Immigration news in Chicago

Marimar Martinez, center, listens while her attorney Chris Parente, left, speaks, Oct. 5, 2026, at his Chicago office about filing of a federal lawsuit over her shooting by a Border Patrol agent during Operation Midway Blitz last year. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Lawyers for Chicago woman shot by Border Patrol agent call for criminal charges

By Jason Meisner

October 5, 2026 at 2:47 p.m.

Attorneys for Marimar Martinez, shot by a Border Patrol agent during Operation Midway Blitz last...

The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

New Supreme Court term begins with cases on climate change, immigration and gun rights

By Lindsay Whitehurst

October 5, 2026 at 6:13 a.m.

The Supreme Court’s new term begins Monday with cases on climate change, religious rights and...

In this image provided by Matt Odom, Laura Leigh Taylor, a farmer in Georgia who says she regrets voting for President Donald Trump in 2024, is pictured Sept. 29, 2026. (Matt Odom via AP)

President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown divides rural voters as midterms approach, AP-KFF poll finds

By Linley Sanders

October 5, 2026 at 6:11 a.m.

More than a year into President Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration crackdown, a poll finds that...

Leo Feler sits in his living room, Aug. 11, 2026, in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood, where an injured worker sought aid last October after federal immigration agents entered Feler's property to detain men installing siding on his home during Operation Midway Blitz. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Leo Feler’s Lakeview home was raided by immigration agents. He was hundreds of miles away.

By Caroline Kubzansky

September 13, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

In July, Leo Feler filed a federal lawsuit against the government and agents who executed...

Elvira Arzeta patrols the western suburbs before dawn on Sept. 10, 2026. For over a year, Arzeta has headed out of her home at 5 a.m. to patrol hot spots frequented by federal agents targeting immigrants. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

A city on guard: What the raids left behind after Operation Midway Blitz

By Andrew Carter

September 13, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

It's been a year since the Trump Administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz.” What it left behind...

A cross and painting of Silverio Villegas González, who was shot and killed one year ago by federal agents, in Franklin Park on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

A year after Silverio Villegas González’s killing, neighbors say fear remains

By Lila Hempel-Edgers

September 12, 2026 at 6:10 p.m.

Hundreds attended events marking the anniversary of when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents pulled...

A motorcyclist shields his face from the setting sun while riding on West 26th Street in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood on Sept. 11, 2026. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Chicago prepares for Mexican Independence Day celebrations, some street closures possible

By Allison Kiehl

September 11, 2026 at 6:41 p.m.

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to flood the City of Chicago to celebrate...

Then-U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino carries tear gas, a rifle and his body camera while conducting immigration enforcement operations on Oct. 31, 2025, in Chicago’s Edison Park neighborhood. Judge Sara Ellis said she wanted to be very clear with the government going forward about what evidence it was obligated to hold onto, particularly involving employees no longer with the department, such as former Cmdr. Bovino. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Is Operation Midway Blitz still ongoing? DHS lawyer had judge doing double take on bodycams.

By Jason Meisner

September 11, 2026 at 7:56 p.m.

A lawyer for the Department of Homeland Security had people scratching their heads in a...

Liexer De La Cruz drives his tricycle with customers in Minas, Cuba’s Havana province, Friday, Sept. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

A man fights for a new life in Cuba after the US expels him in an immigration crackdown

By Dánica Coto

September 11, 2026 at 11:48 a.m.

Liexer De La Cruz took a deep breath as he entered a federal courtroom in...

Carol Stream police say ICE agents appeared during traffic stop

By Caroline Kubzansky

September 11, 2026 at 3:47 p.m.

Carol Stream police were in the middle of a traffic stop Thursday morning when federal...

Court briefs: Daughter of couple taken by ICE pleads guilty to obstruction

By Meredith Colias-Pete

September 9, 2026 at 7:15 p.m.

Sarai Carrillo, 25, signed a plea deal filed Aug. 25 in the U.S. District Court...

FILE – President Donald Trump greets El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele, left, at the Shield of the Americas Summit, March 7, 2026, at Trump National Doral Miami in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Temporary protections for about 200,000 Salvadoran immigrants are in limbo as deadline nears

By Gisela Salomon

September 9, 2026 at 10:51 a.m.

Temporary legal protections for about 200,000 immigrants from El Salvador was in limbo Wednesday as...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, left, listens as Matthew D. Wilson, Senior Associate Director of University of Illinois’ Great Cities Institute, speaks during a press conference, Sept. 8, 2026, about a newly released report examining how heightened federal immigration enforcement changed commerce activity across Cook County. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Latin American-born residents ‘hunkering down’ before and during Midway Blitz cost economy $1.26B, report says

By A.D. Quig

September 8, 2026 at 5:02 p.m.

Latin American-born Cook County residents’ spending cratered as they stayed in their homes during Midway...