REAL IDs have been required for domestic travel since May 2025. Here’s a reminder of what Illinois travelers should know ahead of the summer travel season.

Facing Federal Funding Cuts, An Asian Coalition is Fighting to Protect Immigrant Services in Illinois – Top Stories – ...

Amid rising ICE activity, Chicago Public Schools teachers organized on their own time to support undocumented students and families with legal resources, safe passage routes and emergency funds.

Illinois Hospitals Set Protocols for ICE. Whether Federal Agents Will Follow Them Is Not Clear. – Immigration Policy – ...

The Cook County public defender’s office had already laid the groundwork to represent individuals in immigration cases, but an increase in detention under the Trump administration last year forced ...

In a Michigan detention center, Chicago-area immigrants face difficult conditions amid mounting challenges to defend their immigration cases, they said. This story was originally published in Block ...

Since October, the commission has interviewed over 60 witnesses and analyzed nearly 100 hours of body-camera footage from federal agents involved in Midway Blitz. The Illinois Accountability ...

Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans ...

In an excerpt from their new book, Alix Dick and Antero Garcia tally the structural costs of undocumented life. Excerpted from The Cost of Being Undocumented: One Woman’s Reckoning with America’s ...

U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Cummings ruled that immigration agents must follow the Castañon Nava consent decree, which is still in effect. This story was originally published in Block Club Chicago, a ...

Some consulates invest fewer resources into supporting nationals in the U.S., leaving some immigrants feeling unsupported as they face an increasingly harsh immigration system.