Immigration
The lawsuit, filed by 66 cities, challenges President Donald Trump’s administration initiatives that seek to withhold federal funding from cities that prohibit their police officers and other employees from enforcing federal civil immigration laws.
The Reyes brothers, both members of the Illinois National Guard, came to the facility as U.S. Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Jonathan Jackson tried to tour the building at 2245 S. Michigan Ave., where those detained on June 4 were sent text messages summoning them for routine immigration appointments.
Undeterred by weekend protests, Trump posted that the U.S. “must expand efforts to detain and deport Illegal Aliens in America’s largest Cities, such as Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York, where Millions upon Millions of Illegal Aliens reside.”
Thousands gathered in Daley Plaza and in suburban events in protests timed to coincide with a military parade in Washington celebrating the Army’s 250th anniversary and President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday.
The Latino Alumni of Northwestern University organization has rallied behind the family, sharing a fundraising campaign to help a legal challenge to the parents’ deportations.
Legisladores del partido republicano sugirieron repetidamente que las políticas de Pritzker permitieron a inmigrantes entrar a Estados Unidos para cometer crímenes como asesinato.
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Chicago police spotted the suburban man leaving a parking garage Thursday evening in the 200 block of South Michigan Avenue, they said.
Thursday’s protest was arranged by the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights and other organizations. Several hundred people marched from Congress Plaza to Trump Tower.
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias’ office is investigating whether other Illinois police departments are breaking a state law that bars them from sharing data with outside agencies tracking people for their immigration status or for seeking an abortion.
Gov. JB Pritzker survives 'political circus' in Washington as GOP pins immigration woes on Democrats
Republican lawmakers grilled Democratic governors, while Pritzker defended Illinois’ sanctuary policies and criticized President Donald Trump’s agenda.
Similar protests are set to kick off in more than 1,000 cities across the country on Saturday. The rallies are intended to counter the military parade President Donald Trump has planned to mark the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday, which happens to land on his 79th birthday.
“No Kings Day” is a chance for Americans who reject a totalitarian nightmare to raise our voices. We might not get many more chances.
GOP lawmakers repeatedly suggested that Pritzker’s policies made it possible for immigrants to enter the U.S. to carry out crimes like murder.
Gov. JB Pritzker will be joined by Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota and Gov. Kathy Houchul of New York for the hearing that begins at 9 a.m.
Ramón Morales Reyes saldrá libre bajo fianza, decidió el martes una jueza federal de inmigración .
Cristina Pacione-Zayas, the mayor’s chief of staff, said federal agents have “48 hours to stand by and be ready to deploy” in Chicago. Five cities are “targeted,” all of them Democratic-led.
After protesters' arrests at anti-ICE rally, advocates decry CPD’s ‘violent and aggressive’ response
Tuesday’s at times contentious protest downtown marks the latest flashpoint in the volatile nationwide struggle over President Trump’s push to carry out mass deportations.
Heather Blair, 66, suffered a broken arm when a driver crashed into her Tuesday in the Loop. Blair said she’s disappointed her injury will prevent her from attending Chicago’s “No Kings” demonstration on Saturday.
Car plows through Chicago protest as thousands rally in solidarity with L.A. anti-ICE demonstrations
A vehicle was seen speeding through the crowd and several protesters were detained during the Tuesday demonstration that drew thousands to downtown Chicago, voicing opposition to the Trump administration’s stepped-up use of force against immigrants.
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s request was in response to a change in orders for Guard members, originally deployed to protect federal buildings. In the filing, Newsom said sending troops on immigration raids across the city would only escalate tensions and promote civil unrest.
Several social justice groups have organized the demonstrations downtown. They’re the latest in a string of protests in support of immigrant communities in the city.
The Mexican immigrant can be released on bond, a federal immigration judge ruled Tuesday.
Pritzker se prepara para la audiencia del jueves sobre las políticas de inmigración de Illinois con la ayuda de Dana Remus, exasesora legal de la Casa Blanca del presidente Biden. El gobernador no puede permitirse errores.
Los fiscales federales han acusado a Kilmar Ábrego García de transportar personas que estaban en el país ilegalmente. El caso se origina de una parada de tráfico en 2022. Durante semanas, Estados Unidos resistió las órdenes judiciales para regresarlo a Estados Unidos desde El Salvador, donde estaba encarcelado.
The effect of the ban was not apparent Monday at O’Hare Airport where, eight years ago during Trump’s first attempt at a travel ban, hundreds protested and more than a dozen people were arrested.
Pritzker is preparing for Thursday’s House hearing on Illinois immigration policies with the help of Dana Remus, former White House counsel to President Biden. The governor can’t afford any missteps.
Police and pro-immigration protesters squared off near a detention center in downtown Los Angeles as hundreds of National Guard troops activated by President Donald Trump arrived in the city. Gov. Gavin Newsom called Trump’s act “a serious breach of state sovereignty.”