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,...

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent sits outside the domestic violence courthouse, 555 W. Harrison St., in Chicago on Sept. 15, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Immigration agents spotted at domestic violence courthouse at 555 W. Harrison, despite state law

By Madeline Buckley

April 3, 2026 at 4:03 p.m.

State law bars federal agents from making civil immigration arrests in or near courthouses, said...

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun speaks at the Gary/Chicago International Airport, Oct. 30, 2025. (Michael Gard/for the Post-Tribune)

Indiana revokes all commercial driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants

By Maya Wilkins

April 2, 2026 at 5:50 p.m.

As of midnight Wednesday, Indiana has revoked all commercial driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

Loyola University Chicago student Sheridan Gorman is seen in an undated photo. (Family photo)

Man charged in killing of Loyola student faces new federal gun charge

By Sam Charles

April 2, 2026 at 6:30 p.m.

Federal prosecutors on Thursday leveled a new gun charge against the man accused of killing...

An image from the Facebook page of the Hanover Park Police Department shows Radule Bojovic, center. (Hanover Park Police Department)

Former Hanover Park officer arrested by ICE remains off the job despite government reinstating work authorization

By Tess Kenny

April 2, 2026 at 4:06 p.m.

The federal government has quietly reinstated the work authorization of Radule Bojovic, the former Hanover...

Students from Thomas Jefferson Middle School in Valparaiso walk out of classes on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, to protest the Trump administration. (Michael Gard/for the Post-Tribune)

Following their peers, Valparaiso middle schoolers protest ICE with walkout

By Doug Ross

April 1, 2026 at 3:50 p.m.

About 20 Thomas Jefferson Middle School students walked out of class Wednesday afternoon, carrying signs...

President Donald Trump's motorcade arrives at the U.S. Supreme Court, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/Getty)

Supreme Court seems poised to reject President Trump’s birthright citizenship limits as he attends arguments

By Mark Sherman

April 1, 2026 at 6:36 p.m.

The Supreme Court seemed poised Wednesday to reject President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship in a consequential...

Sister Bernadette Eaton, of the Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership, holds a crucifix outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Judge orders Trump administration to allow clergy access at Broadview immigration facility for Easter holy days

By Madeline Buckley

March 31, 2026 at 1:10 p.m.

A federal judge on Tuesday allowed clergy members from the Chicago area to minister to...

Border Patrol agents detain a man along West 26th Street on Nov. 8, 2025, in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Operation Midway Blitz in numbers: Roughly 3,800 detained, and 2,500 deported, most with no criminal record

By Joe Mahr

March 31, 2026 at 5:23 p.m.

New data from Operation Midway Blitz offers some surprising, and some expected, revelations on those...

Then-congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh, second from left, Joselyn Walsh, right, and Andre Martin, center, leave the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on Feb. 26, 2026, after a hearing in the “Broadview Six” conspiracy case. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Feds say White House communications in ‘Broadview Six’ case do not exist, blast claims of undue influence

By Jason Meisner

March 31, 2026 at 1:57 p.m.

Federal prosecutors said in a court filing Monday that conspiracy charges in the "Broadview Six"...

Kevin McVey stands outside the building at 55 E. Monroe St. where immigration court is held after observing morning proceedings on March 23, 2026. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Immigration court observers — and their oversight — routinely locked out of process

By Caroline Kubzansky

March 30, 2026 at 12:20 p.m.

Legal observers are being digitally shut out of immigration court hearings at a moment of...