OAN's Avril Elfie
12:24 PM – Monday, January 22, 2024
A mother whose daughter was allegedly murdered and raped by immigrant MS-13 gang members is suing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for $100 million.
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Tammy Nobles, the mother of 20-year-old Kayla Hamilton, is suing in a $100 million lawsuit against both the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Health and Human Services for allowing her daughter's killer to enter the country without proper identification. He claimed that he was
The nobles and another grieving mother testified Thursday before a House committee investigating the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for failing to enforce federal immigration laws.
“For me, this is not a political issue. This is a security issue for everyone living in the United States,” she told the House Homeland Security Committee. “This child could have been anyone's daughter. I don't want any other parent to go through the nightmare I'm living through. I'm her advocate now and I want her story to be told.” , I will fight tooth and nail to raise awareness of border issues.”
She further argued that had they properly screened the suspect, they would have discovered he was a gang member and would have been disqualified from entering the United States.
“I want everyone to know what's going on at the border,” she said. “I had no idea what was going on until my daughter was brutally murdered and raped. But now I do, and I find this story to be truly amazing. No one at the border performed their duties or investigated his background.” All they had to do was make a phone call to El Salvador and let them know he was a listed member of the MS-13 gang. ”
July 27ththIn 2022, Hamilton was raped and strangled in a trailer in Frederick, Maryland, police said.
The suspect allegedly sublet the trailer from another illegal immigrant and was living with her.
His DNA matched crime scene evidence, and authorities were finally able to arrest him in January 2023.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement subsequently confirmed that the 17-year-old suspect from El Salvador was identified as an MS-13 member from Mara Salvatrucha.
He is being held without bail until the end of his sentence on June 28th.th trial after being charged with first-degree murder, rape, and robbery.
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