Rachel Morin’s mother Allegedly murdered by illegal immigrantsexpressed disappointment at the Biden administration’s “inhumane” response to her daughter’s murder and that Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas failed to speak about her by name.
Rachel MorinVictor Martinez-Hernandez, a Maryland mother of five, was killed while hiking near her home. After a 10-month investigation, Victor Martinez-Hernandez, an illegal immigrant, was charged with first-degree murder and first-degree rape.
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During an appearance on “The Ingram Angle” on Wednesday, Rachel’s mother Patty Morin He criticized Mayorkas for failing to say his daughter’s name during a CNN interview.
When asked by CNN about Rachel’s death, Mayorkas said, “Obviously, my heart breaks for the woman who was murdered, her mother’s children, her family, her loved ones and friends.”
Patty Morin speaks on “The Ingram Angle” about the Biden administration’s response to Rachel Morin’s death. (Fox News)
Morin called her response “a completely political statement” and said it “fails to even acknowledge the fact that (Rachel) is a woman, a mother and a daughter.”
“That is completely It depersonalizes her, it objectifies her,” Maureen told host Laura Ingraham.
The grieving mother said her message to the Biden administration is that the people targeted by criminal immigrants are “American citizens” and the “pillars” of the country.
“My message is, these are Americans. They are the people who help make our country stronger. They are the men and women who run our country, our economy, our families, our churches,” Morin said. “They are the backbone of America. Who are they? We are Americans. And to not acknowledge that my daughter is a human being, a woman, a mother, and to classify her as a statistic, it shows how inhuman they are, how they don’t value life.”
Morin said she did not want her daughter to make political statements and that the family feels Rachel’s loss every day.
“With everything she was a part of in our lives, it’s hard to shake the thought of Rachel being gone,” she said. “We will always remember her and feel a huge hole in our family.”
In a statement this week, the White House offered condolences to Rachel Maureen’s family but did not say what steps it would take to secure the border, in response to a question from a Fox News Digital reporter.
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“Our deepest condolences go out to the family and loved ones of Rachel Maureen,” a White House spokesperson told Fox News Digital on Tuesday. “We cannot comment on ongoing law enforcement cases. But fundamentally, we believe that anyone found guilty should be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.”
Former President Trump called Patty Morin on Thursday, and she said in a press release filed through her lawyer that she was “deeply touched by President Trump’s kindness and thoughtfulness.”
Fox News’ Sarah Lampe Whitten contributed to this report.
