Whereas Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen traveled to El Salvador to pay a go to to a deported unlawful alien, a grieving mom mentioned she’s by no means been contacted by the Maryland lawmaker after an unlawful immigrant murdered her daughter.
Patty Morin, the mom of Rachel Morin, spoke out towards Van Hollen’s go to, grilling the Maryland senator for going to El Salvador “to advocate for a criminal” as an alternative of advocating for “victims of horrific, brutal crimes by illegal immigrants,” together with her daughter.
“It just shows his character. You know a man by the words that he speaks, but also by his actions or lack of actions,” Patty Morin mentioned Friday on “The Ingraham Angle.”
Though it has been over a yr since Rachel Morin was murdered, her mom claimed she’s had “no interaction” with Van Hollen. She stays open to taking a name from the Maryland senator.
“I would be gracious and take the call. I don’t know that it would make a difference,” Patty Morin advised Fox Information contributor Raymond Arroyo. “I think if he did make the effort to call, it would just be, like, a political stunt to say he did it.”
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Van Hollen launched the next assertion Tuesday concerning the conviction of Rachel Morin’s killer:
“While the conviction of Rachel Morin’s killer will not return Rachel to her family where she rightfully belongs, this verdict brings a measure of justice that they so deserve. I’m grateful to the law enforcement officers who brought her killer into custody and for our legal process for delivering this justice. As I have said in the past, the American people deserve meaningful action to reform our broken immigration system, improve public safety, and strengthen our border security. We can do this while also supporting our immigrant communities and respecting the rights of individuals who are here legally — I am committed to doing both, and I will continue pressing my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to move forward on this issue.”
Van Hollen flew to El Salvador this week to fulfill with deported unlawful alien Kilmar Abrego Garcia, and his request was lastly granted on Thursday.
“I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar,” Van Hollen mentioned in a put up on X, previously Twitter. “Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.”
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Garcia, a 29-year-old unlawful immigrant residing in Maryland, was deported to the El Salvadoran megaprison “Terrorism Confinement Center” (CECOT) in March.
Officers acknowledged in court docket his deportation was an administrative error, though now some high Trump officers say he was appropriately eliminated and contend he is a member of the infamous MS-13 gang.
Each a federal district court docket and the U.S. Supreme Court docket have ordered the Trump administration to “facilitate” his launch and return to the US for correct deportation proceedings.
Newly-released paperwork from the Trump administration additionally revealed home violence allegations towards Garcia.
On Wednesday, his spouse Jennifer Vasquez Sura put out a assertion addressing the home violence allegations:
“After surviving domestic violence in a previous relationship, I acted out of caution following a disagreement with Kilmar by seeking a civil protective order, in case things escalated. Things did not escalate, and I decided not to follow through with the civil court process. We were able to work through the situation privately as a family, including by going to counseling.”
Patty Morin criticized Van Hollen for utilizing her “taxpayer money to fly to El Salvador to advocate for a criminal.”
“A criminal, as in he’s here illegally, so he’s already broken federal law about being in the country illegally,” she continued.
Van Hollen’s workplace didn’t reply to Fox Information Digital’s request for remark as of press time. It additionally didn’t reply whether or not Van Hollen would name Patty Morin or make clear who funded the senator’s journey to El Salvador.
Fox Information Digital’s Greg Wehner, Alexa Moutevelis and Alexander Corridor contributed to this report.
