Hundreds gathered in Chicago Saturday to protest after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in an overnight military operation.

Illinois leaders and Chicago communities are reacting after a U.S. military operation in Venezuela on Saturday.

A large crowd gathered in downtown Chicago’s Loop to protest what organizers describe as a looming war on Venezuela, following the removal of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife in a

Protests erupted in Chicago against U.S. military action in Venezuela and the capture of Nicolás Maduro, with demonstrators demanding respect for Venezuelan sovereignty and opposing potential war.

Democrats are condemning the attack and capture of Maduro, because they say it was done without congressional approval, while Republicans are applauding the action, deeming it a win in the war on drug trafficking.

Opponents of the U.S. intervention in Venezuela called it illegal. Supporters celebrated the ouster of Nicolás Maduro, the country’s authoritarian president.

A protest outside a Chicago Police station got heated as family members of a man shot and killed by police last year confronted officers.

The first deadly shooting tied to the operation took place just days later. Federal agents in Franklin Park pulled over Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez and shot him to death when they say he drove toward them, causing one officer to suffer what DHS at the time called "severe injuries."

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