<p>U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros’ office is in turmoil after<b> </b>the<b> </b>failed<b> </b>indictment<b> </b>of six protesters<b> </b>who opposed the Trump administration’s aggressive deportation campaign in the Chicago area.</p><p>The case was widely viewed as a political prosecution, and the revelations of prosecutorial misconduct <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/05/21/broadview-ice-protest-grand-jury-transcript-kat-abughazaleh-trump" target="_blank" >that prompted its dismissal</a> have created a credibility crisis<b> </b>in Boutros’ office unlike any faced by his recent predecessors.</p><p>More cases are now collapsing,<b> </b>judges want answers, and defense attorneys are calling for an investigation<b> </b>— and <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/06/17/broadview-6-want-special-counsel-to-probe-boutros-office-trumps-justice-department-for-criminal-contempt" target="_blank" >possible prosecution</a> — of Boutros, Chicago’s top federal law enforcement official.</p><p>Federal prosecutors in Chicago are better known for taking on violent street gangs, potential terrorists and corrupt politicians of all stripes. In 20 years, they put two governors in prison,<b> </b>as well as a <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/2016/4/27/18346924/dennis-hastert-serial-child-molester-gets-15-months-in-prison" target="_blank" >former U.S.