‎How immigration raid on Chicago apartments unfolded | BBC News

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‎How immigration raid on Chicago apartments unfolded | BBC News

‎Residents of an apartment block in Chicago that was targeted in a raid on suspected illegal immigrants have described seeing armed agents in the hallways and a helicopter landing on the roof of the building.

‎One US-born resident told BBC Verify he had his hands zip-tied by officers, before being released.

‎The Department of Homeland Security, which released dramatic footage of the raid, said 37 "illegal aliens" were arrested, including suspected gang members.

‎BBC Verify's Nick Beake has been speaking to people living in the block and trying to piece together how the operation unfolded.

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