For nearly two months, federal agents have been carrying out surprise raids in Chicago in pursuit of the Trump administration’s immigration agenda, emerging from unmarked vehicles in neighborhoods throughout the city to confront and detain stunned members of the public.

The arrests have been aggressive and even violent, with agents striking restrained people, deploying tear gas outside of schools, and pointing pepper spray at brazen onlookers who inevitably gather to decry what’s happening.

A culture of fear has taken hold, with some people too scared to leave home, especially in the city’s predominantly Latino communities. In social media posts and interviews, many have expressed shock at the agents’ use of force.

Since it began in early September, “Operation Midway Blitz” has resulted

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