Overview

• The Department of Homeland Security says an ICE officer was dragged by a vehicle during a Franklin Park stop and fired in what the agency called appropriate use of force, with the officer reported in stable condition.
• The Mexican consulate identified the victim as 38-year-old Mexican national Silverio Villegas, a cook, and said it is providing legal support to his family while pressing for a thorough inquiry.
• Illinois officials including Governor J. B. Pritzker and state representative Lilian Jiménez criticized the operation and called for a full, fact-based accounting of the shooting.
• Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson called the incident a preventable tragedy and urged a transparent review, warning that federal immigration raids make the city less safe.
• The shooting occurred during President Trump’s newly launched Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago and parts of Illinois, which has already drawn protests and comes as the White House signals further security deployments in other cities such as Memphis.