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Midair helicopter crash in New Jersey leaves 1 dead and another critically injured

Officials say two helicopters have crashed midair in southern New Jersey on Sunday, killing one person and leaving another critically injured.

 

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DOJ sues Illinois’ governor over laws protecting immigrants at courthouses and hospitals

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is firing back at a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit over state laws aimed at protecting immigrants at courthouses, hospitals and day cares.

 

Chicago man accused in train attack is also charged with attempted arson in City Hall fire

A man accused of setting a woman on fire on a Chicago train last month has been indicted on an additional charge alleging he attempted to set City Hall on fire days before the train attack.

 

Key findings of an AP analysis examining federal prosecutions of protesters

The Justice Department has embarked on a months-long effort to prosecute people accused of assaulting federal officers while protesting President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.

 

How the DOJ’s assault charges against protesters are crumbling inside courtrooms

The Justice Department has embarked on a monthslong effort to prosecute people accused of assaulting federal officers during protests of President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.

 

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Border Patrol official who is the face of Trump’s crackdown back in Chicago amid immigration raids

Senior Border Patrol official Greg Bovino has returned to the Chicago area, about a month after leaving to lead immigration crackdowns in other cities.

 

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Protesters move to end their lawsuit over immigration officers’ tactics in the Chicago area

Protesters, journalists and faith leaders who sued over the aggressive tactics of federal immigration agents in the Chicago area are seeking to end their legal challenge.

 

Plea deal with son of drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ details abduction of legendary Sinaloa capo

During the plea hearing of Joaquín Guzmán López, son of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, in Chicago, U.S. prosecutors revealed details of the abduction of Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a leader of the Sinaloa cartel.

 

Son of drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ pleads guilty in US drug trafficking case in a plea deal

One of the sons of imprisoned Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo” has pleaded guilty to U.S. drug trafficking charges.

 

Court transcripts show Border Patrol official Greg Bovino dodging questions about use of force

Newly released transcripts of private interviews with a senior U.S. Border Patrol official and other authorities leading the immigration crackdown in the Chicago area reveal tense exchanges.

 

Aftermath of Chicago’s intense immigration crackdown leaves lawsuits, investigations and anxiety

Chicago has entered what many consider an uneasy phase of a Trump administration immigration crackdown that has already led to thousands of arrests. While a U.S.

 

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Judge’s blistering opinion details use of force in Chicago-area immigration crackdown

A federal judge’s 223-page opinion delivers a blistering account of federal agents using tear gas, rubber bullets and other force against Chicago-area protesters and journalists, often without warning or justification.

 

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Federal judge orders man held on federal terrorism charge in Chicago train attack

A man accused of setting a woman on fire inside a Chicago train has been ordered held pending trial on a federal terrorism charge.

 

Federal prosecutors move to dismiss charges against woman shot by Border Patrol agent in Chicago

Federal prosecutors have moved to dismiss charges they brought against a woman shot by a Border Patrol agent last month amid a federal immigration crackdown in the Chicago area.

 

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Immigration crackdown inspires uniquely Chicago pushback that’s now a model for other cities

As an unprecedented immigration crackdown enters a third month, a growing number of Chicago residents are fighting back against what they deem a racist and aggressive overreach of the federal government.

 

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Chicagoans buy out street vendors amid a federal immigration crackdown

Across Chicago’s Latino neighborhoods, fear of a federal immigration crackdown has emptied the streets.

 

Judge optimistic about improvements at Chicago-area ICE facility with alleged ‘inhumane’ conditions

A federal judge expressed optimism Friday at the government’s progress in making required changes to a Chicago-area federal immigration facility with alleged “inhumane” conditions.

 

Chicago judge says Border Patrol official lied about threats before restricting agents’ use force

A federal judge in Chicago issued an extensive injunction restricting federal agents’ use of force, saying Thursday that a top Border Patrol official leading an immigration crackdown repeatedly lied about threats posed by protesters and news media.

 

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Judge orders improvements at a Chicago-area immigration facility after claims of inhumane conditions

A federal judge has ordered improvements at a Chicago-area immigration facility after detainees sued over “inhumane” conditions.

 

Judge hears testimony about crowded cells and overflowing toilets at Chicago-area immigration site

A judge has heard testimony about overflowing toilets, crowded cells, no beds and water that “tasted like sewer” at a Chicago-area immigration building.

 

Court says Border Patrol official won’t have to brief judge on Chicago-area immigration sweeps

An appeals court has ruled in favor of the Trump administration and stopped a judge from trying to get daily updates from a Border Patrol official about the government’s immigration crackdown in the Chicago area.

 

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Chicago father of child fighting cancer released on bond by immigration judge

A Chicago man whose 16-year-old daughter is undergoing treatment for advanced cancer will be released on bond and return home, an immigration judge ruled Thursday.

 

Appeals court blocks order requiring Bovino to brief judge on Chicago immigration sweeps

A federal appeals court has blocked an order that required a senior Border Patrol official to brief a judge on Chicago immigration sweeps.

 

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Judge orders daily meetings with Border Patrol official Bovino on Chicago immigration crackdown

A federal judge has ordered a senior U.S. Border Patrol official to meet her daily “to hear about how the day went” after weeks of confrontations between immigration agents and the public in the Chicago area.

 

4 family members of Illinois governor candidate killed in Montana helicopter crash, campaign says

Four family members of a Republican running for governor in Illinois have died in a helicopter crash in Montana.

 

With Supreme Court decision still pending, judge extends block on Guard in Chicago indefinitely

National Guard troops won’t be deploying in the Chicago area anytime soon unless the U.S. Supreme Court intervenes.

 

What to know about efforts to block National Guard deployments in Chicago, Portland, other US cities

President Donald Trump’s attempts to deploy the military in Democratic-led cities _ over the objections of mayors and governors _ has brought a head-spinning array of court challenges and overlapping rulings.

 

ICE would need more money to expand use of bodycams in Chicago crackdown, official says

Officials say many federal officers involved in immigration enforcement in Chicago have body cameras, but expanding their use requires more funding from Congress.

 

Official defends use of tear gas in Chicago and says agents on immigration sweeps have cameras

A official says U.S. border agents assigned to immigration enforcement in the Chicago area have been given body cameras.

 

Judge wants immigration agents in Chicago area to wear body cameras after clashes with public

A judge says she will require federal immigration officers in the Chicago area to wear body cameras after the use of tear gas used against protesters.

 

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