The Trump administration launched an immigration enforcement blitz in Chicago on Sunday that includes several federal agencies that have been granted additional authorities to arrest undocumented immigrants in the US,

Top Trump administration officials, including “border czar” Tom Homan and the acting deputy attorney general, visited Chicago on Sunday to witness the start of ramped-up immigration enforcement.

Targeted immigration enforcement operations by multiple agencies were launched in Chicago Sunday, with top Trump administration officials in the city to oversee it all. One of President Trump's many campaign slogans was,

Border czar Tom Homan told NBC News that several people with criminal convictions were apprehended in Chicago.

A top Department of Justice official and President Trump’s “border czar” were in Chicago overseeing “immigration enforcement efforts,” according to officials. “The DEA, along with our

Chicago residents, especially in immigrant circles, have been on edge for months in anticipation of large-scale arrests touted by the Trump administration.

The Department of Justice says a top Trump administration official is in Chicago this weekend to “personally observe” immigration enforcement actions by multiple agencies.

The number of arrests there was uncertain. Illinois officials, including the governor, said they had not been given advance notice.

With two top Trump administration officials in Chicago, federal law enforcement began a “targeted” immigration blitz Sunday, according to a spokesman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The agency did not say how many arrests have taken place so far.

The top Trump appointee in the Justice Department is currently in Chicago to "personally observe DHS immigration enforcement operations," a DOJ spokesperson told ABC News.