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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)

Indiana judge bars feds from deporting Chicago man acquitted of Gregory Bovino murder-for-hire

February 4, 2026 at 6:53 p.m.

A federal judge in Indiana has temporarily barred federal officials from deporting a Chicago man acquitted last month of charges he offered money for the killing of Border Patrol Cmdr....

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

‘It seemed like time stopped’: Marimar Martinez recounts shooting by immigration agent at Washington forum

February 3, 2026 at 8:01 p.m.

Marimar Martinez’s testimony comes after weeks of blowback against the immigration enforcement raids that have rattled cities like Chicago.

Law enforcement officers stand amid tear gas at the scene of a reported shooting in Minneapolis, Jan. 14, 2026. (Adam Gray/AP)

‘Your day will come’: Schaumburg man accused of threatening FBI agent after ICE shooting in Minneapolis

February 2, 2026 at 1:56 p.m.

A Schaumburg man has been arrested on charges of doxing and threatening an FBI agent whose information was stolen from a government vehicle during a protest over an immigration-related shooting...

Dr. Anosh Ahmed, former chief operating officer at Loretto Hospital, on April 30, 2020. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Fugitive ex-Loretto Hospital exec Anosh Ahmed arrested in Serbia on fraud charges

January 28, 2026 at 6:35 p.m.

Fugitive former Loretto Hospital executive Anosh Ahmed, who fled to Dubai before his indictment on massive fraud charges, has been arrested in Serbia and is awaiting extradition to stand trial...

Congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh, center, and her deputy campaign manager, Andre Martin, far left, leave with their attorneys from the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in the Loop on Jan. 28, 2026, after a hearing on charges of conspiracy during a protest outside the Broadview ICE facility in September. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Attorneys for ‘Broadview Six’ protesters cite killings in Minneapolis in asking for evidence to be public

January 28, 2026 at 4:09 p.m.

Defense attorneys in the politically charged case accusing a group of Democrats and other protesters of conspiring to impede immigration agents argued in a court hearing Wednesday that events in...

A surveillance image allegedly captured Jawad Fakroune, left, threatening and then beating a Chicago restaurateur on Nov. 25, 2024, over repayment of a $1.5 million loan. Fakroune was charged with extortion and flight to avoid prosecution. The image contains areas redacted in the court filing. (U.S. attorney's office)

Jury convicts man who posed as drug lord’s son in beating, extortion of Chicago restaurateur

January 27, 2026 at 5:27 p.m.

A federal jury deliberated for two hours before finding Jawad Fakroune guilty of two extortion-related charges alleging he attacked Adolfo Garcia in an effort to collect on hundreds of thousands...

Attorney Christopher Parente, left, speaks to reporters at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on Nov. 20, 2025, as his client Marimar Martinez, center, and law partner Damon Cheronis, right, look on after federal prosecutors abruptly moved to dismiss all charges against Martinez. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Lawyer for woman shot by Border Patrol agent in Chicago wants bodycam footage, other evidence made public

January 27, 2026 at 10:08 a.m.

Citing the recent "executions" of two U.S. citizens by immigration agents in Minneapolis, a lawyer for a Chicago woman shot by a Border Patrol agent in October asked a judge...

‘Like we’re starting all over again’; Chicago man acquitted on Bovino murder-for-hire charges now in ICE custody

January 24, 2026 at 8:36 a.m.

A day after a Chicago construction worker was acquitted by a federal jury of charges he offered money to kill Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino he found himself back in...

Attorneys Steve Art, left, and Craig Futterman, right, speak at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on Jan. 8, 2026, after Judge Sara Ellis delayed ruling on their request to dismiss a case brought by the Chicago Headline Club. Since then, the case has been officially dismissed. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Lawsuit over use of force by immigration agents in Midway Blitz officially dismissed

January 22, 2026 at 8:00 p.m.

A federal judge in Chicago on Thursday officially dismissed a lawsuit that led to her landmark injunction limiting the use of force by immigration agents during Operation Midway Blitz.

U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino stands with other federal agents near the Newberry Library in Chicago’s Gold Coast on Sept. 28, 2025, as part of a show of force in the downtown area. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Jury acquits Chicago man facing charge of soliciting murder of Border Patrol Cmdr. Bovino

January 22, 2026 at 7:24 p.m.

Chicago construction worker Juan Espinoza Martinez was found not guilty of putting a bounty on the head of Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino.

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