Protesters in Chicagoland demonstrate against ICE raids, facing a strong response from authorities, while local officials and activists challenge federal immigration policies.

At one point, armed and masked immigration facility staff could be seen physically removing protesters from outside the building.

Activists, local officials, faith leaders decry Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement strategy

Holding signs and chanting “Abolish ICE,” demonstrators from local organizations and national groups said they came to show support for the hundreds of workers taken into custody during last week’s raid.

Data obtained by The Times show a citywide decrease in calls for help to the LAPD during the months when immigration enforcement ramped up, causing concern about domestic violence and other crimes going unreported.

As ICE agents conducted the operation Tuesday, residents shouted at them and stood in front of their vehicles, according to video captured by the Summit Daily News.

The shock of seeing Jimmy Kimmel abruptly yanked off the air this week after coming under fire from FCC chairman Brendan Carr, key ABC affiliate station owners and President Donald Trump was the final straw for many fans of Kimmel and late-night TV.

On day 104 of raids, federal immigration agents carried out operations across Southern California, taking people from car washes, apartments, and public spaces in Santa Ana, Anaheim, Los Angeles, Orange,