"The Trump-led Department of Homeland Security (DHS) accused Villegas-Gonzalez of having resisted arrest, attempted to flee the scene and dragged a [Ice] officer a significant distance with his car at the time of his killing. One surveillance video of the incident uploaded to social media shows Villegas-Gonzalez backing up, then driving forward with at least one officer pulling on his door. Another video shows agents trying to get into Villegas-Gonzalez's car by pulling on a door handle after it crashed into a truck."
"A joint statement whose signatories included Democratic US House member Delia Ramirez said Villegas-Gonzalez's killing in the Chicago suburb of Franklin Park illustrated the inevitable violence resulting from the deportation campaign mounted by Donald Trump's administration during his second presidency. The statement also said community members were outraged at the violent spectacle that killed Villegas-Gonzalez near a school at a time when parents were dropping their children off."
Local officials and a US congresswoman called for an investigation after an ICE traffic stop in Franklin Park led to the shooting death of Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez. DHS said Villegas-Gonzalez resisted arrest, attempted to flee and dragged an officer with his car; surveillance video shows him backing up and then driving forward while officers pulled on his door, and agents later breaking glass to unlock the vehicle. A joint statement tied the killing to the broader deportation campaign and said community members were outraged by the violence near a school during morning drop-off. The incident occurred amid an ICE operation called Operation Midway Blitz.
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