.

A federal judge has accused the Trump administration of terrorizing immigrants and recklessly violating the...

U.S. Border Patrol agents detain a driver on Cicero Avenue while conducting an immigration operation in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood on Dec. 16, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Cook County top prosecutor circulates policy outlining process for charging federal immigration agents

By Madeline Buckley

February 19, 2026 at 4:55 p.m.

The Cook County state's attorney's office on Thursday released a protocol outlining the steps for...

FILE – A sign for the Department of Housing and Urban Development stands outside the agency’s headquarters, Jan. 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

HUD proposes rule that would force noncitizens from public housing

By Michael Casey

February 19, 2026 at 1:08 p.m.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Thursday proposed a rule that would...

Members of the Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership pray around Sister Alicia Gutierrez before three of them were led inside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview to administer ashes for Ash Wednesday on Feb. 18, 2026. At left is the Rev. Paul Keller and second left is the Rev. Leandro Fossá. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Religious leaders allowed into Broadview ICE facility for Ash Wednesday after judge orders DHS to grant access

By Tess Kenny

February 19, 2026 at 3:37 p.m.

After months of denied access, faith leaders were allowed into the Broadview ICE facility to...

A group of parents who said their children were harmed by social media gather outside of a tech addiction trial at California Superior Court of Los Angeles County in Los Angeles, on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, said on Wednesday that users spent a lot of time on Instagram because of its value, as he was grilled about child safety issues in front of a jury. (Mark Abramson/The New York Times)

Homeland Security wants social media sites to expose anti-ICE accounts

By The New York Times News Service Syndicate

February 19, 2026 at 10:07 a.m.

In recent months, Google, Reddit, Discord and Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, have received...