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On September 12, 2025, Silverio Villegas Gonzalez, a 38-year-old Mexican immigrant, had dropped his children off at daycare and was on his way to work when he was pulled over by ICE agents.
Federal officials claim he drove into officers and dragged one of them, causing severe injuries.
Video footage shows Gonzalez fleeing but doesn't show anyone being hit or dragged.
In one video, an officer is heard saying his injuries were, quote, nothing major.
In a statement, a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security called the investigation a political stunt.
Pritzker said in a statement that he hopes law enforcement agencies will quote, deliver justice to Illinoisans.
Jasmine Garst, NPR News, New York.
On September 12th, 2025, Silberio Villegas Gonzalez, a 38-year-old Mexican immigrant, had dropped his children off at daycare and was on his way to work when he was pulled over by ICE agents.
Federal officials claim he drove into officers and dragged one of them, causing severe injuries.
Video footage shows Gonzalez fleeing, but doesn't show anyone being hit or dragged.
In one video, an officer is heard saying his injuries were, quote, nothing major.
In a statement, a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security called the investigation a political stunt.
Pritzker said in a statement that he hopes law enforcement agencies will, quote, deliver justice to Illinoisans.
Jasmine Garst, NPR News, New York.
The bills include a ban on ICE agents covering their faces, on ICE using local jails to house detainees, and on searching New Yorkers' homes, hospitals, churches, or schools without a warrant signed by a judge.
Immigration enforcement is a federal authority.
Democratic-led states like California and New Jersey have also tried to prohibit ICE agents from wearing masks and have been sued by the Justice Department.
California's ban was struck down earlier this year.