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,...

Karen Peck, left, holds a sign that reads "Naperville families belong together" at the Naperville City Council meeting on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (Carolyn Stein/Naperville Sun)

Naperville City Council passes ‘due process’ ICE ordinance

By Carolyn Stein

June 4, 2026 at 8:28 a.m.

Ordinance limiting city-owned property from being used by ICE agents for civil immigration activity approved...

Protesters surround a federal SUV and try to prevent it from driving to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on Sept. 26, 2025. According to the indictment, the group surrounded an ICE vehicle outside the Broadview facility during a Sept. 26 protest and “banged aggressively” on the vehicle’s side and back windows, hood and doors before they “crowded together in the front and side of the Government Vehicle and pushed against the vehicle to hinder and impede its movement.” (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

What to know about the controversial ‘Broadview Six’ case — and its collapse in court

By baiduhai

June 9, 2026 at 3:17 p.m.

In an 11-page indictment filed on Oct. 23, 2025, prosecutors alleged six defendants were part...

In an image taken from video, federal immigration agents detain Debbie Brockman Friday morning in the 2400 block of West Foster Avenue on Oct. 10, 2025. (Josh Thomas)

Former WGN-TV producer files $10 million claim against US for viral detention during Operation Midway Blitz

By Robert Channick

June 2, 2026 at 5:01 p.m.

Debbie Brockman, the former WGN-TV producer whose aggressive detainment in October during Operation Midway Blitz...

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

US Attorney Andrew Boutros acknowledges contact with ‘Broadview Six’ grand jury

By Jason Meisner

June 2, 2026 at 6:34 p.m.

U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros released a startling report Tuesday acknowledging he appeared before the grand...

Pedestrians walk past a vendor’s cart topped with cups of fruit to sell along Michigan Avenue near the Art Institute of Chicago on May 27, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

New wave of enforcement leaves Chicago street vendors fearful and struggling

By Laura Rodríguez Presa

June 2, 2026 at 3:40 p.m.

A recent uptick in enforcement has alarmed immigrant advocates and vendors, particularly because some of...

Larry Gephart, right, assists Jose Angel Miranda, of Nicaragua, who was released from the North Lake Processing Center in Baldwin, Michigan, with a phone call from an attorney outside the facility on May 14, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

ICE releases some immigrants without a way back home. These volunteers are waiting to help.

By Gregory Royal Pratt

May 30, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

From California to New Jersey and Minnesota to Texas, advocates across the country are figuring...

Mather High School senior Ricardo Hernández-Navarrete flashes a smile as he walks on stage before receiving his diploma during his graduation ceremony at Loyola University Chicago on May 28, 2026. Ricardo was detained by ICE in March and released this week just in time for graduation. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

After two months in ICE detention, CPS senior free to walk Mather High School graduation with classmates

By Gregory Royal Pratt

May 28, 2026 at 8:19 p.m.

Ricardo Hernandez-Navarrete and his mother were arrested by ICE agents at a routine check-in in...

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

US attorney orders reforms as ‘Broadview Six’ grand jury controversy spreads to new case

By Jason Meisner

May 27, 2026 at 6:55 p.m.

The aftershocks of the "Broadview Six" case collapse have now spread to another high-profile case.

In this image from video provided by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainee Brayan Rayo Garzon looks towards a surveillance camera in the Phelps County jail in Rolla, Mo., on April 7, 2025, shortly before he died by suicide. (Missouri State Highway Patrol via AP)

ICE detainees are dying by suicide at an ‘alarming’ rate, an AP investigation finds

By Ryan J. Foley

May 27, 2026 at 6:24 a.m.

An Associated Press investigation found that at least 10 detainees, all men, have died by...

FILE – An information packet and an American flag are placed on a chair at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Miami Field Office on Aug. 17, 2018, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

President Donald Trump’s latest immigration move clouds the path to green cards

By Rebecca Santana

May 27, 2026 at 6:48 a.m.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced Friday that foreigners in the U.S. who want a...