Hundreds of CPS students hold walkout to protest Operation Midway Blitz
Hundreds of students from Little Village Lawndale High School staged a walkout and protest march opposing Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago.
Watch CBS News
Hundreds of students from Little Village Lawndale High School staged a walkout and protest march opposing Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago.
Police said a pedestrian was hit and killed while crossing the street in Little Village on Friday.
Police said a man was crossing eastbound across Komensky Avenue in the south crosswalk when a white-in-color 2011 to 2014 Hyundai Sonata hit them.
Attorneys said what happened in one incident in Little Village and another in Old Irving Park shows a pattern of force by federal agents that goes beyond what a court allowed during an enforcement operation.
Attorneys said what happened in one incident in Little Village and another in Old Irving Park shows a pattern of force by federal agents that goes beyond what a court allowed during an enforcement operation. Darius Johnson reports.
Federal agents are accused of violating a judge’s order by deploying what appeared to be tear gas in a Chicago neighborhood this past weekend — as U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino gets ready to answer in court for other recent incidents. Darius Johnson reports.
Protesters said they were pushing back against the Trump administration and federal agents following multiple detainments this week in Little Village.
Police say the victims were standing in a parking lot when a car drove up and someone inside started firing.
This weekend, a teenager on his way to school, two alderman's staff members, and an employee at a restaurant on 26th Street were just a few of the detainments that took place in the community.
Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino is accused of violating a temporary restraining order when he was caught on video throwing a tear gas canister at protesters in Little Village Thursday.
Federal agents detained a teenager who was on his way to school Thursday morning when he got a rapid response call for immigration actions in Little Village.
Chicago police said one person was arrested by their officers in Little Village near the Discount Mall Thursday morning during a confrontation between community members and federal agents.
For seven hours, Elianne Behena and Jax Lopez were in U.S. Customs and Border Patrol custody. Both are staff members at the office of 22nd Ward Ald. Rodriguez.
Why they were detained remains unclear, but Ald. Rodriguez said they were arrested near 26th and Kostner while warning the community of immigration enforcement in the area.
Community leaders in Chicago accuse federal agents of disregarding the public's safety when conducting the immigration raids in Little Village and Cicero. They said the federal actions today terrorized their community.
A body was found late Friday morning along the Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal in the Little Village neighborhood.
A man was shot and killed Friday afternoon in the parking lot of a Little Caesars pizza store in the Little Village neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago.
Chicago police said the victim was in the street when an unknown vehicle approached and someone inside fired shots in his direction, hitting him in the back.
The shooting happened on Wednesday shortly after 3 p.m. in the 2600 block of West 24th Street.
Organizers of an El Grito event at a Pilsen neighborhood church on Monday said they changed locations at least three times for safety.
"Operation Midway Blitz” remains under way in Chicago, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will not say how much longer agents will continue the enhanced immigration enforcement effort. Lauren Victory reports.
Organizers of the parade said keeping it going shows the community's commitment to heritage and cultural resilience.
The 54th annual parade kicked off with the sounds and traditions of years past. However, this year, at least some people were taking note of how many didn't come.
The event went off without a hitch with singing, dancing, and tons of Mexican pride. Reports that immigration and customs enforcement agents would show up did not pan out.
Organizers of the parade said keeping the parade shows the community's commitment to heritage and cultural resilience. Asal Rezaei reports.
