Immigration news in Chicago

FILE – The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement website, used to locate someone in immigration detention, is displayed on Sept. 21, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Rachel Leathe, File)

Lawsuit seeks to block ICE from hiding locations of detainees with final removal orders

By Ryan J. Foley

October 28, 2026 at 12:07 p.m.

Groups that provide legal services to immigrants filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to stop the...

Hammond City Hall is located at Calumet Avenue and Highland Street. (Joe Puchek / Post-Tribune)

Hammond council urged to protect residents targeted by ICE

By Jim Masters

October 27, 2026 at 3:55 p.m.

Federal immigration enforcement agents are arresting people on the streets of Northwest Indiana and their...

FILE – A federal agent wears an Immigration and Customs Enforcement badge in New York, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

Documents support claim ICE has detained a mentally ill US citizen since January, AP investigation shows

By Ryan J. Foley

October 27, 2026 at 8:32 a.m.

For nearly a year, immigration authorities have detained and sought to deport a mentally ill...

In this photo courtesy of Katherine Delgado shows her step-father Luis Manuel Aviles, left, and her brother Joshua Aviles stand outside their home in Oct. 2025, shortly before Joshua deployed on the USS Lincoln the following month in Key West, Fla. (Katherine Delgado via the AP)

He was waiting for his son to return from the USS Lincoln. Then Border Patrol arrested him.

By Safiyah Riddle

August 24, 2026 at 10:15 a.m.

Luis Manuel Aviles’ arrest comes as the Trump administration rolls back immigration protections for military...

Participants raise a flag Aug. 23, 2026, at the start of the India Independence Day on West Devon Avenue in Chicago’s West Ridge neighborhood. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

West Ridge parade celebrates 80 years of Indian independence

By Evgenia Anastasakos

August 23, 2026 at 5:09 p.m.

Local South Asian cultural organizations marked 80 years of Indian independence with a parade along...

Assistant U.S. Attorney William Hogan at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on March 14, 2013. (Nancy Stone/baiduhai)

Prosecutor with colorful past back at center of controversy in US attorney’s office

By Jason Meisner

September 16, 2026 at 5:01 p.m.

Federal prosecutor William Hogan, who'd largely faded from public view, is once again the subject...

FILE -Liberia’s President Joseph Boakai addresses the 80th session of the UN General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Sept. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, File)

US carries out its first deportations under pact for Liberia to accept 1,200 non-Liberians

By Mark Mengonfia

August 21, 2026 at 9:06 a.m.

The United States on Thursday carried out its first deportation under an agreement for Liberia...

FILE – Guatemalans deported from the U.S. arrive at La Aurora airport in Guatemala City, Dec. 30, 2025, after deplaning a repatriation flight. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo, File)

More than 2,300 Mexicans sent to Guatemala and Honduras as Trump ramps up third-country deportations

By Sonia Perez

August 21, 2026 at 8:53 a.m.

The United States has deported nearly 2,300 Mexicans to Guatemala this year and sent at...

Arnoldo Carrillo Jr. shows a photo of his father, Rosario Carrillo Lopez, who is being held after federal agents raided the family's home in October. Carillo has filed a federal lawsuit against ICE for the raid on the family's home. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Son of Gary man facing deportation sues ICE for house raid

By Meredith Colias-Pete

August 20, 2026 at 4:11 p.m.

The son of a Gary man soon facing deportation is suing ICE for the "violent"...

Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss argues with then-U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino as agents conduct an immigration enforcement action in a Home Depot parking lot, Dec. 17, 2025, in Evanston. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Evanston police seek guidance from state’s attorney on prosecuting ICE agents for Midway Blitz actions

By Claire Murphy

August 20, 2026 at 3:11 p.m.

Federal prosecutors likely won't hold ICE agents accountable, Evanston mayor says, so city seeks help...

A man waves an Iranian flag during a pro-government gathering at a square in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

A quiet channel between ICE and Iran shaped deportation flights, newly released emails show

By Safiyah Riddle

August 20, 2026 at 8:25 a.m.

U.S. immigration officials worked with Iran to deport Iranians in 2025, newly released emails show,...

Omar David Panqueva, known as DJ TUNJO, left, and his husband, Santiago Páez, at Galeria Chicago on Aug. 18, 2026. The Colombian couple was detained by immigration agents at Midway International Airport earlier this month while beginning a multicity tour to DJ after-parties in tandem with Colombian pop star Karol G's tour. Panqueva regularly performs at Galeria Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

DJ TUNJO and husband released from ICE custody as supporters rally around the couple: ‘Chicago gave us a hug’

By Allison Kiehl

August 19, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

David Panqueva, better known as DJ TUNJO, and his husband Santiago Páez were released from...

President Joseph Boakai addresses the 80th session of the UN General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Sept. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, File)

Liberia agrees to take 1,200 third-country deportees from the US

By Associated Press

August 18, 2026 at 5:13 p.m.

Liberia has agreed to accept up to 1,200 third-country deportees from the United States, authorities...