Immigration news in Chicago

Andrew S. Boutros, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, holds a press conference at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on July 2, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

US Attorney Andrew Boutros ordered to testify under oath about alleged ‘Broadview Six’ improprieties

By Jason Meisner

November 2, 2026 at 4:05 p.m.

A federal judge on Monday ordered embattled U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros and several underlings to...

Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Chicago Bureau Doug DePodesta stands in his office at the FBI Chicago Division headquarters, May 29, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Ex-Chicago FBI boss sues US attorney and Kash Patel alleging he was scapegoated for failed Midway Blitz cases

By Jason Meisner

November 2, 2026 at 4:16 p.m.

Ex-Chicago FBI boss Douglas DePodesta is suing U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros, Kash Patel and the...

The Miami Correctional Facility located near Bunker Hill, Indiana. (U.S. District Court records)

Lawsuit alleges ‘torture’ at Indiana prison holding immigrants, many from Chicago area

By Laura Rodríguez Presa

November 2, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The lawsuit, filed on behalf of three immigrants currently detained at the facility, seeks court...

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...

An asylum seeker from Ecuador hugs her father as he is detained by federal agents, July 31, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)

Supreme Court considers letting Trump administration revive restrictive immigration asylum policy

By Lindsay Whitehurst

March 24, 2026 at 3:46 p.m.

The Supreme Court grappled Tuesday with whether the Trump administration should be able to revive...

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty speaks during a news conference at the Hennepin County Government Center on Aug. 14, 2025, in Minneapolis. (Renée Jones Schneider/Star Tribune via AP, File)

Minnesota sues Trump administration over shootings, including deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good

By Alanna Durkin Richer

March 24, 2026 at 2:16 p.m.

Minnesota officials sued the Trump administration on Tuesday for access to evidence they say they...

Gregory Bovino, the Border Patrol official who was for a time the face of the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign, in Holtville, Calif., on March 19, 2026. Bovino’s actions left a trail of litigation and condemnations; even President Donald Trump distanced himself. As he officially retires, Bonino says does not think he went too far — he thinks he did not go far enough. (Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times)

Gregory Bovino reflects on final days with Border Patrol: ‘I wish I’d caught even more illegal aliens’

By The New York Times News Service Syndicate

March 24, 2026 at 1:23 p.m.

Former Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino has a few regrets. But he does not think...

People install a memorial for Silverio Villegas González on Sept. 15, 2025, in Franklin Park. Villegas González was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer during a traffic stop. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Cook County state’s attorney hits back on ‘heavy-handed’ petition for Operation Midway Blitz outside prosecutor

By Madeline Buckley

March 24, 2026 at 12:12 p.m.

The Cook County state's attorney's office on Tuesday hit back at an effort to appoint...

Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., President Donald Trump’s pick for Homeland Security secretary, testifies during Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing, Wednesday, March 18, 2026 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Senate confirms Markwayne Mullin to lead Homeland Security as TSA standoff deepens

By Rebecca Santana

March 23, 2026 at 7:43 p.m.

The Senate confirmed Markwayne Mullin as homeland security secretary late Monday, approving President Donald Trump’s...

Rev. Jason Coulter of the First Congregational Church of Evanston speaks out in protest at Sherman Plaza on March 20, 2026 to denounce the expansion of immigration detainment centers. (Claire Murphy/Pioneer Press)

Clergy protest proposed ICE detention center with ties to Evanston: ‘No profiting from pain’

By Claire Murphy

March 23, 2026 at 5:32 p.m.

Clergy protested at Evanston's Sherman Plaza opposing Highlands REIT's hopes to convert Colorado prison to...

People hold a variety of signs at the intersection of Cossitt Avenue and La Grange Road Saturday, Oct. 18, during a No Kings rally in La Grange. Another No Kings protest is planned for Saturday in Western Springs and elsewhere. (Steve Metsch/Pioneer Press)

‘No Kings 3’ expected to draw crowds to Western Springs to protest Donald Trump administration

By Steve Metsch

March 26, 2026 at 10:59 a.m.

For No Kings 3, people will line a street in Western Springs on March 28...