Suburban Chicago student released from INS detention center February 14, 2020 12:04 pm|CHICAGO (AP) — A suburban Chicago high school student was released from a southern Illinois immigrant detention center…
Activists sue 2 sheriffs over alleged TRUST Act violations November 8, 2019 10:58 am|CHICAGO (AP) – The ACLU of Illinois and other advocacy groups have sued two county sheriffs for alleged…
Senators urge review after mumps cases at immigrant center September 26, 2019 10:55 am|WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) – Congressmen and senators from Illinois are urging a review of health policies after a…
Chicago mayor says 5 detained by ICE at city pizzeria September 24, 2019 10:38 am|CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says five people have been detained by federal immigration authorities at…
Mexican man held by ICE in northern Illinois dies in custody September 16, 2019 11:01 am|WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) – A 37-year-old Mexican man in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at…
Illinois AG seeks answers on immigrant medical care cases September 5, 2019 10:57 am|CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois has joined over a dozen states in asking the federal government for details on…
Pregnant woman won’t be deported immediately to Mexico May 24, 2019 11:32 am|CHICAGO (AP) – U.S. immigration officials have told a pregnant Mexican woman who had taken sanctuary inside a…
Pregnant woman seeks deportation asylum in Chicago church May 23, 2019 11:13 am|CHICAGO (AP) – A pregnant woman is seeking asylum in a Chicago church after she says she received…
Illinois county gains $10M detaining undocumented immigrants December 10, 2018 1:13 pm|WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) – Records show that a northwest Illinois county’s decades-old deal with the federal government to…
Illinois Democrats push back on Trump immigration hard line June 30, 2018 5:30 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois lawmakers pushed back last spring against President Donald Trump and his often hardline…
Army veteran in US since age 8 deported after prison stint March 27, 2018 11:37 am|CHICAGO (AP) – An Army veteran from Chicago who served two tours in Afghanistan and had been in…
Citizenship denied Afghan war veteran who faces deportation March 16, 2018 12:47 pm|CHICAGO (AP) – U.S. citizenship has been denied an army veteran with a green card who faces deportation…
2 wrongfully convicted immigrants face uncertain future February 3, 2018 2:07 pm|CHICAGO (AP) — Freedom was short-lived for Mexican immigrants who were recently released after nearly 20 years in…
Lawsuit on immigration law dropped, to be filed federally November 10, 2017 12:40 pm|CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. (AP) — Attorneys for a Mexican immigrant suing a sheriff’s office over alleged violations of…
The Latest: Singapore teen blogger released from US custody September 26, 2017 9:00 pm|CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on teenage blogger Amos Yee’s bid for U.S. asylum (all times local):
Immigrant with pending visa paperwork sues over deportation September 19, 2017 11:15 am|CHICAGO (AP) — A 67-year-old Mexican immigrant woman facing deportation next month has filed a federal lawsuit claiming a…
Lawsuit: Sheriff ignoring law limiting police on immigration September 9, 2017 12:09 pm|WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) — Attorneys for a Mexican immigrant in deportation proceedings have sued the McHenry County sheriff alleging…
Illinois judge denies release of man on immigration hold September 7, 2017 12:25 pm|WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois judge has denied a request to free a man from U.S. Immigration and…
Chicago to sue US Justice Department over funding threat August 5, 2017 12:19 pm|CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says the city will sue the federal government in defense of its…
Federal lawsuit filed by Chicago man injured by ICE agents May 1, 2017 8:47 pm|CHICAGO (AP) — A man injured during a raid by immigration agents has filed a federal civil rights complaint…