The family of Silverio Villegas Gonzalez, a Mexican immigrant who was fatally shot in the Chicago area during the previous year’s immigration enforcement efforts, filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against a federal immigration officer. The family claims the officer unlawfully shot Villegas at close range, causing significant trauma to his two children.
The incident occurred amid a surge in immigration enforcement actions during the Trump administration. The lawsuit was filed last Thursday, highlighting the family’s contention that Villegas’s death was akin to an execution.
On September 15, 2025, a vigil was held in Franklin Park, Illinois. Family members and supporters gathered to remember Villegas and call for justice in a community still reeling from the event.