On CBS' "60 Minutes" on Sunday night, President Donald Trump said it will take "a lot of time" before his administration declares "mission accomplished" on its immigration enforcement efforts.
In a Hyde Park yarn shop on Sunday, residents came together, not to knit, but to assemble whistle kits, the kind that are being handed out in neighborhoods across the city to alert people when federal agents are in the area.
"I think all of us feel a little bit helpless, and we're all trying to find that little niche and that little way we can help out," said Tina Miklas with Fiber Friend Studios.
"I have been looking for a way to be a part of the resistant, to find a way to help, because it's very hard to watch all the things that are going on," said volunteer Beth Chipchak.
The event, which drew in folks from across the city, took place just hours before "60 Minutes" broadcasted an interview with Trump in which he was asked about some of the violent actions federal agents have been seen taking against those taking part in that resistance. He was asked if some of the raids have gone too far.
"No, I think they haven't gone far enough, because we've been held back by the judges, by the liberal judges who were put in by Biden and by Obama," Trump said.
When asked if he's OK with the tactics being used, the president responded, "Yeah, because you've got to get the people out."
Meanwhile, in west suburban Addison, some remain on edge. One week after agents were seen breaking an SUV's windows and arresting two people at La Huerta supermarket, they were back again on Sunday, causing an immediate reaction from rapid response teams in the area.
"We are a diverse community, and I do feel they are targeting Addison specifically because we do have a huge immigrant population. And they are here to intimidate and terrorize the community," said rapid responder Maria Sinkule.
Trump stood his ground in that "60 Minutes" interview, insisting that those being arrested and deported, are, as he and others in his administration have said over and over, "the worst of the worst." According to the Department of Homeland Security, more than 3,000 people have been arrested during operation "Midway Blitz." Click here for more.