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.

Protesters have clashed with authorities outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago. Activists claim the facility acts as a de facto detention center with inhumane conditions.

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

The Cook County Sheriff's Office said the arrests were made by midday, and that it was working on verifying identities and potential charges.

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.

CHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds of people who have been arrested and detained in the Chicago area during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown could soon be released on bond while they await immigration hearings, a federal judge signaled Wednesday.

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

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."