Immigration

A driver gets out of the “Abolish ICE” snowplow that won the naming contest, on March 25, 2026, at a Streets and Sanitation facility in the West Town neighborhood. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Chicago’s ‘Abolish ICE’ snowplow unveiled by Mayor Brandon Johnson as winner of annual contest

By Jake Sheridan

March 25, 2026 at 4:39 p.m.

More than 9,000 people voted to rename one of six new Chicago snowplows "Abolish ICE"...

Terese Jackway, left, of Naperville, Lynne Sherman, of Lisle, and Lisa Yost, of Naperville, make signs during a "No Kings" protest sign-making event at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Naperville, March 16, 2026. (Josh Boland/Chicago Tribune)

At ‘No Kings’ protests, clergy and protesters of faith plan to rally against Donald Trump

By Angie Leventis Lourgos

March 25, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

A diverse array of Chicago area religious leaders are gearing up to take part in...

The Village of Skokie has moved in recent weeks to discuss a new ordinance directing local law enforcement on how to respond to federal immigration actions, a proposal the Skokie Police Department expressed significant reservations about during the March 16 Committee of the Whole Meeting, March 16, 2026. (Claire Murphy/Pioneer Press)

Skokie police express concern over ICE-related ordinance

By Claire Murphy

March 24, 2026 at 4:13 p.m.

Skokie police had concerns with a proposed village ordinance directing how they are to act...

A passenger looks at two masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who stand just inside a passenger exit area in Terminal 1 at Chicago O’Hare International Airport on March 23, 2026. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)

ICE agents deployed to O’Hare as TSA goes without pay amid partial shutdown

By Talia Soglin

March 23, 2026 at 5:33 p.m.

At O'Hare, travelers have not seen significant delays, and security lines were not long and...

A federal immigration agent is seen as people wait in a TSA line at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Monday, March 23, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Emilie Megnien)

ICE officers go to TSA checkpoints at Trump’s direction, while long wait times at airports persist

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips

March 23, 2026 at 1:29 p.m.

More federal immigration officers are making their way to U.S. airports after President Donald Trump...

An image from the Facebook page of the Hanover Park Police Department shows Radule Bojovic, center, with the description: "Congratulations, Officer Bojovic!" (Hanover Park Police Department)

Judge temporarily bars government from revoking work authorization of former Hanover Park cop arrested by ICE

By Tess Kenny

March 23, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

A federal judge has ruled that the government cannot deprive, for the time being at...

Flowers are seen on the pier at Tobey Prinz Beach in Chicago’s Rogers Park as people fish on March 21, 2026. Loyola University freshman Sheridan Gorman was fatally shot there Thursday. Chicago police have arrested a 25-year-old Rogers Park man in connection with the shooting. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)

Man charged in Loyola student’s shooting as ICE lodges arrest detainer

By Adriana Pérez

March 23, 2026 at 9:52 a.m.

Loyola student Sheridan Gorman, 18, was fatally shot on the Loyola Beach Pier.

People wait in a TSA line at the John F. Kennedy International Airport, Sunday, March 22, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

ICE officers go to TSA checkpoints at Trump’s direction, while long wait times at airports persist

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips

March 23, 2026 at 3:29 p.m.

President Donald Trump’s decision to order federal immigration agents to U.S. airports to help with...

Artist Pablo Serrano stands by a new painting March 10, 2026, in his Pilsen studio. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Locals with birthright citizenship hope the practice prevails as Supreme Court to weigh in

By Angie Leventis Lourgos

March 22, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Oral arguments in the birthright citizenship case Trump v. Barbara are slated to begin April...

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, March 20, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

ICE officers soon will help with airport security unless Democrats end shutdown, President Trump says

By Collin Binkley

March 21, 2026 at 6:08 p.m.

President Donald Trump said Saturday he will order federal immigration officers to take a role...

Elgin police Officer Jason Lentz has been fired for a social media post in which he told ICE agents where to find undocumented immigrants in the Elgin area. (Elgin Police Department)

Elgin police officer fired for social media post targeting undocumented immigrants

By Gloria Casas

March 20, 2026 at 4:42 p.m.

Elgin police Officer Jason Lentz has been fired for an inflammatory social media message he...

Mario Pena, an immigrant to Waukegan in 1971 who became a U.S. citizen in 1985, has helped 5,300 people become naturalized citizens and registered them to vote. (Steve Sadin/For the Lake County News-Sun)

Former Waukegan man being honored for helping immigrants: ‘He is an angel here on Earth’

By Steve Sadin

March 20, 2026 at 9:49 a.m.

Pena will be recognized for his service to the community during a Fiestas Patrias event...

The honorary César Chavez street sign marks a stretch of South Blue Island Avenue on March 19, 2026, in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Chicago schools, parks consider renaming César Chavez monuments after bombshell sexual abuse allegations

By Rebecca Johnson

March 19, 2026 at 6:52 p.m.

The reaction to the César Chavez allegations was swift as leaders across the country, including...