Immigration

A growing number of Chicago residents are fighting back against what they deem a racist and aggressive overreach of the federal government.

A federal judge has issued a permanent order ensuring that immigrants detained at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center in downtown Los Angeles are able to see their attorneys in a timely manner, according to court papers obtained Friday. U.S. District Judge Maame E. Frimpong issued the permanent injunction Thursday requiring that detainees confined in the basement...

A federal lawsuit alleges appalling conditions at California’s largest immigration detention facility. The American Civil Liberties Union represents seven men at the facility in California City, about 100 miles north of Los Angeles. The complaint was filed Wednesday in the District Court for Northern California. It says detainees report sewage issues, inadequate medical care, and a lack of basic supplies...

California plans to revoke 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses given to immigrants after the Trump administration raised concerns about people in the country illegally receiving licenses to drive a semitruck or a bus. But Gov. Gavin Newsom said that isn’t the reason. Newsom said the revocations are for violations of state law, but he didn’t provide specifics. The Democratic governor’s...

President Trump mocked local officials last month, calling Chicago a “war zone” after they touted a drop in crime. Now, his administration wants to take credit.

A Chicago father and his 1-year-old daughter were pepper-sprayed by federal immigration agents as they went grocery shopping over the weekend, the family said.

Oregon officials have been embroiled in a legal battle with the administration since late September, when the Trump administration mobilized hundreds of troops.

The Trump administration is exploring a plan to buy warehouses designed for companies like Amazon, sources said, which would drastically increase the Trump administration’s capacity for detaining immigrants.

Six people, including a toddler, were detained during an immigration operation in the parking lot of a Home Depot in the Cypress Park neighborhood of Los Angeles this week, according to activists. A federal agent drove away with the 1-year-old baby in the backseat of a car Tuesday morning after arresting her father, a U.S. citizen. The man was...

DHS says the man had an active warrant for property damage. Macy Jenkins reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Nov. 5, 2025.

The trial of a Riverside woman, accused of following an immigration agent home and livestreaming his address on social media, was tentatively set for Dec. 23. Cynthia Raygoza, 37, is one of the three women who followed the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent home as he was leaving the Civic Center in downtown Los Angeles to return home, the…

Editors’ note: The previous version of the story said Parias was released from federal custory. A man who was shot by an immigrant agent in South Los Angeles last week after allegedly trying to strike officials with his car, was granted to be released from federal custody but remained in the downtown Los Angeles jail Friday. Carlitos Ricardo Parias, who…

A DHS spokeswoman offered a two-word reply in response to a local news report that said immigration agents were seen wearing Halloween masks in Los Angeles.

A U.S. Senate investigation has uncovered numerous credible reports of medical neglect and poor conditions in immigration detention centers across the country. The report, released by Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff, highlights cases where detainees were denied insulin, left without medical attention for days, and forced to compete for clean water. It documents 80 credible cases of medical neglect and widespread...

Last week, another agent opened fire in South LA during an immigration operation. Christian Cázares reports for the NBC4 News at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025.

Agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) opened fire during an operation in Ontario, prompting street closures and a federal investigation. Prior to the shooting, ICE agents were conducting a traffic stop on Vineyard Avenue at St. Andrews Drive when an unknown person in a car pulled up in front of the agents, according to the Department of Homeland Security…

This happened during a vehicle stop, federal authorities said.

The Trump administration is restricting the number of refugees it admits annually into the country, and they will mostly be white South Africans.

A crowd of about 50-70 clashed with federal agents Wednesday morning in an Oxnard neighborhood. Jonathan Gonzalez reports for NBC4 at 11 a.m. on October 29, 2025.

Federal law enforcement authorities announced arrests Wednesday in connection with violence during immigration enforcement operation protests earlier this year in Southern California, including a July clash in rural Ventura County .  Ten people were arrested and charged in three criminal complaints that include allegations of engaging in violence and civil disorder against law enforcement officers and property during immigration enforcement…