During Operation Midway Blitz, 85% of the immigrants who were held had no prior criminal conviction, a Chicago Sun-Times/WBEZ analysis finds. Federal immigration agents often were more successful at d...

As immigration arrests hit record highs, ICE appears closer than ever to meeting its goal of 2,000 daily arrests.

New “mega master” hearings that began in Chicago in May are calling as many as 185 immigrants to a single small courtroom. Many immigrants, fearful and unable to find a lawyer on short notice, are mis...

New “mega master” hearings that began in Chicago in May are calling as many as 185 immigrants to a single small courtroom. Many immigrants, fearful and unable to find a lawyer on short notice, are mis...

New “mega master” hearings that began in Chicago in May are calling as many as 185 immigrants to a single small courtroom. Many immigrants, fearful and unable to find a lawyer on short notice, are mis...

Venezuela's La Guaira state bore the brunt of the earthquake damage, bringing memories of a 1999 disaster that became President Hugo Chávez's first major test. Now, it's the acting leader's challenge.

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to rule by early July on whether babies born in the U.S. to immigrant parents without legal or permanent status should continue to get automatic U.S. citizenship.

A WBEZ/Chicago Sun-Times analysis has found that 580 people have been detained in the Chicago area from Jan. 1 through mid-March.

Their precarious legal status because of changing federal immigration policies and a new Illinois housing law has led to increasing challenges for migrants looking for safe and suitable places to live...

Francisco Gonzalez-Jasso was swept up in the federal deportation campaign aimed at clearing "violent criminals" off Chicago-area streets. But there's no evidence he had gang ties or a criminal record.

In a wide-ranging interview with the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ, Martinez discusses her shooting, the federal government’s failed attempt to prosecute her and the role she now sees for herself in a fi...

As the war in Ukraine drags on and U.S. immigration policy shifts, many Ukrainians “are stranded,” says a Chicago attorney, and now some are being detained.

Some Venezuelans say they are afraid to remain in Chicago but also fear returning to a country they say will become even more unstable now.

Alexa Ramírez came to Chicago with big plans for the future. As she tries to readjust to life in Mexico, she and her husband are working out how to rebuild their life together.

Alexa Ramírez came to Chicago with big plans for the future. As she tries to readjust to life in Mexico, she and her husband are working out how to rebuild their life together.

For Darren Hightower, the South Shore building holds difficult memories but also reminds him of how he advocated for himself and his neighbors. Now, he just needs to find a new place to live.

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.

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.

Feds wearing military-style camouflage gear and gas masks were seen tear-gassing and pepper-spraying protesters during the confrontation near a discount mall.

A workshop that helps Chicago-area immigrants navigate the bureaucracy and the stress of returning to Mexico is in high demand.

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.

Civil rights groups say dozens were arrested without warrants or probable cause in Chicago-area raids since May.

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.

Attorneys accused two government agencies of arresting 25 people in the Midwest without warrants and probable cause in federal court on Friday.

Attorneys accused two government agencies of arresting 25 people in the Midwest without warrants and probable cause in federal court on Friday.

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.

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.

After all the talk of dictators and wannabe kings, the Army’s anniversary celebration in the capital was a low-key affair, amid national turmoil.

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.

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...

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...

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-...

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.”

As the Trump administration begins “social media vetting for anti-Americanism” among immigrants and other efforts, growing numbers are choosing to become citizens.

“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.

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.

Thousands joined in a rally and march on Thursday in opposition to President Donald Trump’s attacks on immigrants and workers.

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