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...

Lewis University moves in-person classes online at Oak Brook campus due to nearby ICE office

By Gregory Royal Pratt

February 18, 2026 at 2:18 p.m.

Lewis University moved in-person classes online at its Oak Brook campus this week after learning...

DHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin, flanked by Deputy Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Madison Sheahan, left, and Acting Director of ICE Todd Lyons, speaks during a news conference at ICE headquarters, in Washington on May 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin is leaving the agency

By Gregory Royal Pratt

February 18, 2026 at 6:32 p.m.

DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin was the controversial voice of the Trump administration during Operation Midway...

FILE – Kilmar Abrego Garcia speaks during a rally ahead of a mandatory check at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Baltimore, Dec. 12, 2025, after he was released from detention on Thursday under a judge’s order. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File)

Federal judge rules Kilmar Abrego Garcia can’t be re-detained by immigration authorities

By Travis Loller

February 17, 2026 at 12:27 p.m.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement cannot re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia because a 90-day detention period has...

Girl Scouts in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa moving cookie sales online in response to ICE actions

By Talia Mcwright

February 16, 2026 at 9:51 a.m.

Some Girl Scouts may continue to sell cookies door-to-door or at cookie booths, though the...

White House border czar Tom Homan holds a news conference at the Bishop Whipple Federal building on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026 in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)

Donald Trump’s border czar says ‘small’ security force will remain in Minnesota after enforcement drawdown

By Ben Finley

February 15, 2026 at 2:37 p.m.

White House border czar Tom Homan said Sunday that more than 1,000 immigration agents have...

Ofelia Torres, 16, who was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer, and her mother, Sandibell Hidalgo, sit in their Chicago home on Oct. 20, 2025. Torres' father and Hidalgo's husband, Ruben Torres Maldonado, was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers at a Home Depot in Niles, Illinois. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Chicago teen whose father was detained by ICE while she fought cancer dies

By Gregory Royal Pratt

February 16, 2026 at 7:36 a.m.

The Torres family story came to public attention after the teen's father was detained at...

Portraits of people killed by federal immigration agents are posted on a fence near the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility at 1930 Beach St. as people attend a protest of federal immigration agencies, Feb. 14, 2026, in Broadview. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Demonstrators vow ongoing protests outside Broadview ICE site

By Eva Remijan-Toba

February 14, 2026 at 5:22 p.m.

Around 50 people gathered outside the west suburban ICE processing center Saturday to protest recent...

The Indiana Statehouse on Jan. 4, 2021. (Michael Gard/Post-Tribune)

Indiana House approves bill expanding immigration enforcement

By Alexandra Kukulka

February 14, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.

The Indiana House approved Thursday an immigration bill allowing local and state police to enforce...

Students in Aurora walked out of school and gathered around Aurora City Hall on Feb. 13, 2026, to protest the Trump administration's ongoing mass deportation campaign. (R. Christian Smith/The Beacon-News)

Aurora students again protest ICE with walkout

By R. Christian Smith

February 13, 2026 at 8:45 p.m.

Aurora students walked out of school on Friday in protest of the Trump administration’s continued...

A massive 826,780-square-foot warehouse sits illuminated Feb. 12, 2026, in the El Paso suburb of Socorro, Texas, that was recently purchased by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for $122.8 million. (ASP Photo/Morgan Lee)

Immigration officials plan to spend $38.3 billion to boost detention capacity to 92,000 beds

By Heather Hollingsworth

February 13, 2026 at 7:49 p.m.

Federal immigration officials plan to spend $38.3 billion to boost detention capacity to 92,600 beds,...