Some turned in their keys and walked off feeling relieved. Others were forced out by armed security personnel telling them they had 30 minutes to leave the building.

The remaining residents of the South Shore apartment complex raided by federal immigration agents earlier this fall left the building Friday, scattering to different parts of the city.

Raymond Corona came bright and early to return his keys and collect the second $2,500 check from Friedman Communities, the court-appointed property manager. He is headed to an apartment in West Lawn after a short stay at a hotel these coming weeks.

“Even though I’ve only lived here a little over two years, I made this neighborhood my home,” Corona said. “I made friends [here] and I used to walk my dogs on the beach every single day.”

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