Immigration enforcement incidents in Illinois
257 documented incidents in Illinois in the Human Impact Project database — showing the 100 most recent. View all on the interactive map.
- Man mistaken for fugitive beaten and detained by ICE agents in Evanston, hospitalized
Oct 4, 2026 · Evanston, IL
- ICE arrests eight men in Woodstock and Waukegan, Illinois enforcement operations
Sep 25, 2026 · Waukegan, IL
- DACA recipient held by ICE for 7 months, son didn't recognize her
Sep 22, 2026 · Broadview, IL
- Federal agents repeatedly use tear gas, pepper spray on protesters at Broadview ICE facility
Sep 19, 2026 · Broadview, IL
- Fear of ICE raids cost Chicago-area businesses $1.26 billion, study finds
Sep 8, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- Two men detained as ICE raids Illinois factory without warrant
Sep 3, 2026 · McCook, IL
- Illinois man injured, detained in Evanston after ICE mistook him for fugitive
Sep 1, 2026 · IL
- Chicago school custodian detained by ICE, released after 42 days, reunites with family
Aug 28, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- Man detained by ICE after highway crash, chase in Chicago's McKinley Park
Aug 24, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- Colombian DJ and husband detained by ICE at Chicago airport, later released on bond
Aug 19, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- U.S. citizens tasered, hospitalized by ICE agents while filming near Chicago
Aug 19, 2026 · Bensenville, IL
- Federal agents threaten criminal charges to force sheriff to surrender inmates
Aug 6, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- Little Village immigration raids end with Cicero crash, standoff
Aug 2, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- ICE agents crash into car, detain man in Chicago's Dunning
Aug 2, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- Chicago ICE raid touted as anti-terror win results in no criminal charges
Aug 2, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- Cemetery worker pepper-balled, hospitalized trying to help man fleeing agents, now suing
Jul 29, 2026 · IL
- Immigrants face deportation orders after shrinking court prep time to weeks
Jul 27, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- Man detained by ICE in front of wife and children on Chicago street
Jul 24, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- Army veteran's wife deported after 66 days in ICE custody; husband denied final goodbye
Jul 21, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- Venezuelan kidney donor detained by ICE after brother's transplant complications
Jul 21, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- ICE presence persists at Cook County courthouses despite new Illinois law
Jul 12, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- ICE agents detain two adults and a child at Bridgeview courthouse, video shows struggle
Jul 12, 2026 · Bridgeview, IL
- Chicago man arrested by ICE, family struggles with mother's medical care
July 10, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- ICE arrests continue on Chicago's Southwest Side as tactics grow quieter but not fewer
Jul 10, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- Green card holder deported after 40 years, family relocates to Mexico
Jul 9, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- Two people arrested by ICE in Waukegan manufacturing plant parking lot
Jul 8, 2026 · Waukegan, IL
- Venezuelan father wrongly deported by ICE due to 'data error,' returns traumatized to Chicago family
Jul 7, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- Father and work permit holder detained by ICE in Joliet after mistaken identity
July 6, 2026 · Joliet, IL
- Colombian father deported after ICE detention, family self-deports to reunite
Jul 1, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- Man legally in asylum process detained at Chicago airport
Jul 2026 · Chicago, IL
- 15 people detained during ICE raids in Bloomington-Normal
Jul 1, 2026 · Bloomington-Normal, IL
- Chicago day laborers vanish from hiring corner amid ICE crackdown
Jun 24, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- Illinois Officials Demand End to Chicago's 'Mega Master' Immigration Hearings
June 18, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- Immigrant arrests surge again across Chicago as agents shift tactics
Jun 19, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- Venezuelan mother and child detained by ICE at courthouse during court appearance
June 18, 2026 · Bridgeview, IL
- Three people detained by ICE at Illinois courthouse, state officials demand investigation
Jun 17, 2026 · Bridgeview, IL
- Guatemalan man arrested by ICE at courthouse on outstanding removal order
Jun 15, 2026 · Kane County, IL
- Three Illinois teens detained by ICE after traffic stop, state officials investigate police role
Jun 10, 2026 · Morrisonville, IL
- Three Illinois teens detained by ICE after traffic stop, held in Missouri jail
Jun 10, 2026 · Collinsville, IL
- 16-year-old detained by ICE after traffic stop, transferred to Texas despite family custody request
Jun 10, 2026 · Collinsville, IL
- ICE detains three Collinsville teenagers, Illinois officials demand answers
June 9, 2026 · Morrisonville, IL
- 23-year-old Honduran immigrant self-deports after traffic stop arrest, vehicle impounded
Jun 9, 2026 · Morrisonville, IL
- 19-year-old Hector Cruz-Sanchez and 16-year-old Jesus Alexis Cruz detained by ICE after traffic stop, transferred to Texas
Jun 9, 2026 · Morrisonville, IL
- Polish immigrant detained after ICE chase ends in tree crash in Dunning
Jun 9, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- ICE agents conduct operation outside Joliet courthouse, activists witness abduction
Jun 8, 2026 · Joliet, IL
- Iraqi striker detained 7 hours at Chicago airport, team photographer denied entry
Jun 6, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- Man Tasered while handcuffed, ICE vehicle hits bystander car during Albany Park arrest
Jun 3, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- Venezuelan man detained after collision during ICE arrest in Albany Park neighborhood
Jun 2, 2026 · Albany Park, IL
- Venezuelan man arrested outside courthouse after misdemeanor hearing
