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Family distraught after feds detain Chicago Uber driver despite protected status, asylum application Diego Castro was detained last Friday as he was dropping off a passenger in West Town. His family says he had made a life here since applying for asylum eight years ago.

Family distraught after feds detain Chicago Uber driver despite protected status, asylum application by @NaderDIssa chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Border Patrol boss Gregory Bovino answers questions on aggressive tactics, live updates Gregory Bovino, the U.S. Border Patrol official who has emerged as the public face of President Donald Trump's immigration blitz in Chicago, was in federal court Tuesday.

Border Patrol boss Gregory Bovino answers questions on aggressive tactics, live updates chicago.suntimes.com/live/10/28/2...

Federal agents detain Little Village high school student, deploy tear gas in faceoff with protesters Feds wearing military-style camouflage gear and gas masks were seen tear-gassing and pepper-spraying protesters during the confrontation near a discount mall.

Federal agents detain high school students in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood, deploy tear gas in faceoff with protesters chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Some Mexican immigrants are making plans to leave Chicago before ICE deports them A workshop that helps Chicago-area immigrants navigate the bureaucracy and the stress of returning to Mexico is in high demand.

Some Mexican immigrants are making plans to leave Chicago before ICE deports them www.wbez.org/immigration/...

ICE's Broadview facility has become a de facto detention center, minus the rules and oversight ICE regularly held immigrants far beyond the hours they set for the Broadview processing center, data through July shows. Immigrants held there say there are no beds, limited food, and toilets are out in the open.

“The stories we’re hearing are pretty horrific,” said NIJC’s Olivia Abrecht to @wbez.org, describing inhumane conditions at ICE’s Broadview facility. These abuses must stop NOW. Read more by @bylaurenfitz.bsky.social @adrianacardmag.bsky.social:

ICE made unlawful arrests during Operation Midway Blitz, new court filing says Civil rights groups say dozens were arrested without warrants or probable cause in Chicago-area raids since May.

ICE made unlawful arrests during Operation Midway Blitz, new court filing says chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/09...

Federal agents detained Chicago journalist Steve Held of Unraveled Press on Saturday, September 27 outside of the Broadview Detention Facility while he was reporting on the ongoing protests. We urge his immediate release. Injustice Watch, Invisible Institute, Block Club Chicago, Lumpen Radio, Investigative Project on Race & Equity, The TRiiBE, South Side Weekly, Cicero Independiente, Reader, Borderless

ICE must release Steve and must stop targeting journalists

A family came to Chicago seeking asylum. Dad was deported. Now mom wants to leave. They came for the ‘American Dream.’ The husband says conditions in detention were ‘inhumane.’ The wife has enrolled in the government’s program to self-deport.

They came to Chicago with hopes of the ‘American Dream.’ But after the husband was detained and deported, his wife has enrolled herself and her children in a new self-deportation program, reports @adrianacardmag.bsky.social chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Immigration arrests violated the Fourth Amendment, Chicago lawyers argue in court Attorneys accused two government agencies of arresting 25 people in the Midwest without warrants and probable cause in federal court on Friday.

At the recent hearing on the Castañon Nava settlement, NIJC & ACLU of IL argued that ICE agents detained 25 people, including a U.S. citizen, w/o warrants or probable cause in violation of the Fourth Amendment. Read @wbez.org @adrianacardmag.bsky.social coverage here: www.wbez.org/immigration/...

Immigration arrests violated the Fourth Amendment, Chicago lawyers argue in court Attorneys accused two government agencies of arresting 25 people in the Midwest without warrants and probable cause in federal court on Friday.

Immigration arrests violated the Fourth Amendment, Chicago lawyers argue in court www.wbez.org/immigration/...

A trans migrant came to Chicago to escape violence. Now she’s afraid of deportation. Tere left Venezuela to start a new life in the U.S. She has a home, a job and access to gender affirming care. But she worries it could all disappear.

Tere left Venezuela to start a new life in the U.S. She has a home, a job and access to gender affirming care. But she worries it could all disappear.

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A trans migrant came to Chicago to escape violence. Now she’s afraid of deportation. Tere left Venezuela to start a new life in the U.S. She has a home, a job and access to gender affirming care. But she worries it could all disappear.

A trans migrant came to Chicago to escape violence. Now she’s afraid of deportation. Listen to Tere share her story right here 👇👇

ICE detains Marine Corps veteran's wife who was still breastfeeding their baby U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detained the wife of a Marine Corps veteran in Louisiana during a routine immigration appointment in New Orleans.

ICE has imprisoned the wife of a Marine veteran who was still breastfeeding a 3-month-old baby because her *mother* failed to attend a hearing in 2018 apnews.com/article/ice-...

‘It Felt Like Kidnapping,’ Khalil Says in First Interview Since Release

From the article: Citing President Trump’s reported promise to donors during the 2024 campaign to set the Palestinian cause back decades, Mr. Khalil said he believed that Mr. Trump had done the opposite. “He actually advanced the movement 20 years,” he said. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/n...

