The Mexico’s Foreign Relations Secretariat (SRE) ha Condemned this Saturday the murder of a Mexican migrant on Friday in the American city of Chicago in an operation of the Immigration and Customs Control of US (ICE)when an agent mortally fired the man who, according to the American authorityhe resisted being arrested.
The Mexican Foreign Ministry has identified the deceased as Silverio Villegas González And he has assured that contact with their relatives has been maintained “to provide them with the legal advice and accompaniment they require.” “The Ministry of Foreign Relations condemns violence and has requested through General Consulate of Mexico in that city that a rigorous investigation is carried out by the corresponding authority for the full clarification of the facts, “the SRE said in a message in his X account.
Near the airport
On Friday, ICE reported that one of its agents mortally fired a man in the Chicago area that resisted arrest and tried to run over the agents. The incident occurred in Franklin Park (Illinois), a suburb west of the city of Chicago near the O’Hare International Airport.
“He tried to drive his vehicle against the arrest team, hitting an agent and dragging him as he fled from the place. Fearing for his life, the agent shot his firearm and hit the subject. Both the agent and the subject received medical care immediately and were transferred to a local hospital,” ICE said in a statement. The death of the man, which the authorities claim was in the United States illegally, was certified in the hospital, while the agent suffered “serious injuries and is stable,” according to Ice.
Mexican media They identified Silverio Villegas as a 38 -year -old cook, originally from the State of Michoacán (west). Michoacán is one of the Mexican states with the greatest number of migrants in the United States. It has four million inhabitants In its 113 municipalities and it is estimated that others 4.3 million Michoacanos reside or work in the United States.
