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...

Hammond Central High School students wave flags and hold up signs as they participate in an anti-ICE walkout in front of the school on Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

‘We’re fighting for what’s right’: Hammond Central students protest ICE in walkout

By Maya Wilkins

February 9, 2026 at 3:34 p.m.

'We're fighting for what's right': Hammond Central students protest ICE in school walkout

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a news conference at Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Appeals court affirms Trump administration policy of jailing immigrants without bond

By Safiyah Riddle

February 7, 2026 at 6:35 p.m.

President Donald Trump’s administration can continue to detain immigrants without bond, marking a major legal...

Juan Espinoza Martinez with his three U.S.-born children. Espinoza Martinez is facing deportation despite a jury finding him not guilty of putting a bounty on Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino during Operation Midway Blitz. (Family photo)

Judge says Chicago man acquitted in Bovino murder-for-hire plot being unlawfully detained

By Jason Meisner

February 7, 2026 at 3:13 p.m.

A federal judge in Indiana has ruled immigration officials are unlawfully detaining a Chicago man...

Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke said Mayor Brandon Johnson's executive order about federal immigration agents' alleged misconduct would politicize investigations.

Mayor Johnson’s ICE executive order would compromise investigations of immigration agents, state’s attorney says

By Madeline Buckley

February 8, 2026 at 8:27 a.m.

In a memo sent to employees on Friday, the policy chief for Cook County State's...

U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, gestures during a roundtable to discuss current challenges related to Medicaid at Porter-Starke Services on Tuesday, July 29, 2025 in Valparaiso. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Mrvan: DHS should scrap plans for Merrillville detention center

By Michelle L. Quinn

February 7, 2026 at 8:18 a.m.

U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, on Thursday sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security...

A student protester is detained by University of Minnesota Police for chaining himself to a door on campus during an anti-ICE protest, on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)

Government must reach agreement on right to counsel for people at Minnesota ICE facility, judge says

By Steve Karnowski

February 6, 2026 at 6:30 p.m.

Attorneys for the federal government have until next Thursday to reach an agreement with human...

Marimar Martínez, who was shot five times by a federal agent in Chicago, testifies during a public forum on the violent use of force by Department of Homeland Security agents, at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Feb. 3, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Aaron Schwartz/Getty)

Judge agrees to lift protective order, allow release of evidence in Marimar Martinez shooting

By Jason Meisner

February 6, 2026 at 2:52 p.m.

Saying the federal government has shown "zero concern" about ruining the reputation of a Chicago...

U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino arrives as protesters gather outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minn. (AP Photo/Tom Baker)

Border Patrol boss Gregory Bovino tossed from Vegas bar: report

By Brian Niemietz

February 6, 2026 at 6:54 a.m.

Former U.S. Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Gregory Bovino was reportedly asked to leave a Las Vegas...

Nestor Ruiz addresses the West Chicago District 33 Board of Education about a district teacher who posted an online comment cheering Immigration and Customs Enforcement, during a public comment segment of the regular meeting at Leman Middle School in West Chicago on Feb. 5, 2026. The board stated during the meeting that the teacher has submitted his resignation. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

West Chicago teacher resigns after being placed on leave for social media post supporting ICE

By Tess Kenny

February 6, 2026 at 5:58 p.m.

The West Chicago Elementary School District 33 board announced that it had accepted the teacher's...

Seamstress Maria Estela Parra displays an oversized Blackhawks banner she is working on at W.G.N. Flag and Decorating Co. in Chicago, Jan. 29, 2026. Parra has handcrafted banners and flags for Chicago’s leading sports teams for 40 years. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Meet the Mexican immigrant who made retirement banners for Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Derrick Rose

By Laura Turbay

February 6, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Maria Estela Parra didn’t know how to sew and knew even less about sports when...