12 h. ago 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

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34 h. ago Federal prosecutors 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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48 h. ago These are the sights and sounds of Trump's immigration crackdown in Chicago

For nearly two months, federal agents have been carrying out surprise raids in Chicago in pursuit of the Trump administration’s immigration agenda, emerging from unmarked vehicles in neighborhoods throughout the city to confront and detain stunned members of the public

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55 h. ago Appeals court pauses order restricting use of force by immigration agents in Chicago

A federal appeals court is temporarily halting an order that restricts the use of force by federal immigration agents in the Chicago area, calling it “overbroad” and “too prescriptive.”

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66 h. ago Nearly all immigrants detained in Trump Chicago raid had no criminal conviction

Data sharply contradicts officials’ portrayal of immigration sweeps as effort to fight ‘worst of the worst’ criminalsMore than 97% of immigrants detained in the Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz” in Chicago had no criminal conviction, according to federal court records.The data, released on Friday and first reported by the Chicago Tribune, sharply contradicts the Trump administration’s portrayal of the immigration sweeps as an effort to fight crime and, as Trump himself has described it, targeting the “worst of the worst”. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago FAA lifts order slashing flights, allowing commercial airlines to resume their regular schedules

Summary: The Federal Aviation Administration said Sunday it is lifting all restrictions on commercial flights that were imposed during the government shutdown at 40 major U.S. airports

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7 d. ago Photos of protesters clashing with police outside Chicago immigration facility

Authorities arrested protesters outside a Chicago-area federal immigration facility on Friday that activists call a de facto detention center with inhumane conditions.

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7 d. ago Protesters arrested after clashing with police outside Chicago

Protesters have clashed with authorities outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago

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9 d. ago 'A day without fear': Chicagoans buy out street vendors amid immigration crackdown

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

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9 d. ago Trump’s military takeover of US cities has already cost taxpayers nearly $500M

President’s decision to bolster urban law enforcement with federal forces in cities like Washington, Los Angeles and Chicago proving hugely costly, according to a report

Economics

1 week ago Teenager who killed Harry Pitman, 16, after stabbing the schoolboy in the neck at New Year's Eve fireworks is jailed for at least 16 years

Areece Lloyd-Hall, 18, stabbed Harry Pitman in the neck after he accidentally bumped into another boy while playfighting on Primrose Hill in north London , a court heard.

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1 week ago Chicago police respond as ‘shots fired’ at federal agents amid immigration operations

The Department of Homeland Security said shots were fired by a man in a black Jeep who was targeting the agents

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1 week ago Border patrol chief reprimanded for lying claims shots were fired at immigration officers in Chicago

Gregory Bovino was called out by a judge only two days earlier for lying about being assaulted by a protesterA border patrol chief claimed on Saturday that his agents came under fire in Chicago while conducting immigration enforcement operations, just two days after a federal judge said that he had lied to her about having been struck by a rock during a previous confrontation with protesters in the city.Gregory Bovino, the border patrol chief and frequent Fox News guest who has become the face of the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts, said on social media that his agents had been “shot at”, and subjected to “vehicular assaults, physical assaults, impeding, violent mobs, vehicular blockades”, for a number of hours. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Chicago police respond to report of shots fired at federal agents amid immigration operations

Chicago Police say they have responded to a call of gunshots fired at federal agents during immigration enforcement operations

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2 w. ago FAA scales back flights at 40 airports. See the impact in photos

Flights at 40 major U.S. airports, including in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, were cut Friday as airlines complied with the Federal Aviation Administration’s order to scale back flights nationwide because of the government shutdown.

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2 w. ago New York, LA, Chicago and Washington DC airports among 40 facing air traffic reductions

US government shutdown blamed for cuts from Friday, two weeks before busy Thanksgiving holiday travel periodUS politics live – latest updatesList of US airports cutting flights on Friday due to federal government shutdownNew York, Los Angeles and Chicago airports are among 40 that will see reductions in flights from Friday as a result of the government shutdown, according to a list distributed to the airlines.The Associated Press published the list after airline regulators identified “high-volume markets” where the Federal Administration Agency says air traffic must be reduced by 4% by 6am ET on Friday, a move that would force airlines to cancel thousands of flights and create a cascade of scheduling issues and delays at some of the nation’s largest airports. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Texts appear to show Border Patrol agent bragging about shooting a woman in Chicago

Text messages sent by a Border Patrol agent appear to show he bragged to colleagues about his shooting skills after wounding a woman charged with assaulting a federal officer in Chicago

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2 w. ago Judge will order federal agents in Chicago to restrict using force against protesters and media

A judge said Thursday she will order federal agents in Chicago to restrict using force against peaceful protesters and media, saying current practices violate their constitutional rights

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2 w. ago Excessive force allegations will be the focus of a Chicago court hearing

A judge will consider how to respond to allegations that federal immigration agents in the Chicago area have used excessive force

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2 w. ago Judge to hear arguments as advocates sue feds over conditions at Chicago

A federal judge is expected to hear arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit against the federal government by advocates who describe conditions at a Chicago-area immigration facility as inhumane

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