She left in February. She was replaced by AUSA William Hogan.
Lead prosecutor in ‘Broadview Six’ immigration protest case leaving for DC ahead of high-profile trial
By Jason Meisner | jmeisner@chicagotribune.com | Chicago Tribune
PUBLISHED: February 23, 2026 at 2:53 PM CST | UPDATED: February 24, 2026 at 4:47 PM CST
The lead prosecutor in the politically charged “Broadview Six” case accusing a group of Democrats and other protesters of conspiring to impede immigration agents at the Broadview ICE facility is leaving the office for a temporary detail in Washington, D.C.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Sheri Mecklenburg, a 20-year veteran of the U.S. attorney’s office in Chicago, has been assigned to the Senate Judiciary Committee under Sen. Dick Durbin, a committee spokesperson confirmed Monday. Durbin, the ranking Democrat on the committee, which vets presidential nominees for the federal judiciary and U.S. attorney posts, is retiring in January 2027.
Mecklenburg is not expected to return to Chicago until next year and will miss the Broadview Six trial, which is currently slated to begin May 26. She officially withdrew from the case without comment last week. She also has stepped down from her role in a sweeping fraud case against former executives at Loretto Hospital.
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I gather that the day-to-day work was being carried out by the junior prosecutor, AUSA Matthew Skiba.
Handed "assistant us attorney skiba," AI returned:
Matthew Skiba is an Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) working in the Northern District of Illinois. He gained notable attention as one of the prosecutors in the federal "Broadview Six" case.
• "Broadview Six" Case: Skiba, alongside AUSA William Hogan, was involved in the high-profile prosecution of six individuals accused of surrounding an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) van in Broadview, Illinois.
• Case Dismissal: In May 2026, prosecutors moved to dismiss the charges with prejudice after U.S. District Court Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer and the defense highlighted prosecutorial misconduct before the grand jury. Skiba noted in court transcripts that he was a junior prosecutor at the time and had been accompanied by a senior veteran who handled the grand jury proceedings.
For the latest case developments and more information, you can read the reporting on the Chicago Sun-Times or the Capitol News Illinois coverage of the trial cancellation.
‘Broadview 6’ trial canceled as prosecutors acknowledge misconduct before grand jury
May 21, 2026 — According to the record of Thursday's closed-door hearing, Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Skiba reluctantly pointed the finger at his former colleague Sheri Me...
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Ken White again:
/10 Trumpist prosecutor: well, firstly, this was only my second grand jury hearing ever, I am but a smol bean, and secondly, I just found out that vouching is bad?
Holy fucking shit this is humiliating for DoJ.
— Evil, Corrupt, and Weaponized Popehat (@kenwhite.bsky.social) 2026-05-22T00:32:35.314Z
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