Republican lawmakers are using President Joe Biden’s fourth State of the Union (SOTU) address to bring awareness to the plight of Angel families who have fallen victim to crimes committed by illegal aliens or lost loved ones. I plan to increase it.
Following the murder of 22-year-old Laken Riley in Athens, Georgia, Congressman Mike Collins (R-Ga.) asked Riley’s parents to attend SOTU with him. They decline the invitation because they are grieving the death of their daughter.
Instead, Collins plans to vacate his seat “to honor the Americans who we would have been able to invite had their lives not been cut short by criminal aliens who didn’t need to come to this country,” he said. ‘s office said in a press release.
“As Joe Biden comes to the Capitol to defend his atrocious record, my guest seat honors Laken Riley and all Americans who have lost their lives at the hands of illegal alien criminals. remains vacant,” Collins said.
When a president paints a rosy picture of this crime-infested country he has created, he will see things like: The empty seats in the gallery are a memorial to those who are no longer with us because of his open borders. [Emphasis added]
Prosecutors said Riley was abducted and killed on February 22 during a morning jog near the University of Georgia campus. Riley’s body was found on campus, badly disfigured, and José Antonio Ibarra, 26, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela, was arrested and charged.
Ybarra crossed the U.S.-Mexico border in September 2022 and was released into the U.S. interior thanks to Biden’s parole pipeline. Ybarra was arrested in the sanctuary cities of New York City and Athens in 2023 before Riley’s murder, but he was never turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.
Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) asked Biden to mention Riley by name during Thursday’s SOTU speech. The White House has declined to say whether the president will do so. Biden has already dodged questions about Riley’s murder.
Meanwhile, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) Co-host New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers Zunxu Tian and Ben Kurian, Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-NY), Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) and a group of illegal aliens in Times Square. Two police officers were assaulted in January.
“Sanctuary cities put Americans across the country at risk. Brave law enforcement officers like NYPD Lt. Ben Kurian and Officer Tian Zunxu are victims of the senseless crimes these policies encourage. You shouldn’t be a person,” Johnson said. new york post.
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“NYPD officers are on the front lines every day working to keep our streets safe, but unfortunately, they are currently being forced to respond to hundreds of violent crimes that are being committed illegally in our country. ” said Malliotakis. Said In a statement:
The horrifying video of Lt. Kurian and his fellow officers being attacked by a mob in Times Square was painful to watch., but it shed light on how difficult our officers’ jobs have become. By having Lt. Gov. Kurian accompany us to the State of the Union address, we will not only show our support for New York City’s finest people; The Biden administration needs to end dangerous border policies It has allowed millions of individuals to illegally enter our country without screening. [Emphasis added]
A total of eight illegal immigrants from Venezuela were charged in connection with the mob attack on Mr. Tian and Mr. Kurian. As Breitbart News reported, two of the eight illegal immigrants are members of a violent Venezuelan street gang known as Torren de Aragua.
Biden has repeatedly ignored the Angel family as president. For example, Biden will use November 1, which former President Donald Trump designated as “National Day of Remembrance for Americans Murdered by Illegal Aliens,” to recognize victims of illegal alien crimes for the third consecutive year. I have refused to do so.
Similarly, ICE’s Victims of Immigrant Crimes (VOICE) was created specifically to help angel families track pending cases against undocumented immigrant accusers who have victimized their families. It has turned into a hotline for illegal immigrants who claim that You can secure T and U visas.
Although the federal government refuses to track the data, former Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) estimates that about 2,000 Americans die each year at the hands of illegal aliens. .
John Binder is a reporter for Breitbart News. Please email jbinder@breitbart.com. Follow him on Twitter here.
