On an anxiety-filled day for the city, there were sporadic reports of arrests in Chicago’s Latino community as hundreds of federal agents move in — and many residents hunker down.

“It’s terrible,” said Rosa Mora. “People are terrorized. You can’t even come out of your door just because of your color.”

In Chicago, city officials tried to stay abreast of the movement of agents as Chicago police and other local authorities remain in the dark on federal plans.

Ald. Andre Vasquez (40th), chair of the City Council’s Immigrant and Refugee Rights Committee, said his office as of Tuesday afternoon had not seen immigration enforcement “to the level of what is being promoted by the president.” But he said he’s aware of “increased ICE activity,” referencing an incident in Archer Heights over the weekend where at least three people were detained.

Vasquez asked residents to report immigration enforcement sightings to mutual aid groups or an alderperson’s office using the “SALUTE method” — noting the size, activity, location, uniform, time and equipment seen in any suspected enforcement action.

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