Federal immigration and border officials appeared in court Monday to defend their handling of protesters during Operation Midway Blitz.

One eyewitness told local news she saw agents leading zip-tied children out of an apartment building. DHS said that "never" happened.

ICE's deputy field office director said ICE agents have worn no cameras working at a facility in Broadview that has been the site of protests.

The order also bans city officials from inquiring about an individual’s immigration status unless legally forced to do so.

Chicago is a notoriously segregated city, which means that some neighborhoods have been completely transformed by ICE’s presence, while in non-Latino neighborhoods, it’s mostly been business as usual.

"Losing a child unlocked a pain I never knew existed. Losing a child to a crime adds to the depths of despair. Having my child’s legacy be associated with a politically charged and controversial operation instead of the positivity and light she contributed to those within her community is simply unbearable.

Immigration enforcement officials have arrested almost 550 people in the Chicago area as part of an operation that began less than two weeks ago.

Illinois Democratic U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth has sent a letter to the inspectors general of two government agencies. The longtime lawmaker and military veteran expressed her concern over President Donald Trump’s Operation Midway Blitz taking place in the Chicagoland area.

Officials from the Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday that the agency is investigating a series of bounties that have allegedly been placed on ICE agents in Chicago by