In the early hours of October 2, a South Shore Drive apartment building in Chicago was torn apart by a federal raid. Agents from Border Patrol, the FBI, and the ATF stormed the five-story complex with helicopters, armored vehicles, and flash-bang grenades. Families were forced from their homes, zip-tied in the street—some unclothed—and left outside for hours. By sunrise, all but 37 were released, but residents returned to apartments trashed and a community deeply shaken.

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