The family of Silverio Villegas Gonzalez, a Mexican immigrant, asserts that his death in the Chicago area was both unlawful and traumatic for his two children. His shooting occurred last year amid an uptick in immigration enforcement during the Trump administration.
On Thursday, they filed a wrongful-death lawsuit. The suit accuses a federal immigration officer of unlawfully shooting Gonzalez at close range, effectively executing him. The incident highlights ongoing tensions and controversy within U.S. immigration policy enforcement.
A vigil in Franklin Park, Illinois, took place on September 15, 2025, as shown in a photograph by Joshua Lott for The Washington Post. The vigil commemorated Gonzalez and aimed to draw attention to the circumstances surrounding his death.
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