In order to raise awareness of the situation facing Angel Families—those who have suffered harm or lost loved ones due to crimes perpetrated by illegal aliens—Republican legislators will utilize President Joe Biden’s fourth State of the Union (SOTU) speech.
Following the murder of 22-year-old Laken Riley in Athens, Georgia, Representative Mike Collins (R-GA) invited Riley’s parents to join him at the State of the Union address. Since they are still in mourning over their daughter, they turned down the invitation.
Instead, Collins will reserve a space for “honor Americans he could have invited had foreign criminals who had no right to be in our country not cut short their lives,” according to a news release from his office.
“The seat for my guest will stay unfilled in honor of Laken Riley and all Americans who have lost their lives to an illegal immigrant criminal when Joe Biden returns to Capitol Hill to defend his appalling record,” Collins declared.
“The president will witness an empty seat in the gallery honoring those who have passed away due to his open border while he presents a positive image of the crime-ridden nation he has built.”
Riley, who was jogging around the University of Georgia campus in the morning on February 22, allegedly fell victim to kidnapping and murder. After Riley’s horribly deformed body was discovered on campus, Jose Antonio Ibarra, a 26-year-old Venezuelan illegal alien, was taken into custody and accused.
In September 2022, Ibarra crossed the border between the United States and Mexico, and Biden’s parole pipeline allowed for his release into the American interior. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) authorities never got hold of Ibarra despite his arrests in the sanctuary cities of New York City and Athens in 2023, before Riley’s death.
Representative Jim Banks (R-IN) has urged Biden to include Riley at Thursday’s State of the Union speech. The president may or may not do so, the White House has declined to say. Biden has already sidestepped inquiries about Riley’s death.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is now cohosting a program featuring NYPD officers Ben Kurian and Zunxu Tian with Representatives Anthony D’Esposito (R-NY) and Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY). The two cops were brutally beaten in Times Square in January by a mob of undocumented immigrants.
“American residents all around the nation are at risk because of sanctuary towns. The mindless atrocities our rules foster should never befall brave law enforcement officers like Police Officer Zunxu Tian and NYPD Lieutenant Ben Kurian, Johnson told the New York Post.
Malliotakis released a statement saying, “Unfortunately, our NYPD officers are now having to deal with hundreds of violent crimes being perpetrated by people in our country illegally. Our officers are on the front lines every single day, trying to keep our streets safe.”
“While it was distressing to see, the disturbing video of Lt. Kurian and his colleague cop being attacked by a mob in Times Square highlighted how challenging our officers’ duties have become. It is a pleasure to have Lt. Kurian join me for the State of the Union address. Together, we will not only support the best of New York City but also highlight the urgency of the Biden administration’s abandoning its dangerous border policies, which have allowed millions of undocumented immigrants to enter the country illegally.”
Tian and Kurian’s mob attack has resulted in the arrest of eight illegal aliens from Venezuela. Tren de Aragua, Venezuela’s vicious street gang, counts two of the eight illegal aliens, as Breitbart News reported.
As president, Biden has consistently disregarded Angel Families. For example, on November 1, which former President Donald Trump proclaimed to be the “National Day of Remembrance for Americans Killed by Illegal Aliens,” Biden has declined to recognize the victims of illegal immigrant crime for three years running.
In a similar vein, ICE’s Victim Of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) hotline has been repurposed as a hotline for undocumented immigrants who allege they were victims of crimes in order to obtain T and U visas. VOICE was established particularly to assist Angel Families in tracking their ongoing cases against suspected illegal aliens who harmed their family members.
Former Representative Mo Brooks (R-AL) has estimated that around 2,000 Americans perish annually at the hands of illegal aliens, despite the federal government’s refusal to collect the statistics.
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