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Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for President Trump’s administration to resume sweeping immigration enforcement stops in the Los Angeles area for now as part of the president’s campaign to carry out mass deportations of people in the U.S. unlawfully. The high court agreed to freeze a district court’s temporary restraining order that prevented federal immigration authorities from stopping people in Southern California without reasonable suspicion that they are in the U.S. unlawfully. That order barred officials from relying solely on certain factors like a person’s race or occupation as the basis for a detentive stop.…
A man is charged with murder after he allegedly fatally shot a woman in Center City on Friday evening, Philadelphia police said. The alleged shooter, identified by police as John Kelly, was arrested Friday and charged with murder, possessing an instrument of crime and other related offenses, according to police. Shortly after 5:45 p.m. on Friday, police responded to the 1200 block of Chesnut Street in Center City for reports of a person with a gun. Officers arrived at the area and found a woman had been shot multiple times. The woman, whose name was not immediately provided by police,…
Jury selection is set to begin Monday in the criminal trial of Ryan Routh, the man charged with trying to assassinate President Trump last year in South Florida. Routh, 59, has pleaded not guilty to charges of attempting to assassinate a major presidential candidate, assaulting a federal officer and several firearm violations, is set to represent himself in the trial, after a federal judge signed off on his request earlier this year. He has also pleaded not guilty to state charges of terrorism and attempted murder. Opening statements are expected on Sept. 11. Prosecutors say Routh methodically plotted to kill…
CHICAGO – Clergy members of all faiths stood in unity Monday at Daley Plaza, calling on the city to reject National Guard troops and immigration enforcement. They reported that monitors have witnessed arrests on the southwest side. Rey Wences of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights said ICE agents approached people on Archer Avenue to make three arrests. They say rapid response teams are watching for ICE activity, especially as people head to work and school. President Trump posted over the weekend that Chicago will find out why it’s called the Department of War. Chicago leaders believe Trump…
CHICAGO – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says President Donald Trump’s push to send the National Guard to Chicago is the wrong answer for fighting crime. What we know: In an opinion piece published Monday in The New York Times, Johnson said Chicagoans “love and defend our city fiercely,” and don’t need “an occupation” of armed troops. He pointed to a record-low homicide rate this summer, the lowest since the 1960s, as evidence that the city’s approach is working. “Sending in the National Guard is the wrong solution to a real problem,” Johnson wrote. “If President Trump had listened to…
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CHICAGO – The Department of Homeland Security launched Operation Midway Blitz on Monday, an effort to crack down on undocumented immigrants in Chicago and Illinois. The operation was launched in honor of Katie Abraham, who was killed this year in a hit-and-run car crash with a Guatemalan man who was in the country illegally. “This ICE operation will target the criminal illegal aliens who flocked to Chicago and Illinois because they knew Governor Pritzker and his sanctuary policies would protect them and allow them to roam free on American streets,” a tweet from the department read. The tweet included…
CHICAGO – A 31-year-old woman was killed Monday morning after police say she was shot in the face during a fight with someone she knew in Chicago’s South Loop neighborhood. What we know: The shooting happened around 9:06 a.m. in the 2200 block of South State Street, according to Chicago police. Investigators said the woman was outside when she got into a physical altercation with another woman she knew. During the fight, the offender pulled out a gun and fired, striking the victim in the face. The woman was taken to Stroger Hospital, where she died. Police said the…
CHICAGO – A 19-year-old man is facing felony charges after police say he carried out a string of armed robberies in different Chicago neighborhoods. What we know: CPD’s Robbery Task Force said it began investigating the pattern of crimes after the man tried to rob a business in Jefferson Park and then carried out a robbery in Bucktown on Aug. 19. Detectives later linked him to additional robberies at businesses in Montclare on Aug. 26, West Beverly on Aug. 31, and Rogers Park on Sept. 2. On Sept. 4, police said officers tracked the suspect as he used public…
LAKE COUNTY, Ill. – A Wisconsin man was arrested in Lake County early Monday after leading police on a high-speed chase with a woman in his vehicle. What we know: The pursuit began around 1:10 a.m. when Racine, Wisconsin police alerted the Lake County sheriff’s deputies that a fleeing driver had crossed into Illinois on Route 45 after a “domestic-related dispute.” Deputies later identified the driver as 30-year-old Aaron Kirsey, who allegedly sped away from a sheriff’s sergeant at more than 100 mph before OnStar remotely slowed the vehicle, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. The car was…