Chicago
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Border Patrol official who is the face of Trump's crackdown back in Chicago amid immigration raids
Dec 17, 2025 9:08 am - Senior Border Patrol official Greg Bovino returned to the Chicago area on Tuesday, about a month after leaving to lead immigration enforcements in other cities, immigration advocates say.
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Court blocks the release of hundreds of immigrants arrested in a Chicago-area crackdown
Dec 12, 2025 10:01 am - A federal appeals court blocked the immediate release of hundreds of immigrants detained during a Chicago area immigration crackdown in a split decision Thursday that also allowed the extension of a consent decree outlining how federal immigration agents can make warrantless arrests.
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Trump threatens funding for Chicago transit after woman set on fire
Dec 09, 2025 1:02 pm - President Donald Trump's administration is threatening to pull federal funding for public transportation in Chicago unless the city tightens security after a man allegedly set a woman on fire inside a commuter train in November.
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‘No place here for me’: U.S. citizens getting caught in immigration crackdown in Chicago, suburbs
Dec 07, 2025 4:36 pm - If you rolled past Bedrosian Park after the final bell rang at Waukegan High School on any given weekday this fall, you were likely to find Diego Rosales, basketball in h...
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Son of drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ pleads guilty in US drug trafficking case in deal with prosecutors
Dec 01, 2025 11:35 am - A son of notorious Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo” pleaded guilty Monday to U.S. drug trafficking charges, months after his brother entered a plea deal.
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DHS swept Chicago to get ‘the worst’ criminals. Many have no record.Nov 30, 2025 3:56 pm - CHICAGO - Juan Manuel Armenta was at a bus stop en route to pick up his paycheck when he was approached by several armed men. The Department of Homeland Security had just...
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Judge's footnote on immigration agents using AI raises accuracy and privacy concerns
Nov 26, 2025 10:42 am - Tucked in a two-sentence footnote in a voluminous court opinion, a federal judge recently called out immigration agents using artificial intelligence to write use-of-force reports, raising concerns that it could lead to inaccuracies and further erode public confidence in how police have handled the immigration crackdown in the Chicago area and ensuing protests.
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Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson leaves hospital after treatment for neurological disorder
Nov 25, 2025 2:48 pm - The Rev. Jesse Jackson has been released from a Chicago hospital where he was treated for a rare neurological disorder, his son said Tuesday.
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Underwood tours Broadview ICE facility, warns deportation blitz isn't over
Nov 25, 2025 10:09 am - U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood on Monday called conditions inside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview “terrible” and warned that staffing is expected to triple by January at ICE facilities in the Chicago area in anticipation of more immigration enforcement.
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Aftermath of Chicago's intense immigration crackdown leaves lawsuits, investigations and anxiety
Nov 23, 2025 4:55 pm - CHICAGO — Chicago has entered what many consider a new uneasy phase of a Trump administration immigration crackdown that has already led to thousands of arrests. While a...