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A distraught Venezuelan mother and her two small children sat on the steps on a Little Village building moments after, she says, ICE detained her husband while they were in their car at 24th and Albany on Monday morning.

Video she recorded inside the car shows an ICE agent telling the couple that they need to open the door. The woman replies not to open the door because they are legal.

An ICE arrest in Little Village, Chicago happened at 24th and Albany just one day after the neighborhood's Mexican Independence Day parade.

The woman shared the video with the Little Village Community Council, and Anita Clara witnessed the exchange from the sidewalk.

Clara says the agents told the man to get out of the car, and when he did not, they started hitting the car. Then, he got out of the car, and the wife and kids were crying.

"He was telling them, 'I'm legal. I have my legal status.' But they didn't care. They took him with them, left no information for the mom," said Little Village Community Council President Baltazar Enriquez.

Robert Centeno saw the law enforcement vehicles rush away, leaving the mother and her children in a white car in the middle of the intersection. Centeno stopped to help her.

"As I got close, I see the passenger crying, a female, two kids, crying, too," Centeno said. "They had already blocked the back and front part. She said they started hitting the car, like they were going to damage it. The kids were crying, so he just got out."

Centeno says the mother told him that the agents did not present a warrant. She says her husband has a work visa and no criminal record.

President Donald Trump spoke on Monday to announce potential federal intervention in Memphis.

President Donald Trump spoke on Monday to announce potential federal intervention in Memphis.

During the announcement, Trump said his administration has not forgotten about Chicago.

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An Illinois congressman is among those who are calling for all video of the deadly shooting involving an ICE officer in the west suburbs to be released by federal officials. The shooting happened in Franklin Park on Friday.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said its officers were conducting "targeted law enforcement activity," and during a vehicle stop, a man, who ICE says was a suspect, resisted arrest and tried to drive his car into the arrest team.

The man struck an officer, dragging him as he tried to flee the scene, ICE said. The officer shot the man, who was later identified as Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez. The Department of Homeland Security described him as an undocumented immigrant with a criminal history of reckless driving.

ICE said the man was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The officer suffered severe injuries and is stable, ICE and DHS said.

Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García says all video of the incident should be released.

"We want to know everything about what occurred and for all evidence to be put forward publicly so the public can make its own conclusions, but this was totally preventable, unnecessary and most tragic," García said.

ABC7 reached out to ICE for comment and to see if the officers involved were wearing cameras, but has not yet heard back yet.

There were significantly fewer people in attendance this year at the Mexican Independence Day Parade Sunday in Little Village by traditional standards, but there were still thousands who did come out to celebrate Mexican culture and heritage in what felt like not just an act of pride, but an act of defiance.

From "ICE out of Chicago" to "Hands off Chicago," signs were everywhere Sunday lining 26th Street, nearly as ubiquitous as the green white and red of the Mexican flag which adorned nearly every inch of the parade route in Little Village. Spectators and participants alike made it clear their Mexican Independence Day celebrations would not be muted.

"We have to let everyone know that we're proud to be Mexican, and we're not going to let anyone scare us," spectator Vicente Hernandez said. "We're here. We're not going anywhere."

The party continued as it does every year. The vibrant sights and sounds of Mexican culture made themselves present, as did a large contingent of politicians, including Mayor Brandon Johnson, showing their support for a community which these days feels as if its under siege.

"We deserve to celebrate. We deserve to be proud," 22nd Ward Ald. Michael Rodriguez said. "We deserve to be on 26th Street as proud Mexican-Americans."

Immigration advocates marched in the parade while also handing out "know your rights" cards to spectators and keeping a watchful eye on the streets just beyond the area. A contingent of attorneys were at the ready, in case they were needed.

"Even this morning there were some sightings of some agents in the area," said Andre Gordillo with the Illinois Coalition of Immigrant and Refugee Rights. "So thankfully, as of now, we haven't seen anything, but we know they are out there, and they have a quota to hit."

With other Mexican Independence Day celebrations were canceled or postponed this year, and many people choosing to watch the broadcast of Sunday s parade from home, organizers remained grateful for those who did show up.

"They deserve to feel joy," said Jennifer Aguilar with the Little Village Chamber of Commerce. "They deserve to celebrate and to have this beautiful moment despite everything that's going on."