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,...

More than 100 students walked out of classes to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement at Valparaiso High School on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. Thomas Jefferson Middle School students plan a walkout on April 1. (Michael Gard/for the Post-Tribune)

Thomas Jefferson Middle School students plan Valparaiso walkout

By Doug Ross

March 29, 2026 at 2:22 p.m.

Thomas Jefferson Middle School students in Valparaiso plan a walkout April 1 to protest the...

Federal agents bring a detainee into the Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility in Broadview, Oct. 18, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)

Illinois House poised to consider a ban on new ICE detention centers near homes, schools and parks

By Jeremy Gorner

March 29, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The bill from House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch cleared committee on an 8-3 party-line vote...

Linda Benka reacts to cars honking their horns in support as she and her sister Nancy Klaja joined more than 1,000 people for the No Kings 3.0 protest along Lincolnway in downtown Valparaiso, Indiana, Saturday, March 28, 2026. Both women live in Hobart. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

‘Freedom is part of who we are’: 1,000+ join Valparaiso ‘No Kings’ protest

By Maya Wilkins

March 28, 2026 at 3:28 p.m.

Protestors lined sidewalks in downtown Valparaiso for the third "No Kings" demonstration from 11 a.m....

Demonstrators march in the Loop during the No Kings rally March 28, 2026, in Chicago. The rally was one of several nationwide demonstrations opposing President Donald Trump’s administration. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Veterans, activists and septuagenarians gather in Grant Park for ‘No Kings’ rally to protest President Trump

By Rebecca Johnson

March 28, 2026 at 6:28 p.m.

In a city that served last fall as ground zero for the Trump administration's mass...

Travelers line up at a TSA checkpoint at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Lekan Oyekanmi)

Trump signs executive action to pay TSA employees after Congress fails to agree on DHS funding

By Lisa Mascaro

March 27, 2026 at 4:29 p.m.

President Donald Trump on Friday signed a promised executive action that will pay Transportation Security...

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

Judge keeps Loyola student shooting suspect jailed; lawyer says he was bused to Chicago from Texas

By Madeline Buckley

March 27, 2026 at 6:33 p.m.

A Cook County judge on Friday denied the release of a man accused of killing...

US appeals court sides with Trump administration on detaining immigrants without bond

By Audrey McAvoy

March 26, 2026 at 8:14 a.m.

The U.S. can continue to detain immigrants without bond, an appeals court ruled on Wednesday,...

A driver gets out of the “Abolish ICE” snowplow that won the naming contest, on March 25, 2026, at a Streets and Sanitation facility in the West Town neighborhood. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Chicago’s ‘Abolish ICE’ snowplow unveiled by Mayor Brandon Johnson as winner of annual contest

By Jake Sheridan

March 25, 2026 at 4:39 p.m.

More than 9,000 people voted to rename one of six new Chicago snowplows "Abolish ICE"...

Terese Jackway, left, of Naperville, Lynne Sherman, of Lisle, and Lisa Yost, of Naperville, make signs during a "No Kings" protest sign-making event at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Naperville, March 16, 2026. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)

At ‘No Kings’ protests, clergy and protesters of faith plan to rally against Donald Trump

By Angie Leventis Lourgos

March 25, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

A diverse array of Chicago area religious leaders are gearing up to take part in...

The Village of Skokie has moved in recent weeks to discuss a new ordinance directing local law enforcement on how to respond to federal immigration actions, a proposal the Skokie Police Department expressed significant reservations about during the March 16 Committee of the Whole Meeting, March 16, 2026. (Claire Murphy/Pioneer Press)

Skokie police express concern over ICE-related ordinance

By Claire Murphy

March 24, 2026 at 4:13 p.m.

Skokie police had concerns with a proposed village ordinance directing how they are to act...