{"id":33275,"date":"2026-05-22T09:17:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T14:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/?p=33275"},"modified":"2026-05-22T09:18:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T14:18:08","slug":"judge-denies-petition-to-appoint-special-prosecutor-to-probe-ice-abuses-operation-midway-blitz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2026\/05\/22\/judge-denies-petition-to-appoint-special-prosecutor-to-probe-ice-abuses-operation-midway-blitz\/","title":{"rendered":"Juez Deniega Petici\u00f3n de Nombrar Fiscal Especial para Investigar Abusos del ICE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fws_6a10780067dbf\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-2-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<p><em>Esta<a href=\"https:\/\/blockclubchicago.org\/2025\/09\/29\/ice-fires-chemical-weapon-at-reporter-in-chicago-unprovoked-attack-under-investigation\/\">\u00a0historia fue originalmente\u00a0<\/a>publicada en Block Club Chicago, una sala de prensa sin fines de lucro enfocada en reportar sobre los vecindarios de Chicago.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pico.link\/blockclubchicago\/login?id=RegistrationWizard_blockclubchicago&amp;short_code=kvrky26d\">Suscr\u00edbete a su bolet\u00edn diario gratuito<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LITTLE VILLAGE \u2014 A Cook County judge has denied a petition to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate alleged crimes committed by federal agents throughout Operation Midway Blitz.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During a Thursday morning hearing, Cook County Judge Erica Reddick\u00a0ruled that a group of petitioners seeking a special prosecutor did not present enough evidence to prove that a conflict of interest stopped Cook County State\u2019s Attorney Eileen O\u2019Neill Burke from investigating alleged crimes committed by federal agents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The petition for a special prosecutor was submitted by Chicago law firm Loevy &amp; Loevy in March. Signed by a coalition of more than 400 elected officials, faith leaders, community organizations and other residents, the petition laid out a wide range of alleged crimes committed by federal immigration agents in and around Chicago. The incidents cited include the <a href=\"https:\/\/blockclubchicago.org\/2026\/03\/23\/ice-killed-a-man-outside-chicago-last-year-little-has-been-done-to-investigate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">fatal shooting of Silverio Villegas Gonz\u00e1lez<\/a> in Franklin Park in September, the non-fatal shooting of <a href=\"https:\/\/blockclubchicago.org\/2026\/02\/11\/evidence-shows-feds-lied-to-justify-shooting-marimar-martinez-lawyer-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Marimar Mart\u00ednez<\/a> in Brighton Park in October and multiple cases of agents tear-gassing and deploying pepper balls at protesters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a10780068faf\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle large top_margin_20px bottom_margin_20px\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"true\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row-bg-overlay row-bg-layer\" style=\"background: ##FFFFFF; background: linear-gradient(90deg,##FFFFFF 0%,##FFFFFF 100%);  opacity: 1; \"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent force-phone-text-align-center inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_top_desktop_1px border_bottom_desktop_1px border_color_000000 border_style_solid\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a10780069639\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-7 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<h3 id=\"news-that-puts-power-under-the-spotlight-and-communities-at-the-center\"><strong>Noticias que ponen el poder en el punto de mira y a las comunidades en el centro.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Suscr\u00edbase a nuestro bolet\u00edn gratuito y reciba actualizaciones dos veces por semana. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div style=\"margin-top: -20px; \" class=\"vc_col-sm-5 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column neg-marg no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"_form_1\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.bluelena.io\/f\/embed.php?id=1\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<p>Petitioners argued that by not investigating any of these alleged crimes, O\u2019Neill Burke turned \u201ca blind eye to egregious acts of violence that federal agents have inflicted on them in her jurisdiction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">O\u2019Neill Burke has countered by repeatedly saying her office cannot conduct independent investigations into criminal conduct. In doing so, she cited a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.illinoiscourts.gov\/Resources\/bb31d7b0-e90c-4843-8486-c740ae2624ef\/119484.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">2017 Illinois Supreme Court decision<\/a>\u00a0that determined a local state\u2019s attorney\u2019s ability to investigate potential crimes is \u201climited to circumstances where other law enforcement agencies inadequately deal with such investigation or where a law enforcement agency asks the State\u2019s Attorney for assistance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cJudge Reddick came to a very thoughtful and thorough ruling today to clearly establish that the State\u2019s Attorney\u2019s Office is the office to prosecute cases and that there was no basis in law or in fact to appoint a special prosecutor,\u201d O\u2019Neill Burke said after the hearing Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Freedom of Information Act submitted by Loevy &amp; Loevy found that the Chicago Police Department did not have any files on investigations related to misconduct committed by federal immigration agents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because the department had no documented investigations, the petitioners had no \u201cevidence that local law enforcement has not adequately investigated federal law enforcement,\u201d Reddick said Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The judge also said that \u201claw enforcement bears the responsibility for the initial investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a1078006b150\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; 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California Ave., in Little Village on May 21, 2026.<\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Colin Boyle\/Block Club Chicago<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a1078006be90\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis was a hard day for Chicagoans. The road to accountability just got longer, but it still exists,\u201d Rub\u00e9n Castillo, one of the petitioners, said after the hearing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Castillo said he knows of many instances where residents tried to report crimes committed by ICE and Border Patrol agents to Chicago police, but were told local police did not have authority to investigate federal agents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Castillo \u2014 who chaired the <a href=\"https:\/\/blockclubchicago.org\/2026\/04\/30\/state-panel-releases-report-on-feds-actions-during-operation-midway-blitz-recommends-criminal-probes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Illinois Accountability Commission,<\/a> a state panel formed by Gov. JB Pritzker to investigate federal immigration agents\u2019 conduct during Operation Midway Blitz \u2014 said the next step will be getting the people who initially tried to file complaints to go back to the police station and try