Immigration news in Chicago

Carmen, sister of Miguel Parra Hernandez, holds a sign during a news conference about the Immigration and Customs Enforcement action involving Hernandez, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, in Houston. (Raquel Natalicchio/Houston Chronicle via AP) Correction corrects first name to Carmen.

An ICE officer is charged with assault for striking a man with a car in Houston

By Anna Wilder

October 30, 2026 at 5:21 p.m.

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer accused of intentionally ramming his car into a...

"Broadview Six" defendants Katherine Abughazaleh, clockwise from upper left, Andre Martin, Michael Rabbitt, Joselyn Walsh, Brian Straw and Catherine Sharp. (baiduhai)

Controversial DOJ attorney takes over ‘Broadview Six’ case, tells judge they have not agreed to cooperate

By Jason Meisner

October 30, 2026 at 5:32 p.m.

On the deadline to turn over discovery in the "Broadview Six" case, the controversial No....

FILE – Migrants congregate on the banks of the Rio Grande at the U.S. border with Mexico on Dec. 20, 2022, where members of the Texas National Guard cordoned off a gap in the U.S. border wall. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee, File)

How Trump’s immigration crackdown sparked a backlash that could boomerang in the midterms

By Nicholas Riccardi

October 29, 2026 at 6:20 a.m.

President Donald Trump’s effort to fulfill his promises on immigration has turned into a backlash,...

The town's seal adorns the athletic courts at the newly-constructed Dean & Barbara White Community Center on Broadway in Merrillville. (Michael Gard/Post-Tribune)

Merrillville, Rokita in spat about town’s opposition to ICE facility

By Michelle L. Quinn

June 29, 2026 at 6:32 p.m.

The Merrillville Town Council won’t be rescinding its resolution opposing ICE detention and processing centers...

A helicopter takes off from a U.S. Navy ship docked at the seaport to support earthquake relief efforts in La Guaira, Venezuela, Monday, June 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

More than 100 Venezuelans who were deported from the US hours before the earthquakes are missing

By Gisela Salomon

June 29, 2026 at 4:50 p.m.

More than 100 people just deported from the United States were being held in a...

Gabriel Martinez Garcia, 30, holds a Bible close to his chest as tattoos of his parents are visible on his wrists, in Tenino, Wash., on Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Akash Pamarthy)

Thousands of immigrants got scammed by an attorney exploiting humanitarian visas, lawsuits say

By Jack Brook

June 29, 2026 at 8:12 a.m.

An attorney in Washington state promised “miracles” to tens of thousands of immigrants seeking legal...

Jose Enrique Ojeda Duarte looks out the window on Father’s Day, June 21, 2026, in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

US government said ICE deported a Chicago man to Venezuela in ‘error’ and let him return to his family

By Laura Rodríguez Presa

June 29, 2026 at 10:15 a.m.

The man's return is a rare admission of error by the Trump administration, which has...

The Rev. Edgar Torres, who was born in Mexico and became a U.S. citizen, greets people after the service on June 14, 2026, at New Community Covenant Church in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

America 250: New US citizens in Chicagoland share reflections on their adopted nation as it hits landmark anniversary

By Angie Leventis Lourgos

June 28, 2026 at 11:57 a.m.

At a time of backlash against foreigners various groups champion contributions of immigrants during semiquincentennial...

FILE – A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent is seen in Park Ridge, Ill., Sept. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)

President Trump says he is nominating former Oklahoma state trooper Lance Schroyer as next ICE director

By Ali Swenson

June 27, 2026 at 4:06 p.m.

President Donald Trump says he is nominating Lance Schroyer as the next director of Immigration...

Blue Island nonprofit owner Pablo Padilla advocates at a City Council meeting June 23, 2026, for an ordinance that prohibits federal immigration authorities from conducting operations on public property. (Addison Wright/Daily Southtown)

Blue Island passes law restricting ICE activity on public property

By Addison Wright

June 26, 2026 at 4:55 p.m.

The Blue Island City Council ordinance prohibits federal immigration authorities from conducting operations on public...

Hatem, who asked to withhold his last name for fear of retribution, walks past a U.S. flag of balloons after shopping near his residence in Chicago on June 25, 2026. Hatem, 26, has lived in the U.S. since 2018 to attend undergraduate and graduate school and to work under temporary protected status. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Chicago resident in risk of deportation after Supreme Court allows Trump to strip Syrians of legal protection

By Allison Kiehl

June 26, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision Thursday allowing President Donald Trump to...

People hold Haitian flags and candles during a vigil at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from ending temporary immigration status, or TPS, for Haitians, Feb. 3, 2026, in North Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Supreme Court’s ruling to end protections for Haitian, Syrian immigrants could have broader impact

By Gisela Salomon

June 25, 2026 at 6:46 p.m.

The Supreme Court ’s decision allowing President Donald Trump's administration to end temporary legal protections...

FILE – The U.S. Supreme Court is photographed, June 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Supreme Court clears way for Trump administration to revive restrictive policy for asylum seekers

By Lindsay Whitehurst

June 25, 2026 at 2:55 p.m.

The Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for the Trump administration to potentially revive an...