“There was no line to enter the security perimeter, which was manned by T.S.A. workers. An elderly woman in front of me was told that she couldn’t bring in her mini American flags unless she removed them from their sticks, which were a potential weapon.”
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South Loop immigration arrests spark outrage, calls for changes to city’s sanctuary law Lawyers and politicians who were on the ground for Wednesday’s immigration raid are still questioning the role Chicago police played. And they say federal agents broke the law.

South Loop immigration arrests spark outrage, calls for changes to city’s sanctuary law www.wbez.org/immigration/...

ICE agents arrest a dozen immigrants as elected officials try to block them in the South Loop Immigration advocates and several alderpersons gathered outside the building as the arrests were in progress. They say federal agents detained about a dozen people who had shown up for a routine immig...

ICE agents arrest a dozen immigrants as elected officials try to block them in the South Loop www.wbez.org/immigration/...

ICE agents arrest a dozen immigrants as elected officials try to block them in the South Loop Immigration advocates and several alderpersons gathered outside the building as the arrests were in progress. They say federal agents detained about a dozen people who had shown up for a routine immig...

Elected officials tried to stop ICE from making arrests in the South Loop today.
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A Chicago migrant’s desperate search for his girlfriend This week, Homeland Security officials are ramping up enforcement actions across the United States, arresting immigrants who show up to their court hearings. WBEZ immigration reporter Adriana Cardona-...

A Chicago migrant’s desperate search for his girlfriend www.wbez.org/wbez-news/20...

Illinois immigrants closely following Supreme Court arguments on birthright citizenship One mother in the far western suburbs is worried what a court decision could mean for her newborn son, while legal advocacy groups worry about “absolute chaos.”

Illinois immigrants closely following Supreme Court arguments on birthright citizenship www.wbez.org/immigration/...

The rush in Illinois to become a U.S. citizen amid immigration crackdown As the Trump administration begins “social media vetting for anti-Americanism” among immigrants and other efforts, growing numbers are choosing to become citizens.

The rush in Illinois to become a U.S. citizen amid immigration crackdown www.wbez.org/immigration/...

Peruvian-Americans in Chicago celebrating Pope Leo as one of their own “We have an American-Peruvian Pope,” said Betty Lazaro. Locals say they expect Pope Leo to carry on Pope Francis’ call to advocate for the poor and the vulnerable.

Peruvian-Americans in Chicago celebrating Pope Leo as one of their own chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...

In Springfield visit, Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem takes aim at Gov. Pritzker's sanctuary policies Noem's visit to the state capital also shows that President Donald Trump is actively targeting Pritzker, who is seen as a potential 2028 presidential contender.

In Springfield visit, Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem takes aim at Gov. Pritzker's sanctuary policies www.wbez.org/politics/202...

Meet the Chicagoans who came out to protest Trump on May Day Thousands joined in a rally and march on Thursday in opposition to President Donald Trump’s attacks on immigrants and workers.

These photos and stories of demonstrators at today's May Day gathering in #Chicago are beautiful. Thank you @adrianacardmag.bsky.social and Pat Nabong!

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Familia de venezolano de Chicago enviado a prisión salvadoreña supo de su paradero por un video de Kristi Noem La familia desconoce cómo contactar a Yeison Rodrigo Jaimes Rincón tras reconocerlo en un video de la Secretaria de Seguridad Nacional de Estados Unidos de visita a la prisión.

Familia de venezolano de Chicago enviado a prisión salvadoreña supo de su paradero por un video de Kristi Noem chicago.suntimes.com/la-voz/2025/...

A Chicago man was deported to an El Salvadoran prison, his family says His family has no idea how to reach Yeison Rodrigo Jaimes-Rincon again after recognizing him in video of a U.S. official touring the prison.

The family of a #Chicago man sent to a Salvadoran prison learned his whereabouts from a Kristi Noem video, @adrianacardmag.bsky.social found. The family has no idea how to reach him after recognizing him in footage of the U.S. homeland security chief touring the prison. www.wbez.org/immigration/...

A Chicago man was deported to an El Salvadoran prison, his family says His family has no idea how to reach Yeison Rodrigo Jaimes-Rincon again after recognizing him in video of a U.S. official touring the prison.

A Chicago man was deported to an El Salvadoran prison, his family says www.wbez.org/immigration/...

Questionable ICE ‘wellness check’ caught on video in suburban Highwood Ashbey Beasley, an activist who witnessed the 2022 mass shootings in Highland Park, posted video on Instagram showing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at the door of a suburban resident's ho...

Questionable ICE ‘wellness check’ caught on video in suburban Highwood, IL. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Venezuelans in Chicago relieved their deportation protection is safe, for now Many celebrated the news that a federal judge had paused the Trump administration’s plan to end temporary protected status for Venezuelans.

Venezuelans in Chicago relieved their deportation protection is safe, for now www.wbez.org/immigration/...