A Chicago teenager who spoke out for her father’s release after he was detained last fall by immigration officials in a deportation case has died after battling a rare form of cancer. Ofelia Giselle Torres Hidalgo, 16, died Friday from stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, the family said in a statement. Funeral arrangements are private. The … Read more
By Renee Hickman Feb 11 (Reuters) – A Chicago woman shot multiple times by a Border Patrol agent plans to sue the agent and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security after a trove of evidence was released that casts doubt on the Trump administration’s account of the incident, her lawyers said at a news conference … Read more
In a congressional hearing on Tuesday, the Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) read aloud text messages from an immigration agent who bragged about shooting a Chicago woman last year. On October 4, a Customs and Border Protection agent Charles Exum a shot Marimar Martinez five times in Brighton Park during the Department of Homeland Security’s Operation … Read more
By PJ Huffstutter CHICAGO, Dec 13 (Reuters) – The windowless newsroom of The Phoenix, Loyola University’s Chicago newspaper, feels like an old refrigerator. A pot of coffee rattles in the corner as youngsters Julia Pentasuglio and Ella Daugherty hunch over a shiny laptop, updating a Google map. Each red pin marks an appearance of federal … Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A coalition of protesters, journalists and faith leaders filed Tuesday to dismiss their lawsuit challenging the aggressive tactics of federal immigration officials in the Chicago area, arguing that the Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz” is largely over. While the plaintiffs characterized their move as a victory, the case was headed for a … Read more
CHICAGO (AP) – The massive presence of the Border Patrol on a recent Saturday morning in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood did not faze Ofelia Herrera even though she and her husband are in the United States illegally. She waited for the agents to move a few blocks away, then opened their stand serving Mexican-style corn … Read more