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Democrats silent on illegalsrCO murder victims
Left apparently has no time for 'angels'

Democrats protecting illegal immigrant murderers, illustration by Linas
Garsys / The Washington Times
Democrats protecting illegal immigrant murderers, illustration by Linas
Garsys / The Washington Times

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times - Thursday, July 9, 2026
OPINION:

The Democratic PartyrCOs indifference to the atrocity of innocent
Americans being murdered by illegal aliens was on full display during a
recent House Judiciary subcommittee hearing.

On June 30, border hawk Republicans presented two rCLangel parentsrCY to testify about the preventable killings of their college student
daughters in deep-blue, anti-Trump Illinois, which is, by law, a
sanctuary for foreign criminals.

Angel mom Jessica Gorman told of losing her 18-year-old daughter, a
freshman at ChicagorCOs Loyola University, to the brutality of illegal
alien Jose Medina. On March 19, Mr. Medina randomly shot her daughter, Sheridan Gorman, in the back as she and her friends ran from Tobey Prinz Beach, where they had gone to watch the Northern Lights.

Mr. Medina, now facing murder and other charges, should never have been
in the country, which he entered during President BidenrCOs insane open-southern-border free-for-all. He was previously arrested on
shoplifting charges.

If alerted, Immigration and Customs Enforcement could have done to him
and could be doing to others what the left considers unspeakable:
deporting them and making America safer.

Angel dad Joe Abraham also testified. A drunk, reckless-driving illegal immigrant, Julio Cucul-Bol, took his daughterrCOs life. On Jan. 19, 2025, Katie Abraham was a passenger in a car stopped at a red light when
Cucul-Bol, driving 80 miles an hour, slammed into them from behind,
killing 20-year-old Katie and her friend Chloe Polzin. He fled the scene.

The tragedy never should have happened because Cucul-Bol, a Guatemalan national, should not have been in the U.S. He reentered the country
illegally at some point and, in 2023, used a fake passport and ID to get
a bank account with JPMorgan Chase.

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rCLGovernment failed to honor one of its most fundamental obligations to us,rCY Mr. Abraham said.

There are three essential background notes on understanding Democrats,
their open border policies and why they provide sanctuary to dangerous foreigners.

First, Mr. Biden opened the southern border for four years, letting the soulless Mexican drug cartels swamp us with their evil brethren among 15 million invaders. Some of them murdered, raped, ran over, fleeced,
kidnapped and trafficked innocent Americans.

Second, the Biden border showcased this. The 1990s border hawk Democrats
are extinct, eradicated by Marxist-oriented power-grabbers who decided
that millions of illegals are the partyrCOs path to one-party rule forever.

Democrats are so committed to foreign criminals that they created rCLsanctuariesrCY such as Illinois.

Third, let us abandon any pretense that Democrats care about fighting
waste, fraud and abuse. In fact, ignoring fraud is essential to keeping
the immigrant class happy. Somalis in Minnesota illustrate this formula.


As reliable Democratic voters, they stole enormous amounts of taxpayer
money with little interference.

Fourth, when illegals rape, murder and mow down innocent people, there
is no quieter group than the Democrats.

Now back to the June 30 hearing.

A heartbroken Mrs. Gorman has become an advocate for sensible
immigration policy, not the Biden insanity of flowing in millions of
unknowns who smuggle cash payments to the drug cartels, gladly sending
us criminals.


rCLItrCOs about how failed border policies, sanctuary city laws and twisted leaders refusing to cooperate with ICE sent her to her grave,rCY Mrs.
Gorman told the panel. rCLItrCOs about a government and politicians that forgot their first priority. And the question before this committee is painfully simple: When did protecting our American citizens stop being
your first priority?rCY

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, a Washington Democrat who represents the socialist enclave of Seattle, has said ICE is rCLacting like a terrorist force.rCY Her opening statement offered a brief condolence and then: rCLUnfortunately,
this hearing is the fourth time in this committee that werCOve had a
hearing on sanctuary cities, the fourth time,rCY she said. rCLAnd thererCOs many other things that we could be doing other than this.rCY

Mrs. Gorman, at times in tears, later responded.

rCLThis is why IrCOm sorry, I get so upset with your rCObutrCOs and you donrCOt
want to talk about this. rCOThis is the fourth hearing.rCO rCa I didnrCOt even know what an angel family was, had no idea, never even heard about it. ThererCOs so many out here. You know what IrCOm thankful for? IrCOm thankful that my daughter was just shot in the back of the head, not raped,
murdered, dismembered. rCa And you can actually dismiss the angel
families, you can say rCOBut.rCO You donrCOt want to hear four sessions on angel families. IrCOm sorry, you need to rCa How messed up is that IrCOm thankful every day that she was just murdered, not raped and dismembered?rCY


Democrats became irate even before Mrs. GormanrCOs testimony. Rep. Mike Lawler, New York Republican, had the duty of introducing Mrs. Gorman,
his constituent. He exploited that assignment by reminding everyone how
the country reached this point: Because of a Biden catastrophe, the
Democrats ignore it as they lay waste to ICE.

rCLBack in May of 2023, over three years ago, SheridanrCOs murderer
illegally entered the United States,rCY Mr. Lawler said. rCLBorder Patrol caught him. They apprehended him. But then, because of the Biden administrationrCOs ludicrous open border policies, he was released into
our country. A month later, he was arrested for shoplifting in Chicago.
Under existing law and the law at the time, he should have been deported
right then and there.rCY

At that point, Rep. Jerry Nadler interrupted, complaining: rCLThis is not
an introduction. ItrCOs a speech.rCY

rCLYou should be ashamed of yourselves. This is disgraceful,rCY Mr. Lawler responded.


Then Ms. Jayapal objected, but Mr. Lawler was ready.

rCLThis mother is here precisely because you have failed to do your job,rCY
he shot back. rCLWonder why we had four hearings? ItrCOs because you donrCOt understand the consequence of sanctuary policy. rCa Sharing the details of
her death. You may not want to hear the details. It may be an
inconvenience to you, but these details matter.rCY

A shouting match ensued between Mr. Lawler and Rep. Jamie Raskin,
Maryland Democrat.

rCLIf you donrCOt belong in this committee, you should get the hell out of here,rCY Mr. Raskin told Mr. Lawler, a non-committee member.

Mr. LawlerrCOs response: rCLYou should be ashamed of yourself. YourCOre a disgrace. rCa YourCOre an absolute disgrace supporting sanctuary policies.rCY


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