Jesus "Chuy" Garcia
Role at the time: U.S. representative for Illinois
Condemned
Statement summary
García called Villegas González’s death a murder and accused ICE of lying about the facts surrounding it.
“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 the official statement (opens in a new tab)Congressman García’s statement on ICE’s ongoing criminalityFull statement, especially the opening three sentences
Official statement addressing the killings of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Texas and Joan Sebastian Guerrero in Maine. García called both deaths murders and accused ICE of lying about the facts.
Why we used this label
He categorically condemns the shooting and rejects ICE’s factual defense.