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,...

Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke speaks during a news conference at the Leighton Criminal Court Building on Dec. 16, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Cook County state’s attorney has ‘political alliance’ with feds, attorneys seeking independent prosecutor argue

By Madeline Buckley

April 24, 2026 at 3:24 p.m.

Eileen O'Neill Burke has a "political alliance" with federal law enforcement that has hindered her...

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement seal is seen before a press conference discussing ongoing enforcement efforts to combat human smuggling along the Southwest border of the United States, July 22, 2014, at ICE headquarters in Washington, D.C.. (PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/TNS/TNS)

ICE detainees in west Michigan refusing food to protest conditions, advocates say

By Melissa Nann Burke

April 24, 2026 at 9:58 a.m.

Detainees at the privately run ICE detention center in west Michigan have gone without food...

FILE – A poster showing the Trump Gold Card is seen as President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Sept. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

President Donald Trump’s ‘gold card’ visa starting at $1 million granted to just 1 person so far, White House says

By Jesse Bedayn

April 24, 2026 at 9:55 a.m.

President Donald Trump’s “gold card” visa has been approved for one person, said Commerce Secretary...

Julianna Rubio Slager, left, and Darissy Matias of Ballet 5:8 present a hosted workshop at William P. Nixon Elementary School in Chicago Oct. 14, 2025. (Karina Mora-Metts/Ballet 5:8)

Orland Park ballet company brings arts education to communities afraid of ICE

By Evy Lewis

April 24, 2026 at 9:35 a.m.

Orland Park-based Ballet 5:8 found a way to bring ballet to students when field trips...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., flanked by Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., left, and Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., speaks to reporters following a closed-door party meeting, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate passes budget plan for ICE and Border Patrol in bid to reopen Homeland Security Department

By Mary Clare Jalonick

April 23, 2026 at 6:19 a.m.

The Senate took the first steps in a new effort to reopen the Department of...

Marimar Martínez, who was shot five times by an ICE agent, attends a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on March 3, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Heather Diehl/Getty)

‘Like I was disposable to him’: Marimar Martínez testifies at congressional committee hearing about Border Patrol shooting

By Madeline Buckley

April 22, 2026 at 7:45 p.m.

Marimar Martínez, who has become a prominent voice against aggressive immigration enforcement since being shot...

Members of the Texas National Guard assemble at the Army Reserve Training Center in Elwood, a far southwest suburb of Chicago, on Oct. 7, 2025. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Lawsuit over National Guard deployment in Illinois runs out of steam, judge dismisses it

By Jason Meisner

April 20, 2026 at 3:14 p.m.

Six months after federal troops were preparing to deploy to Chicago during Operation Midway Blitz,...

Members of the Florida National Guard pass by tourists on a sidewalk Friday April 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

With no end in sight to their deployment, National Guard troops roam Washington

By Gary Fields

April 20, 2026 at 8:34 a.m.

The cherry blossoms draw more than a million visitors to Washington’s Tidal Basin annually. This...

FILE – Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) trainees practice shooting handguns at the indoor firing range at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) in Brunswick, Ga., Aug. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Fran Ruchalski, File)

ICE went on a hiring spree. Sterling credentials were not required, AP investigation finds.

By Ryan J. Foley

April 17, 2026 at 6:28 a.m.

ICE applicants with questionable histories were either not fully vetted before they were brought on...

FILE – Todd Lyons, senior official performing the duties of the director at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, listens during a Senate Homeland Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner, File)

Acting ICE director Todd Lyons will resign at end of May, Homeland Security says

By Associated Press

April 16, 2026 at 9:09 p.m.

It was not immediately clear why Lyons was resigning, nor who would be replacing him.