“They’re trying to hunt people down”: Immigrant fatally shot by ICE agent mourned in Chicago
Chicago area residents are mourning a man who was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent during a traffic stop on Friday According to the Department of Homeland Safety Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez fled a traffic stop by an ICE agent in the village of Franklin Park The agency reports that the -year-old dragged the ICE agent a notable distance with his car The agent shot Villegas-Gonzalez whom the DHS called an illegal criminal alien in a announcement on Friday ICE claimed Villegas-Gonzalez had a history of reckless driving and that he refused to follow law enforcement s commands Related They are hunting us Child care workers in D C go underground amid ICE crackdown Rudy Repa a resident of the suburban Chicago enclave expressed anger and frustration over the shooting I m incredibly mad and I want justice for our public Repa revealed in an interview with Reuters Marco Villalobos blamed the increased ICE presence in Chicago for the shooting It s a terrible thing They re trying to hunt people down he explained Speaking at a vigil on Saturday area resident Alexandra Calleja defended Vilegas-Gonzalez I think he might have gotten scared Calleja declared He might have required to leave because it crossed his mind that If I get taken away I ll never see my kids again ' Rep Delia Ramirez D-Ill called the DHS response unacceptable and blamed President Donald Trump s anti-immigration agenda for leading to the shooting Start your day with essential news from Salon Sign up for our free morning newsletter Crash Unit We have long warned that the militarized tactics used by DHS and the deployment of ICE agents with no transparency or oversight undermine the rule of law and create fear and chaos in our communities Ramirez wrote in a report Our area deserves answers and accountability not the scapegoating of our the bulk vulnerable On Monday the DHS declared in a comment on X that the unnamed agent used appropriate force and properly enforced the law and blamed immigration activists for the event Activists encouraging illegal aliens to resist law enforcement not only spread misinformation but also undermine community safety as well as the safety of our officers and those being apprehended the agency noted Read more about Trump and ICE Who s going to take care of your child Parents reel from Trump ICE crackdown Trump is invading Chicago- just like he promised Trump threatens Chicago with his new Department of WAR The post They re trying to hunt people down Immigrant fatally shot by ICE agent mourned in Chicago appeared first on Salon com
