Cancer-fighting teen says her father was arrested by federal agents in Niles
Ofelia Torres said her father, Ruben, was in a Home Depot parking lot on Saturday in Niles, Illinois, when he was taken into custody by immigration officers
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Ofelia Torres said her father, Ruben, was in a Home Depot parking lot on Saturday in Niles, Illinois, when he was taken into custody by immigration officers
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says a protester at the "No Kings" rally in Chicago should face criminal charges for allegedly calling for ICE agents to be shot.
Alderperson Jessie Fuentes, who represents the city's 26th Ward, has filed a federal claim against the government for damages after she was arrested by a federal agent at Humboldt Health Hospital earlier this month.
Before the village board meeting came to an abrupt end with people shouting, people packed the room with many wanting to send a strong message to Mayor Katrina Thompson.
A federal judge on Monday said the top Border Patrol agent in the ongoing immigration crackdown in the Chicago area must sit down to answer questions about agents' use of force during those operations.
A federal judge in Chicago is questioning top officials from ICE and Border Patrol over body cameras federal agents' use of force in Operation Midway Blitz.
Representatives ICE and Border Patrol will testify in front of a federal judge to answer questions about agents' use of force to execute immigration enforcement in the Chicago area.
The former superintendent of Iowa's largest school district has been indicted by a federal grand jury after authorities say he falsely claimed to be a U.S. citizen who was eligible to work.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth called for federal watchdogs to investigate immigration agents' tactics in the Chicago area, citing "troubling patterns" of excessive force and unlawful arrests.
ICE agents arrested a Hanover Park police officer, accusing him of being an unlawful immigrant from Montenegro, but village officials insisted he had valid federal work authorization forms.
Cook County's top judge has signed an order barring ICE from arresting people at court. Detaining residents outside court has been a common tactic for federal agents, who have been stationed outside county courthouses for weeks.
There's no fence following a judge's order around the Broadview ICE facility, but state trooper cars have been in the street blocking the entrance.
County officials say the declaration is meant to help residents who they say have suffered financially because of the raids.
Meta has removed a Facebook page used to track the presence of immigration agents at the request of the Department of Justice, the company confirmed on Tuesday.
Federal agents fired tear gas at a crowd during a tense standoff in East Side, Chicago following a car crash Tuesday.
The fence outside the ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois must come down by 11:59 p.m. today, per a judge's order.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been using a full-body restraint device called the WRAP during deportations.
The incident captured on video shows the teen girl getting pulled out of the passenger seat. She is then thrown to the ground, all while saying she is not resisting arrest.
A judge ordered that the riot fence must come down by 11:59 p.m. Tuesday. But new barriers went up on Monday, and they are drawing criticism too. Darius Johnson reports.
Forest Park Mayor Rory Hoskins is demanding accountability after he said ICE agents detained U.S. citizens using excessive force at Concordia Cemetery last week.
In a statement, Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson said she decided on the restriction after protests outside the facility on Saturday night "degenerated into chaos."
A federal judge last week approved a request to remove the fence put up outside the ICE facility.
Meanwhile, local leaders from Chicago's western suburbs gathered outside the Broadview U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center Monday, decrying the actions of federal agents and demanding the removal of a riot fence outside the facility. Lauren Victory reports.
Meanwhile, an appeals court has blocked the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area, and encounters between U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and Chicago community members continued over the weekend. Lauren Victory reports.
Meanwhile over the weekend, the U.S. Department of Homeland security posted on social media that it is increasing operations in Chicago. Lauren Victory reports.
