This week, U.S. Border Patrol agents conducting a late-night raid in Chicago rappelled from helicopters onto rooftops and forced entry into an apartment building. Authorities stated the operation targeted gang members, but it also resulted in the detention of U.S. citizens and their families.

The show of force highlighted President Donald Trump ‘s unprecedented use of Border Patrol agents as a surge force in major cities, rerouting personnel who would normally be tasked with guarding America’s borders with Mexico and Canada.

Naudelys, a 19-year-old Venezuelan woman, says she was in her apartment with her 4-year-old son and another couple with a baby when agents knocked down their door during the raid early Tuesday. Agents told them to put up their hands and pointed guns at them, she

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