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,...

Members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation take pictures of a vehicle at the scene where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed Silverio Villegas González on Sept. 12, 2025, in Franklin Park. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Judge denies motion to appoint special prosecutor to investigate federal agents’ actions during Operation Midway Blitz

By Madeline Buckley

May 21, 2026 at 3:36 p.m.

A Cook County judge on Thursday declined to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate alleged...

Joabe Barbosa runs with a friend in Chicago's Bucktown neighborhood, Dec. 21, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Record-holding runner to stay despite student visa woes

By Allison Kiehl

May 20, 2026 at 6:08 p.m.

Joabe Barbosa, a Brazil native and Roosevelt University international student, thought he'd have to return...

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

Judge orders prosecutors to explain redactions in ‘Broadview Six’ grand jury transcripts

By Jason Meisner

May 20, 2026 at 10:10 p.m.

A federal judge has taken the highly unusual step to order prosecutors and their supervisors...

Ricardo Hernández-Navarrete, 18, and his mother, Martha Liliana Navarrete, were detained by ICE agents at a routine immigration court check-in in March. Hernández-Navarrete is a Chicago Public Schools high school senior and a soccer player who was expecting to play at Truman College in the fall. (Kristy Morrow)

Judge orders mother of CPS student to be released from ICE custody

By Gregory Royal Pratt

May 26, 2026 at 3:38 p.m.

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that ICE must release the mother of a Chicago Public...

Ald. Anthony Quezada, 35th, left, embraces colleague Ald. Jessie Fuentes, 26th, on Oct. 3, 2025, outside Humboldt Park Health hospital in Chicago after Fuentes was handcuffed and then released by federal agents in the emergency room. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Ald. Jessie Fuentes sues feds for $100K, alleging agents shoved and detained her during immigration raids

By Tess Kenny

May 19, 2026 at 2:10 p.m.

Ald. Jesse Fuentes, 26th, is suing the federal government for up to $100,000, alleging federal...

Kat Abughazaleh, second from left, leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse after a pretrial conference on May 18, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Judge to review grand jury transcripts as ‘Broadview Six’ trial set to kick off next week

By Jason Meisner

May 18, 2026 at 5:35 p.m.

A federal judge on Monday said she will review unredacted grand jury transcripts in the...

ICE detains Chicago Public Schools senior and his mother: ‘We had done everything by the rules’

By Gregory Royal Pratt

May 18, 2026 at 11:12 a.m.

In March, ICE detained Ricardo Hernandez-Navarrete, 18, a Mather High School senior, and his mother...

Melissa Clark, left, and fellow wine enthusiasts write postcards to members of Congress during a postcard-writing campaign to protest current presidential policies and executive orders, at Deep Red Wine Merchant, 2901 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, on May 12, 2026. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Chicago restaurants and bars become spaces for political protesting: ‘Everyone’s experiencing some level of rage’

By Zareen Syed

May 18, 2026 at 3:07 p.m.

Chicago’s local hospitality scene has become a central front in resistance against ramped-up federal immigration...

A chair is seen outside a hotel room where a Colombian woman was deported to from the United States, in Kinshasa, Congo, Saturday, May 10, 2026. (UGC via AP)

Latin American nationals deported by the US to Congo face an uncertain future

By Mark Banchereau

May 15, 2026 at 10:02 a.m.

The Associated Press spoke with Latin Americans that were deported to Congo under the Trump...

A pile of furniture is piled in a public housing subdivision in Port Isabel, Texas, on April 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Valerie Gonzalez)

A Texas town may offer a preview of a Trump plan to force noncitizens from public housing

By Valerie Gonzalez

May 15, 2026 at 9:57 a.m.

Advocates estimate up to 80,000 people would be kicked out of their homes nationwide under...