Jun 2, 2026 · Bridgeview, IL
- High school senior and mother detained at asylum check-in, released in time for graduation
May 28, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- High school senior detained by ICE at asylum check-in, released after months
May 26, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- 37 arrested in military raid on Chicago apartment building; families seek $85 million in damages
May 25, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- Six ICE protesters' case collapses over prosecutorial misconduct
May 21, 2026 · Broadview, IL
- Undocumented immigrant detained while driving with child in North Chicago
May 20, 2026 · North Chicago, IL
- Albanian barber arrested by ICE after 20 years in America, separated from citizen wife and young daughter
May 17, 2026 · Elmwood Park, IL
- At least 3 immigration arrests reported in Waukegan area on Wednesday
May 13, 2026 · Waukegan, IL
- Teen with stage 4 cancer reunites with deported parents in Mexico, dies next day
May 9, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- At least one person arrested by ICE at Cook County courthouse in violation of state law
May 7, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- Mexican man arrested by ICE after Chicago police released him
May 6, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- Chicago immigrant tenants face eviction after ICE detains over 3,700 people
May 4, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- Man detained in Ohio, held in Texas; family faces eviction
Apr 27, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- ICE agents arrest 4 in Shelbyville during targeted enforcement
Apr 21, 2026 · Shelbyville, IL
- Immigration courts deny bond to majority of detainees amid system overload
Apr 15, 2026 · California, Texas, Illinois, New York, New Jersey
- Chicago man reunited with dog after self-deporting to Mexico
Apr 14, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- Self-deportation app leaves immigrants stranded without promised flights
Apr 12, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- ICE arrests U.S. citizen after disputed threat allegation in Chicago
Apr 8, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- Man arrested by DHS agents in Lake Bluff during apparent immigration enforcement operation
Apr 7, 2026 · Lake Bluff, IL
- ICE accused of violating Illinois courthouse arrest ban
Apr 2, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- Brother detained by ICE, fighting deportation order
Mar 25, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- Six protesters arrested at ICE facilities, DNA collected without consent
Mar 18, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- DACA advocate faces own renewal delays, risking deportation protection
Mar 15, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- Venezuelan woman remains detained in Kentucky months after courthouse arrest, denied bond hearing
Mar 10, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- Chicago immigration court loses half its judges under Trump
Mar 3, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- 32 arrested in Chicago ICE operation violated consent decree, federal judge rules
Feb 28, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- Green-card holder detained at airport after 28 years in U.S.
Feb 27, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- Student visa holder self-deports after ICE detention, leaves U.S. citizen wife behind
Feb 26, 2026 · Bloomington-Normal, IL
- DACA recipient loses job after renewal delays extend six months
Feb 18, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- Father arrested outside Home Depot, detained during daughter's cancer treatment, later dies of cancer
Feb 15, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- Chicago woman shot five times by Border Patrol agent, case dismissed
Feb 11, 2026 · Chicago, Illinois
- Federal agents arrest man in Bolingbrook police lobby
Jan 28, 2026 · Bolingbrook, IL
- DHS Claims ICE Surveillance Footage Never Recorded in Detention Abuse Case
Jan 27, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- Federal immigration agents shoot at drivers in 15 cases
Jan 23, 2026 · San Bernardino, California; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Illinois; Washington, D.C.
- Brazilian student runner faces departure as F-1 visa expires
Jan 23, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- Medical concerns halt deportation of elderly Filipina detained by ICE
Jan 6, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- Trump administration mass deportation raids impact Chicago region
Jan 5, 2026 · Chicago, IL
- Border Patrol Chief Admits Arresting U.S. Citizens
Dec 31, 2025 · Chicago, IL
- Federal court dismisses majority of charges in Operation Midway Blitz citizen arrests
Dec 30, 2025 · Chicago, IL
- Restaurant owner deported to Pakistan; community fundraiser launched to bring him home
Dec 29, 2025 · Chicago, IL
- Irish green card holder released after five months ICE detention
Dec 22, 2025 · Chicago, IL
- US citizen detained, face scanned by ICE agents in Chicago
Dec 13, 2025 · Chicago, IL
- U.S. citizen comedy club manager arrested by Border Patrol, charges later dismissed
Dec 10, 2025 · Chicago, IL
- Polish green card holder detained 11 months over decades-old shoplifting charges, daughters fight for release
Dec 9, 2025 · Des Plaines, IL
- Chicago ICE enforcement surge detains 3,800, violates constitutional standards, triggers protests
Dec 7, 2025 · Chicago, Illinois
- ICE agents use tear gas in Elgin standoff, detain man after hours
Dec 6, 2025 · Elgin, IL
- ICE detains postpartum mother 15 days after C-section, separating her from NICU baby
Dec 5, 2025 · Cicero, IL
- Border Patrol commander demoted after false accounts led to case dismissals
November 27, 2025 · IL
- ICE Officer Bovino accused of lying, use of force against Chicago protesters
Nov 27, 2025 · Chicago, IL
- ICE Loses Key Evidence Day After Being Sued
Nov 20, 2025 · Chicago, Illinois
- U.S. Citizens Testify to Congress About ICE Apprehension and Shooting
Nov 19, 2025 · Minneapolis, MN; Chicago, IL
- Green card holder detained and pushed to ground by federal agents in Melrose Park
Nov 15, 2025 · Melrose Park, IL