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.

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.

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

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."

The Trump administration has released the names of more than 600 people detained by immigration agents, and whose arrests might have violated a court order, and only 16 of them have been identified by the federal government as a "high public safety risk" because of their alleged criminal histories.

Diana Santillana Galeano, the day care teacher detained by ICE officers last week, has been released from immigration detention, her lawyers said.