STORY: Protesters gathered along the road in the Chicago suburb of Franklin Park on Saturday (September 13) to protest the death of a man killed by ICE agents on Friday during a traffic stop.

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez on Friday (September 12) as officers attempted to detain him, the Department of Homeland Security and a local state representative said.

ICE officers were conducting a vehicle stop to arrest Villegas-Gonzalez when he drove his car at law enforcement officers, DHS said in a statement. An ICE officer fired at Villegas-Gonzalez after being dragged by his vehicle, according to the statement.

The officer, who was not named, was injured and in stable condition, according to DHS. It said the officer used "appropriate force" and that Villegas-Gonzalez had a history of reckless driving.

Reuters could not immediately find contact information for Villegas-Gonzalez's family.

The Mexican Consulate General said it was in touch with Villegas-Gonzalez's family and that Mexico had asked ICE for more information on the incident.

At the Saturday vigil, a protester who only gave his first name as Steve said, "This is not fair for our hard-working people, who come out here to this country to earn a living."

Waving a Mexican flag, Steve added, "We do need to tell ICE, stop scaring our people."

The Trump administration said on Monday that it launched an immigration enforcement action in Chicago and other parts of Illinois called "Operation Midway Blitz."

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

SHOWS: FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 13, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. VIGIL ALONGSIDE ROAD WHERE AN ICE AGENT SHOT AND KILLED SILVERIO VILLEGAS GONZALEZ DURING AN ARREST ATTEMPT

2. PROTESTER, STEVE (LAST NAME NOT GIVEN), WAIVING A MEXICAN FLAG

3. UNIDENTIFIED PROTESTER HOLDING SIGN UP TO PASSING TRAFFIC

4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) STEVE (LAST NAME NOT GIVEN), PROTESTER, SAYING:

"This is not fair for our hard-working people, who come out here to this country to earn a living. And I just want to say God bless all. Hopefully it gets best wishes for everybody. Hopefully everything gets better, situations. But we do need to tell ICE stop scaring our people."

5. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) MARIA UGARTE, PROTESTER, SAYING:

"I must show solidarity with my people. This is the only way I can support immigrants, as I am also an immigrant. That's why I am here today."

6. FLOWERS WITH MEXICAN FLAG AT PROTEST SITE

7. MAN HOLDING PROTEST SIGN, READING (Spanish): ""IF THEY KILL ONE, WE MUST KILL TWO"

8. PROTESTER MAKING SIGN

9. VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS HOLDING SIGNS

10 PROTESTER NAMED STEVE WAVING MEXICAN FLAG