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.

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.

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.

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

Authorities arrested 21 protesters Friday outside a Chicago-area federal immigration facility that activists say functions as a de facto detention center and is plagued by inhumane conditions. The Cook County Sheriff's Office said the arrests were made by midday,

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 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.

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."