“The stories we’re hearing are pretty horrific,” said NIJC’s Olivia Abrecht to @wbez.org, describing inhumane conditions at ICE’s Broadview facility. These abuses must stop NOW. Read more by @bylaurenfitz.bsky.social @adrianacardmag.bsky.social:

ICE made unlawful arrests during Operation Midway Blitz, new court filing says chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/09...

ICE must release Steve and must stop targeting journalists

They came to Chicago with hopes of the ‘American Dream.’ But after the husband was detained and deported, his wife has enrolled herself and her children in a new self-deportation program, reports @adrianacardmag.bsky.social chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

At the recent hearing on the Castañon Nava settlement, NIJC & ACLU of IL argued that ICE agents detained 25 people, including a U.S. citizen, w/o warrants or probable cause in violation of the Fourth Amendment. Read @wbez.org @adrianacardmag.bsky.social coverage here: www.wbez.org/immigration/...

Immigration arrests violated the Fourth Amendment, Chicago lawyers argue in court www.wbez.org/immigration/...

Tere left Venezuela to start a new life in the U.S. She has a home, a job and access to gender affirming care. But she worries it could all disappear. via @adrianacardmag.bsky.social

A trans migrant came to Chicago to escape violence. Now she’s afraid of deportation. Listen to Tere share her story right here 👇👇

ICE has imprisoned the wife of a Marine veteran who was still breastfeeding a 3-month-old baby because her *mother* failed to attend a hearing in 2018 apnews.com/article/ice-...

From the article: Citing President Trump’s reported promise to donors during the 2024 campaign to set the Palestinian cause back decades, Mr. Khalil said he believed that Mr. Trump had done the opposite. “He actually advanced the movement 20 years,” he said. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/n...

“There was no line to enter the security perimeter, which was manned by T.S.A. workers. An elderly woman in front of me was told that she couldn’t bring in her mini American flags unless she removed them from their sticks, which were a potential weapon.” www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

South Loop immigration arrests spark outrage, calls for changes to city’s sanctuary law www.wbez.org/immigration/...

ICE agents arrest a dozen immigrants as elected officials try to block them in the South Loop www.wbez.org/immigration/...

Elected officials tried to stop ICE from making arrests in the South Loop today. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

A Chicago migrant’s desperate search for his girlfriend www.wbez.org/wbez-news/20...

Illinois immigrants closely following Supreme Court arguments on birthright citizenship www.wbez.org/immigration/...

The rush in Illinois to become a U.S. citizen amid immigration crackdown www.wbez.org/immigration/...

Peruvian-Americans in Chicago celebrating Pope Leo as one of their own chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...

In Springfield visit, Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem takes aim at Gov. Pritzker's sanctuary policies www.wbez.org/politics/202...

These photos and stories of demonstrators at today's May Day gathering in #Chicago are beautiful. Thank you @adrianacardmag.bsky.social and Pat Nabong! www.wbez.org/immigration/...

Familia de venezolano de Chicago enviado a prisión salvadoreña supo de su paradero por un video de Kristi Noem chicago.suntimes.com/la-voz/2025/...

The family of a #Chicago man sent to a Salvadoran prison learned his whereabouts from a Kristi Noem video, @adrianacardmag.bsky.social found. The family has no idea how to reach him after recognizing him in footage of the U.S. homeland security chief touring the prison. www.wbez.org/immigration/...

A Chicago man was deported to an El Salvadoran prison, his family says www.wbez.org/immigration/...

Questionable ICE ‘wellness check’ caught on video in suburban Highwood, IL. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Venezuelans in Chicago relieved their deportation protection is safe, for now www.wbez.org/immigration/...

Suburban Chicago family pleads for ICE to release father, a local business owner by @elviamalagon.bsky.social chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Los 22 casos incluyen a Julio Noriega, ciudadano estadounidense, quien, según documentos judiciales, fue arrestado y pasó parte de la noche en un centro de ICE. Sólo fue liberado después de que los agentes revisaran su identificación. chicago.suntimes.com/la-voz/2025/...

Immigration agents arrested a U.S. citizen and created warrants after an arrest, lawyers say in court, reports @adrianacardmag.bsky.social chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Immigration agents arrested a U.S. citizen and created warrants after an arrest, lawyers say in court www.wbez.org/immigration/...

Chicago attorneys accuse federal agents of violating immigrants’ rights and take legal action www.wbez.org/immigration/...

This was one of the hardest audio stories I’ve mixed. As I was finishing it I got word that a family I knew got deported. The worst fear of the people in these stories is now the reality of others. Pls listen. In collaboration w/ @ChipMitchell1 www.wbez.org/immigration/...

BREAKING: With or without Temporary Protected Status, many #Venezuelan #immigrants intend to stay in the U.S. But uncertainty from losing TPS is putting pressure on business owners and straining relationships. Tap "Listen"! @adrianacardmag.bsky.social @wbez.org www.wbez.org/immigration/...

'Video footage shows federal agents using forceful entry and intimidation and failing to provide warrants in the moments leading to break-ins and arrests' of alleged undocumented immigrants www.wbez.org/immigration/... by @adrianacardmag.bsky.social @elviamalagon.bsky.social

Trump’s immigration arrests in Chicago raise questions about 4th Amendment violations www.wbez.org/immigration/...

When the feds arrived, a 26-yr-old started recording. They were searching for a relative. But instead arrested his dad who was just arriving from buying tamales. "I can't breathe. I got asthma. Call a lawyer," he heard his dad say chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/... w/ @adrianacardmag.bsky.social

Wait a minute…ColOmbia the country or Columbia the university? 🤯

Despite reports of Tuesday immigration raid, Chicago was quiet on Trump’s first full day in office.

Chicago could be the site of early mass deportation raids starting tomorrow. Residents across neighborhoods are getting ready by putting their deportation defense infrastructure to the test.

I just got home after driving around Chicago all day today and talking to immigrants and advocates who are building a defense infrastructure.

As Trump’s deportation threats loom, Chicago’s immigrant communities prepare emergency plans

This came out last month but very interesting.

From the article: “There were roughly 11 million immigrants in the U.S. illegally or with a temporary status at the start of 2022, a figure that some analysts say has increased to 13-14 million. Those with temporary protections are not immediately deportable and many live in “sanctuary” states…”

“A major reason that the first Trump administration deported far fewer people than President Obama was resistance from state and local officials in so-called sanctuary jurisdictions,” Kathleen Bush-Joseph, an analyst at the Migration Policy Institute, said in an email.

Here is this online immigration resource hub created by The Resurrection Project to help undocumented immigrants be prepared in case immigration agents come to their door. www.trpimmigrantjustice.org/resourcehub

Chicago and Illinois have sanctuary laws. What does that actually mean?