Venezuelan illegal immigrant killed by FBI agent in Chicago was caught and released under Biden: sources
An off-duty FBI agent shot and killed 27-year-old Oscar D. Corrales in Chicago on Monday night after, according to federal law enforcement sources, seeing him fire a gun towards people in a homeless encampment. Sources said the encounter was unrelated to immigration enforcement; the incident is under investigation.
The sources said Corrales had been apprehended at the southern border in October 2023 and released into the United States. They also said he had previously been arrested in California and released despite an ICE detainer, but details of that arrest were not available. Chicago police documented the scene and referred further questions to the FBI’s Chicago field office.
In short
- An off-duty FBI agent shot Corrales in Chicago.
- Sources said Corrales had been released after a 2023 border apprehension.
- Authorities described the encounter as unrelated to immigration enforcement.