JB Pritzker challenges DHS’s injury account
Governor of Illinois
“The video has brought to light that the injuries were — in the agent’s own words — ‘nothing major.’ A man is dead. A community is shaken up. And we are yet again left with more questions than answers.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Bodycam videos show ICE agents’ initial reactions to fatal Chicago shooting
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Bodycam videos show ICE agents’ initial reactions to fatal Chicago shooting (opens in a new tab)
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NBC News report on released Franklin Park police body-camera footage and the competing public statements from DHS and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker.
Before the quotation
DHS had described the agent as seriously injured after being dragged a significant distance.
After the quotation
Pritzker called for transparency and a fuller accounting of the shooting.
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Challenged the characterization
Case context: Was ICE justified in fatally shooting Silverio Villegas González?
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He disputes a central factual premise of DHS’s defense but stops short of a final legal judgment on the shooting.
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Was ICE justified in fatally shooting Silverio Villegas González?
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Read the full case“Whether it be the apartment raids in South Shore, the shooting of Marimar Martinez in Brighton Park, or the murder of Silverio Villegas González, it’s been proven that ICE does NOT keep us safe - they are designed to intimidate communities of color and deport as many people as possible.”Read statement
“In both cases, ICE has lied about the facts that led to these murders, just like they lied when they killed Silverio Villegas Gonzalez and shot Marimar Martinez in Chicago last year.”Read statement
Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus
“For eight long months, evidence suggesting this shooting was unjustified – from body camera footage contradicting the federal agent’s claims of severe injury to lack of evidence supporting claims that an agent was dragged – has circulated in the public sphere.”Read statement