Promising a “fight” to protect all Chicagoans, Mayor Brandon Johnson said Thursday he has not reached out to the White House in the face of Republican President Donald Trump’s ongoing threats against immigrants — and Democratic officials such as Johnson himself.

Protesters were seen rallying in Federal Plaza, holding signs saying "No More I.C.E, No More Raids" and "defend democracy," as police lined the streets on bikes.

The Trump administration authorized federal immigration authorities to target schools and churches, revoking a policy that barred arrests in "sensitive" areas, DHS said.

It was another busy day for President Donald Trump’s administration, as he suffered a setback in a lawsuit against his birthright citizenship executive order.

Acting deputy Attorney General Emil Bove’s memo giving federal prosecutors the power to investigate local officials for alleged obstruction of immigration enforcement “sent shockwaves through the legal and political world,” Honig said on CNN’s “Newsnight.”

A federal judge in Seattle is set to hear the first arguments Thursday in a multi-state lawsuit seeking to block President Donald Trump’s executive order ending the constitutional guarantee of

Immigrants in Chicago and other U.S. cities have been preparing for immigration arrests since President-elect Donald Trump won the November election.

Mayor Brandon Johnson and Governor JB Pritzker are once again pushing back on the Trump administration's promise of mass deportations

Trump campaigned largely on the issue of immigration, promising to carry out mass deportations of roughly 11 million illegal immigrants currently in the U.S.

After years of warm relations with the Biden White House, a grim reality sets in for Illinois, with Donald Trump inauguration as president Monday. No high-level player in this blue state has any particular entrée to the Trump world,

Joe Leyden, shows his support during a Donald Trump inauguration watch party at Danny’s Pizza Place in Chicago, Jan. 20, 2025. He was arrested in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and sentenced to six months behind bars. His Brother Daniel Leyden was also arrested and was sentenced to more than three years in federal prison. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)

As President Donald Trump returns to the White House, he is vowing to execute the largest deportation operation in U.S. history.