Nell Salzman

Nell Salzman is a former Tribune reporter with a specialty in immigration and education.

Photo caption: Vanessa Mendoza, el 17 de julio de 2025, en la intersección donde su tía, Rocío, fue detenida recientemente por agentes no identificados que cuestionaron su ciudadanía mientras conducía cerca de la calle 24 Oeste y la calle 59 Sur en Cicero. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

‘Estamos cansados de esto’: Los vecinos de Cicero exigen medidas al presidente municipal después de que una tía latina fuera detenida por agentes federales

July 24, 2025 at 10:04 a.m.

Vanessa Mendoza, educadora infantil en Cicero, estaba reuniendo material para su clase a finales de junio cuando se detuvo a mirar Facebook. Lo que vio le impactó.

Agentes federales escoltan a personas esposadas hasta camionetas blancas estacionadas frente a la oficina de ISAP, administrada por el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE), en el South Loop, el 4 de junio de 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

Los arrestos del ICE aumentan en Chicago bajo el gobierno de Trump, muchos sin condenas, según muestran los datos

July 30, 2025 at 12:45 p.m.

Con la administración Trump impulsando una aplicación de la ley de inmigración mucho más agresiva en todo el país y en Chicago, un análisis del Tribune de los datos recientemente...

People in handcuffs are escorted by federal agents to white vans parked outside the Intensive Supervision Appearance Program office run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the South Loop on June 4, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

ICE arrests increase across Chicago under Trump, many with no convictions, data shows

July 23, 2025 at 11:39 a.m.

A Tribune analysis reveals a sharp overall increase in the number of people booked into detention processing centers in the Chicago area in the 150 days since President Trump was...

Vanessa Mendoza stands July 17, 2025, at the intersection where her aunt, Rocío, was recently pulled over by unidentified agents questioning her citizenship while driving near West 24th Street and South 59th Court in Cicero. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

‘We’re tired of this’: Cicero residents demand action from town president after Latina aunt stopped by federal agents

July 24, 2025 at 10:05 a.m.

Local leaders condemned 20-year Town President Larry Dominick for his recent remarks about the immigrant community.

Eduardo Orozco, son of plaintiff Abel Orozco, speaks about ICE detaining his father during a news conference at the National Immigrant Justice Center in Chicago on March 17, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)

Chicago father becomes face of lawsuit against ICE as judge hears challenge to warrantless arrests

July 14, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

ICE agents arrested Abel Orozco, 47, outside his home in suburban Lyons without a federal warrant. Now, nearly six months later, he is still detained.

The Chicago Public Schools emblem on its headquarters on West Madison Street, July 10, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)

Chicago Public Schools lays off 1,458 employees to adjust for enrollment, programming changes

July 12, 2025 at 12:32 p.m.

Chicago Public Schools announced a second round of summer layoffs Friday, laying off 1,458 employees to adjust for enrollment and programming changes.

People walk past Chicago Public Schools headquarters on W. Madison Street in Chicago on July 10, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)

Several top CPS staffers leave the district following departure of former CEO Pedro Martinez

July 10, 2025 at 5:38 p.m.

Several top Chicago Public Schools staffers have left the district following the departure of former schools chief Pedro Martinez.

Security footage from the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture shows Department of Homeland Security agents arriving at the museum on July 8, 2025. (National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture)

Federal officers’ presence at Puerto Rican museum draws criticism, stokes deportation fears

July 9, 2025 at 7:13 p.m.

Chicago leaders condemned federal agents after their unannounced visit to a Puerto Rican museum in Humboldt Park sparked fear.

Michelle, who came to the United States from Mexico six years ago, worries about the future of her unborn child following the recent Supreme Court ruling that could affect her child’s birthright citizenship. She stands near her children’s day care center on July 2, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

Supreme Court ruling casts doubt on birthright citizenship for immigrant families in Chicago

July 8, 2025 at 1:52 p.m.

High court's decision fuels uncertainty about whether babies born to immigrants lacking legal immigration status will be considered American citizens, despite 14th Amendment.

During a Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights meeting at City Hall, Ald. Jessica Fuentes, 26th, expresses frustration on July 1, 2025, with the lack of clarity on who will be conducting an investigation into the city’s involvement in the immigrant deportations at the Intensive Supervision Appearance Program building on June 4, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

Skeptical aldermen urge Chicago police to not work with ICE on Trump deportations

July 1, 2025 at 4:18 p.m.

Aldermen ordered police and Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration to share information about the incident, though it's not clear what will come of their attempt to figure out what happened.

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