Mexican national and father of two who was fatally shot by an unnamed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Franklin Park, Illinois, on September 12, 2025.
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DHS says Silverio Villegas González struck and dragged an ICE agent before the fatal shooting. Compare that account with the Illinois commission's video review and the evidence limits it identified.
