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Mexican town mourns father slain by ICE in Chicago

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Family and friends gathered in a small Mexican town to mourn and demand justice for a 38-year-old father-of-two who was killed by an immigration agent during an arrest attempt in a Chicago suburb earlier this month.

Breakdown
  • Silverio Villegas Gonzalez was killed by a U.S. immigration agent during an arrest attempt in a Chicago suburb. 7s
  • Villegas had lived in the United States for 18 years before his death. 21s
  • His community in Irimbo, Michoacán, held a funeral procession and called for justice. 31s
  • The U.S. Department of Homeland Security stated the agent fired in self-defense, but bodycam footage suggests a more complex situation. 1m 29s
  • Officials in both the U.S. and Mexico have called for further investigation into the incident. 1m 45s
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