17 hours ago · Chicago prides itself on being a city of immigrants in a nation of immigrants. In 1850, more than half of the city’s population had been born in another country.

5 days ago · U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement began targeted operations in Chicago on Sunday as part of a nationwide effort that federal officials said resulted in 1,000 people arrested. A spokesman ...

6 days ago · CHICAGO (AP) — Top Trump administration officials, including “border czar” Tom Homan and the acting deputy attorney general, visited Chicago on Sunday to witness the start of ramped-up immigration enforcement in the nation’s third-largest city as federal agencies touted arrests around the country.. Few details of the operation were immediately made public, including the number of arrests.

6 days ago · ICE makes arrests in Chicago, suburbs as part of nationwide immigration raids. The House Oversight Committee chair sent a letter to Mayor Johnson, calling on him to testify about sanctuary city ...

Still, the fight over illegal immigration in Chicago has the potential to be among the fiercest nationwide during the initial weeks of Trump’s second term — and it could be a microcosm of an ...

Oct 5, 2023 · Officials with the Department of Homeland Security are visiting Chicago this week as city and state officials continue to grapple with the migrant crisis, NBC Chicago’s Mary Ann Ahern...

6 days ago · Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a statement that federal agencies have started “enhanced targeted operations” in Chicago “to enforce U.S. immigration law and preserve public ...

Jan 19, 2025 · Immigrant rights advocates in Chicago rallied Saturday, including Democratic U.S. Reps. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia and Delia Ramirez. They urged immigrants in Chicago to remain calm and exercise their rights, particularly to remain silent and refuse to allow officers into their homes without warrants.

Jan 19, 2025 · CHICAGO (CBS) -- With President-elect Donald Trump having pledged to stage a sweeping crackdown on illegal immigration immediately after he takes the oath of office on Monday, local leaders...

Apr 19, 2024 · Chicago has spent more than $300 million to provide aid to thousands of new migrants. The speed with which these funds were marshaled has prompted Black Chicagoans to ask the city to do more for their communities that have faced decades of neglect.