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,...

FILE – The U.S. Supreme Court is seen, June 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

The Supreme Court lets the Trump administration end legal protections for Haitians and Syrians

By Lindsay Whitehurst

June 25, 2026 at 1:27 p.m.

The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants...

Anthony Gonzalez Alvarez, 27, of Lyons, left, and his attorney, Ricardo Meza, leave the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on April 15, 2026, after a hearing for a plea deal for impeding a federal agent during Operation Midway Blitz in October. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)

First felony conviction from Operation Midway Blitz on rocks amid grand jury scandal

By Jason Meisner

June 25, 2026 at 6:23 p.m.

One of the only felony convictions secured by federal prosecutors in Operation Midway Blitz now...

People cast their votes at the Upper Marlboro Community Center Tuesday,, June 23, 2026, in Upper Marlboro, Md. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)

Federal judge bars President Trump from implementing proof of citizenship requirement to vote

By Julie Carr Smyth

June 24, 2026 at 9:53 p.m.

The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Denise Casper in Boston effectively converts a preliminary...

FILE – Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents pull a man out of an elevator as he and his daughter attempt to leave following a hearing in immigration court, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova,File)

Judge bars immigration arrests at US courthouses in a setback for Trump

By Elliot Spagat

June 24, 2026 at 9:31 a.m.

A judge on Tuesday barred the federal government from making arrests at immigration courts, ordering...

FILE — Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detain an immigrant from Guatemala outside a court hearing in lower Manhattan on July 22, 2025. A federal judge in California issued an order on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, blocking immigration agents nationwide from making arrests inside immigration courts. The decision halts what had been one of the most aggressive aspects of President Trump’s mass deportation campaign. (Victor J. Blue/The New York Times)

Federal judge bars ICE from making arrests in immigration courts

By The New York Times News Service Syndicate

June 23, 2026 at 9:29 p.m.

A federal judge in California issued an order Tuesday blocking immigration agents nationwide from making...

A massive 826,780-square-foot warehouse sits illuminated Feb. 12, 2026, in the El Paso suburb of Socorro, Texas, that was recently purchased by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for $122.8 million. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

Federal appeals court allows Trump administration to resume expanded use of speedy deportations

By Sudhin Thanawala

June 23, 2026 at 3:14 p.m.

A federal appeals court on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to resume carrying out speedy...

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House during an executive order signing about quantum computing, Monday, June 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Judge blocks use of federal database to check citizenship, saying it could wrongly purge voters

By Ali Swenson

June 22, 2026 at 4:23 p.m.

A federal judge on Monday ruled that a recently revamped version of a federal tool...

U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on April 3, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

US Attorney Andrew Boutros drops arson case amid new grand jury gaffes by ‘Broadview Six’ prosecutor

By Jason Meisner

June 22, 2026 at 8:02 p.m.

U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros on Monday moved to drop charges in an arson case after...

Abdulhaq Sodais at home in Evanston on May 8, 2026. Sodais is an Afghan refugee who immigrated to the United States in December of 2025. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)

An Afghan man spent 13 years waiting for the US to keep its word. He still cherishes his American dream.

By Tess Kenny

June 21, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

U.S. military work provided the path to life in Chicago's suburbs after an immigrant overcame...

FILE — A warehouse that Immigration and Customs Enforcement recently purchased for $87 million in Hamburg, Pa., Feb. 26, 2026. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to sell or give away most of the 11 warehouses it bought to detain migrants, reversing course on a signature initiative. (Rachel Wisniewski/The New York Times)

ICE spent $700 million on 7 warehouses. Now it wants to get rid of them.

By The New York Times News Service Syndicate

June 19, 2026 at 7:17 a.m.

ICE is planning to offload seven warehouses purchased for more than $700 million by either...