again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cook County Commissioner Jessica Vasquez said she and other petitioners will accompany people when they go to the police stations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese victims are not going to go away,\u201d Castillo said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"fws_6a1078006c88f\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_bottom_desktop_1px border_color_000000 border_style_solid flex_gap_desktop_10px\"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_100 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_sep_color_black wpb_content_element vc_separator-has-text\" ><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span><h4 id=\"read-more-of-our-coverage\">M\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n<\/h4><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-inline-posts\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-inline-posts-container pk-inline-posts-template-list\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-columns=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-32680\" class=\"post-32680 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-immigration-policy category-top-stories tag-iceraidprobe\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-overlay pk-overlay-ratio pk-ratio-landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-overlay-background\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2026\/03\/18\/chicago-city-council-welcoming-city-copa-cpd-trump-immigration\/\" class=\"pk-overlay-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026_03_18_ICERaidProbe_AldFuentes_Featured_MH-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-pk-thumbnail size-pk-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ald. Jessie Fuentes (26) se pone de pie en el interior del Ayuntamiento mientras explica una nueva medida que establece que la Oficina Civil de Responsabilidad Policial (COPA) puede investigar las denuncias contra agentes de la Polic\u00eda de Chicago que coordinan con los agentes federales de inmigraci\u00f3n durante una reuni\u00f3n del consejo de la ciudad el 18 de marzo de 2026.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"pk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2026\/03\/18\/chicago-city-council-welcoming-city-copa-cpd-trump-immigration\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">La Polic\u00eda de Chicago Ahora Puede Ser Investigada por COPA por Colaborar con ICE<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pk-meta-author meta-author\"><span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/author\/max-herman\/\" title=\"Ver todas las publicaciones de Aydali Campa\">Aydali Campa<\/a><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sep\">-<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pk-meta-date meta-date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2026\/03\/18\/chicago-city-council-welcoming-city-copa-cpd-trump-immigration\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">18 de marzo de 2026<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-inner -->\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-outer -->\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Special prosecutors are traditionally appointed when there is a conflict of interest with the state\u2019s attorney\u2019s office. Dan Webb, former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, <a href=\"https:\/\/blockclubchicago.org\/2023\/04\/25\/kim-foxx-slams-media-critics-for-jussie-smollett-obsession\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">was called in to the Jussie Smollett case<\/a>\u00a0after former Cook County State\u2019s Attorney Kim Foxx recused herself based on her \u201cfamiliarity with potential witnesses in the case.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Loevy &amp; Loevy argued O\u2019Neill Burke\u2019s stated desire to maintain a good relationship with federal partners is evidence of a conflict of interest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Court documents filed by Loevy &amp; Loevy on April 17 included an August email that asked O\u2019Neill Burke\u2019s office to sign a statement released by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, condemning President Donald Trump\u2019s comments about crime in Chicago. The email was sent by a member of the Cook County Justice Advisory Council on Aug. 11, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/donald-trump\/2025\/08\/11\/donald-trump-trump-federal-takeover-dc-police-national-guard-chicago-threat-jb-pritzker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">same day Trump threatened<\/a>\u00a0to send the National Guard to Chicago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Matt<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>McGrath, who was a spokesperson for the Cook County State\u2019s Attorney\u2019s Office at the time, declined to sign the letter on behalf of O\u2019Neill Burke on Aug. 12.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe obviously share concerns about Trump\u2019s actions, rhetoric, and bluster. At the same time the State\u2019s Attorney\u2019s top priority remains combating illegal guns, and to continue doing that effectively we need to maintain our excellent working relationships with the local ATF and other federal partners. So we will not be able to sign on,\u201d McGrath wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Thursday, Reddick ruled \u201cthe allegation of a relationship with law enforcement alone is not enough to establish a conflict of interest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Attorney Locke Bowman called Thursday\u2019s ruling \u201ca delay\u201d and said his team will continue to demand accountability from the Chicago Police Department and from the Cook County State\u2019s Attorney\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe don\u2019t rest with this outcome,\u201d Bowman said. \u201cIt is not acceptable that crimes happen all over the city of Chicago, and we collectively shrug our shoulders and walk away. We care about our neighbors in Chicago, just as folks do up in Minneapolis, and we will achieve accountability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prosecutors in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/04\/16\/nx-s1-5787958\/minnesota-charged-ice-officer-assault-immigration-surge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Minnesota have brought charges<\/a> against two federal immigration agents so far. One officer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/ice-agent-charged-four-counts-assault-minnesota-shooting-venezuelan-im-rcna345732\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">was charged with four counts of assault<\/a> and one count of falsely reporting a crime after he shot a Venezuelan man during an attempted immigration arrest. The second officer was charged with two counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon after he pointed a gun at a car on the highway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Minnesota officials are also investigating several other alleged crimes committed by federal immigration agents, including the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. At the end of March,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/04\/10\/nx-s1-5775847\/alex-pretti-renee-good-ice-shootings-federal-investigations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">the state sued the Trump Administration<\/a>\u00a0for withholding evidence in both cases.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this month, Illinois State Police launched an investigation into the shooting of Villegas Gonz\u00e1lez, nearly eight months after the father of two was killed. 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