As an unprecedented immigration crackdown enters a third month, a growing number of Chicago residents are fighting back against what they deem a racist and aggressive overreach of the federal government.

Detained and deported Venezuelans tell their stories of what happened when immigration agents raided their apartment building.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick Johnson said there are currently only four people being held at the Broadview facility, a drastic reduction that comes weeks after detainees there testified they had been crammed into rooms with hundreds of others.

Department of Homeland Security agents were shot at during an immigration enforcement operation in Chicago Saturday, the agency said — as federal agents were also accused of using pepper spray and flash-bang grenades against protesters across the Chicago area.

Some Chicago neighborhoods say they finally feel a little safer now that federal immigration agents have left the city.

A Chicago day care employee detained by immigration agents has been released, her attorneys say. Diana Santillana Galeano was detained last week at Rayito de Sol Spanish Immersion Early Learning Center.

A coalition of over 100 organizations statewide is working to help those impacted by the federal immigration raids heal from the trauma of the last couple of months while also getting ready for what could be round two in the spring.

U.S. District Judge Jeffrey I. Cummings’ oral ruling comes in response to court filings saying the arrests were unlawful.

A U.S. district judge said he would pause temporarily any deportation proceedings for those who might qualify for bond under a 2022 decree.

Federal agents reportedly detained one person and used a flash bang against a gathered crowd in Little Village on Saturday, an alderman said.

Local organizations are sharing lessons learned here and in Los Angeles with rapid-response teams in the Charlotte area, where federal agents began operations over the weekend. "Education is key."