Posted on 09/20/2025 8:59:42 AM PDT by xxqqzz
Nearly a week after a Mexican immigrant was fatally shot by an immigration officer during a traffic stop in the Chicago area, his family in Mexico and community members continue to seek answers as they call for more transparency in the probe looking into the sequence of events surrounding his death.
The Mexican Consulate in Chicago and local police confirmed the the FBI is leading the investigation into the death of 38-year-old Silverio Villegas González, a single father of two boys.
A spokesperson for the FBI Chicago Field Office did not confirm or deny their involvement in the investigation, but told NBC News in an email that "as a general matter, we examine the facts with consideration of federal criminal statutes. We then proceed as appropriate, whether by investigating or referring the matter to the relevant partners."
With law enforcement releasing little information about the ongoing probe, some community members in the Chicago area feel like they "have to stitch this together" themselves, with "no expectation of a real investigation," Brandon Lee, an organizer with the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. "The community is expected to do their own."
Speaking to Telemundo Chicago from Mexico, Jorge Villegas González, Silverio's brother, said his family "wants justice to be done."
"It's completely devastating, the way he lost his life. It's not fair," Jorge said in Spanish. "It doesn't seem logical to me to use lethal force like that against someone who is completely unarmed."
What's known about the incident Relatives and friends of Villegas González said he was driving to work Friday morning after having dropped off his sons, who are 6 and 3, at school and day care.
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Justice was done another criminal off the street
Thanks, I knew there had to be more to the story than NBC was willing to share. Time to not renew their license.
Oh, wait.....
Gee, Wally, The Fake News Media never refers to Charlie Kirk as a father of two girls.
Oopsie. Did they leave that part out of the story?
This Nicole Acevedo is a real piece of leftist work ... check out her X feed ... nothing but disparaging posts/articles against ICE and the rule of law ...
Maybe Homeland needs to look into this.
Wait a minute. Was he a Mexican father or a Chicago father?
Uh, unarmed doesn’t mean undangerous. A car is a deadly weapon as it was used in this instance. A result of certain outlets telling these people to fight back and not let them arrest you. No bueno!
I could be wrong, but wasn’t justice “done” when he was shot?
If he was driving a car and used it to injure the officer, he was definitely “armed”.
Some reporters think that “armed” means you have some sort of weapon in your hand.
Sounds to me like it was.
Exactly.
Question #1 of many: Shouldn't 'justice done' include removal of someone illegally in our country?
IMO, it doesn't start with 'Something bad happened involving the arrest or injury in an incident involving ICE, FBI or local law enforcement.' It should start when the first law was broken. In other words, entering the country illegally, overstaying a VISA, etc...
Then we can run down a few more questions about exactly what happened, and get 'justice done'.
Well, WE wanted justice to be done before they wanted justice to be done. We were first in line.
ICE needs to get body cams on all of their officers ASAP. That should have been done back in January 2025. What's the hold up on that?
Jorge Villegas González, Silverio’s brother, told Telemundo Chicago: "There are millions of undocumented Latinos in the United States — this happened to us now, who knows if tomorrow or the day after tomorrow it may happen to someone else. Let this end now.”Jorge is so smart that even he understands the problem: "There are millions of undocumented Latinos in the United States.”
Jorge, if you want it to end now, then just go home. It's as simple as that. Then apply for LEGAL admission to the USA. Obey our laws. This isn't complicated.
We do too Jorge. We can send the bill for supporting and accommodating your family to your address then?
They are learning from the black criminal defenders like Ben Crump. “We want answers”
No ‘you’ don’t want answers. You want a pay out. Affectionately known as the “Ghetto Lottery.”
Networks aren’t licensed.
Justice already happened. Sorry for your loss, don’t attack people with your car.
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