Mexico seeks accountability in Chicago-area ICE death and 16 others. Can it force the U.S. to act?

Mexico has begun taking legal action to seek accountability for the deaths of 17 Mexican nationals who have died during U.S.Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations — 14 died in ICE custody, and three were killed during other “arrest operations.” This includes Silverio Villegas González, who was shot and killed by an ICE agent during a traffic stop in Franklin Park nearly a year ago. Villegas González had lived in the United States since 2007. He was the father of two young children. At…