Illinois lawmakers demand answers in Ice killing: ‘A traffic violation should never amount to a death sentence’

Illinois lawmakers demand answers in Ice killing: ‘A traffic violation should never amount to a death sentence’

Curated from US news | The Guardian — Here’s what matters right now:

Governor JB Pritzker joins US representative Delia Ramirez in response to shooting death of Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez A US congresswoman from Illinois and local officials in and around Chicago are calling for an investigation into the traffic stop initiated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agents that resulted in the shooting death of Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez on Friday. A joint statement whose signatories included Democratic US House member Delia Ramirez said Villegas-Gonzalez’s killing in the Chicago suburb of Franklin Park illustrated “the inevitable violence” resulting from the deportation campaign mounted by Donald Trump’s administration during his second presidency. Continue reading...

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Original reporting: US news | The Guardian

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