Andrade Condemns Federal Immigration Agents for ICE Killings

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.- State Rep. Jaime Andrade Jr. passed a resolution on Wednesday condemning the excessive violence and deadly force committed by federal agents under the Trump-Noem immigration raids resulting in multiple deaths nationwide.

“Not too long ago my district was tear gassed by ICE agents – while many kids were attending a parade – in order to detain a construction worker,” said Andrade. “We are in a crisis where masked men in unmarked vehicles and no identification terrorize our communities, families, children, while the Trump administration sits back and watches. I will not sit back and watch. That is why it’s important we continue to stand up for the voiceless and stand against the killings going on around us.”

Andrade’s House Resolution 622 condemns the Trump Administration and calls for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Patrol, Homeland Security Investigations, and others operating under the direction of President Donald J. Trump and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to be investigated and prosecuted for their actions. It calls attention to the pattern of murders from September 2025 with Silverio Villegas Gonzalez in Franklin Park, IL to the very public murders of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Jeffrey Pretti in Minnesota just this past weekend. The resolution also calls for the impeachment of Kristi Noem or her immediate resignation.

“Just this weekend, a 37-year-old ICU Hospital nurse was murdered on video by federal agents. Lies were spread by DHS about why he was attacked, but like all, the truth always comes to light. Alex Pretti, a person who saves lives, has just lost his own for trying to help two women in distress, who were attacked by ICE agents. These agents and this administration have become despicable with their actions and lies and it needs to stop now.”

There have been 35 deaths committed by ICE in 2025. All those injured and murdered did not receive due process and many of them were U.S. Citizens, permanent residents, or had a form of residency identification that they were not given the opportunity to provide.

“As a Hispanic father, and a son of immigrants, I am worried for my family and my community, which is full of hardworking, immigrant or mixed-status families,” Andrade said. “The Trump Administration has been too comfortable sending masked agents to hurt our communities, neighbors, and families. We are demanding an end to these deadly acts of violence, and we hold Donald Trump, Kristi Noem, and these agents responsible for their actions.”

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