CHICAGO — Several U.S. lawmakers are in Chicago Friday for a hearing on federal enforcement operations targeting local immigrant communities.

The hearing is known as a "shadow hearing," which are unofficial congressional hearings typically held by the minority party when the majority party refuses to hold an official one.

The two-hour hearing included emotional testimony from several people directly affected by ICE detentions and interactions, including Genesis Ozuna, who is figuring out how to keep going after her mom was recently detained.

"My mother is not only our provider, she is our comfort, our strength and our only parent. Her absence is tearing our family apart. I am pleading for mercy and compassion so that we have her back with us. Thank you for taking the time to hear us out

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