How an immigration raid on a Chicago apartment block unfolded

People living in a Chicago apartment block targeted in a big immigration raid have described seeing armed agents and a helicopter landing on the roof.

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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.

Produced by Aisha Sembhi. Graphics by Mesut Ersoz & Leo Scutt-Richter. Additional reporting by Joshua Cheetham & Eva Artesona.

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