Overview
- Silverio Villegas González, 38, was fatally shot on September 12 during an ICE operation in Franklin Park, Illinois.
- The FBI is leading the investigation, with Mexican consular officials and the embassy tracking the case before U.S. federal authorities.
- At the family's request, the Mexican consulate in Chicago is working with Cook County forensic officials to expedite returning his remains to Michoacán once exams conclude.
- Attorneys from Mexico’s PALE program have custody of Villegas’s children and are pursuing legal steps to reunite them with relatives.
- DHS has stated that Villegas resisted arrest and dragged an ICE officer with his car before an agent fired, a claim now under federal review.