ICE Officer Seriously Injured, Immigrant Killed During Chicago Traffic Stop

An ICE officer was seriously injured in a Chicago suburb during a traffic stop when Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez, an undocumented immigrant with a history of reckless driving, resisted arrest and drove his car into the officer, dragging him a significant distance. The officer, fearing for his life, fired his weapon, fatally shooting Villegas-Gonzalez, who was later pronounced dead at a hospital. The injured officer sustained severe injuries but is now in stable condition. This incident occurred amid intensified immigration enforcement efforts in Chicago under "Operation Midway Blitz," aimed at removing dangerous criminal illegal aliens. DHS officials condemned social media videos encouraging illegal immigrants to resist law enforcement, highlighting a sharp increase in assaults on ICE officers during enforcement operations. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker criticized President Trump's crackdown on illegal alien criminals, calling it racist, while DHS defended the operation as necessary for public safety.