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,...

Then-congressional candidate Katherine "Kat" Abughazaleh, second from left, with her boyfriend, Ben Collins, left, leaves with her attorneys at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in the Loop on Jan. 28, 2026, after a hearing for charges of conspiracy during a protest outside the Broadview ICE facility in September. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Judge won’t compel prosecutors to produce White House communications in Broadview Six case

By Caroline Kubzansky

April 7, 2026 at 2:45 p.m.

A federal judge on Tuesday rejected defense attorneys' argument that the government was conducting a...

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

Chicago’s US Attorney Andrew Boutros defends handling of Operation Midway Blitz after a year on the job

By Jason Meisner

April 7, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

One year into his tenure as Chicago's top federal law enforcement officer, U.S. Attorney Andrew...

Lawmakers on Tuesday are hearing a bill that would allow illegal immigrants and others to sue ICE agents in the event an arrest is found unconstitutional. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald, File)

Massachusetts anti-ICE bill would allow illegal immigrants to sue agents

By Tim Dunn

April 6, 2026 at 12:57 p.m.

A Massachusetts committee will be taking up a bill that would allow illegal immigrants and...

FILE – A federal agent wears an Immigration and Customs Enforcement badge outside an immigration courtroom at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

A Nevada judge ruled ICE can’t lock up everyone facing deportation. Here’s what it means.

By Isabella Aldrete

April 6, 2026 at 11:48 a.m.

On Tuesday, a federal court in Nevada ruled against a Trump administration policy that ICE...

Church members including Joy Shahabi, from left, Narjes Delacai and Fereidoon Tadayyon greet each other during services on Palm Sunday, March 29, 2026, at Kheimeh Molaghat, in Addison. The nondenominational church has a predominantly Iranian American congregation. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

At Easter time, local Iranian Christians pray for regime change and freedom of worship as war rages in their homeland

By Angie Leventis Lourgos

April 4, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

As a small Persian church in the western suburbs prepares for Easter, its members hope...

Children dressed as disciples of Jesus and an angel walk on 18th Street during the annual Good Friday Via Crucis procession in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood on April 3, 2026. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)

Annual Way of the Cross draws crowds on Good Friday in Pilsen

By Laura Turbay

April 3, 2026 at 3:13 p.m.

Hundreds of people attended the Via Crucis in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood on Good Friday, straining...

This 2025 photo provided by the Islamic Society of Milwaukee shows Salah Sarsour in Franklin, Wisconsin. (Islamic Society of Milwaukee)

Head of Wisconsin’s largest Islamic group arrested by ICE

By Sophia Tareen

April 3, 2026 at 9:45 a.m.

The president of Wisconsin’s largest mosque was detained by federal immigration agents, drawing accusations Thursday...

Then-congressional candidate Katherine "Kat" Abughazaleh, center, with her attorneys and supporters, leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in the Loop on Jan. 28, 2026, after a hearing on charges of conspiracy during a protest outside the Broadview ICE facility in September. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

ICE agent in Broadview Six incident texted about being famous ‘among lefties’

By Jason Meisner

April 3, 2026 at 3:42 p.m.

The text exchange was included in a court filing late Thursday by attorneys for the...

Police Superintendent Larry Snelling appears on April 2, 2026, in front of the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability at Kelly College Preparatory High School in Chicago to talk about the Chicago Police Department’s response to Operation Midway Blitz. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Police Superintendent Larry Snelling defends CPD’s response to Operation Midway Blitz during heated forum

By Sam Charles

April 3, 2026 at 3:32 p.m.

Police Superintendent Larry Snelling on Thursday sought to clarify the Chicago Police Department’s response to...

Sister Janet Ryan, left, washes the feet of Sonia Bonilla during a liturgy outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility on Holy Thursday, April 2, 2026, in Broadview. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Faith leaders wash the feet of 14 detainees inside Broadview ICE facility for Holy Thursday

By Tess Kenny

April 3, 2026 at 11:45 a.m.

Amid an ongoing court battle over clergy access to the west suburban ICE facility, Catholic...