The White House has come under fire for its statements about the murders of a mother of five in Maryland and a girl in Texas allegedly committed by an illegal immigrant.
The brief recent statement made no mention of the police investigation into the two deaths, Fox News reported. report Saturday.
“My heartfelt condolences go out to the family and loved ones of Rachel Maureen. I 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,” the first White House president said. statement read.
A second person said: “Our hearts go out to the family and loved ones of Jocelyn Nangaray. We cannot comment on ongoing law enforcement cases, but fundamentally, anyone found guilty of such a heinous and shocking crime should be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.”
Latest update: White House statement following the deaths of Rachel Morin and Jocelyn Nangaray, both allegedly murdered by illegal immigrants pic.twitter.com/utiZVFQqqz
— Ali Bradley (@AliBradleyTV) June 21, 2024
Republicans sharply criticized those comments and used them as an opportunity to blast President Joe Biden (Democrat) for his disastrous border policies that have harmed Americans.
Among them was Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama), who said, “It’s shameful. Innocent people have been killed by illegal immigrants and the White House still refuses to accept responsibility.”
Maureen’s family said they were “deeply moved” by a phone call from former President Donald Trump to offer their condolences after the mother of five was recently raped and murdered in Maryland and her body dumped on the side of a mountain road, Breitbart News reported Thursday.
Call her by her name: Rachel Morin, 37, mother of five (Maryland).
Rachel was out hiking when she was raped and brutally murdered by an illegal immigrant.
Victor Antonio Martinez Hernandez crossed the US border into El Salvador last year after killing a woman. pic.twitter.com/u5D13xoTFT
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) June 15, 2024
Morin’s suspect, 23-year-old Victor Martinez Hernandez of El Salvador, was arrested in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Meanwhile, in Houston, Texas, two illegal immigrants have been charged with murdering 12-year-old Jocelyn Nangaray. Breitbart News reports that the two were released into the US by the Biden administration’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after crossing the southern border.
Jocelyn Nangaray was murdered by two illegal immigrants.
The responsibility for this lies with one man.
Alejandro Mayorkas.
He was impeached by the House of Representatives.
Schumer blocked his trial in the Senate.
Mayorkas bears responsibility for this bloodshed.
Pass it on! pic.twitter.com/8Ic5h3vrbr
— Libs on TikTok (@libsoftiktok) June 21, 2024
“As Breitbart News reports, Venezuelan nationals Johan Jose Martinez Rangel, 22, and Franklin Peña, 26, were arrested and charged by Houston police with the murder of Jocelyn Nungaray in the early morning hours of June 17,” the outlet reported.
Wesley Hunt (R-Texas) wrote in a social media post on Friday: share The sadness of losing Nungarei.
“I am a father of two young daughters and what happened to Jocelyn Nangaray is heartbreaking and makes my blood boil. The animals who did this deserve to rot in hell. For a country to welcome illegal mass immigration is inviting genocide and we witness the destruction every day,” he wrote.
I am a father of two young girls and what happened to Jocelyn Nangaray breaks my heart and makes my blood boil. The animals who did this deserve to rot in hell.
For a nation to welcome illegal immigration in large numbers is to invite mass murder, and we witness the destruction every day… pic.twitter.com/B7vO4paTg2
— Wesley Hunt (@WesleyHuntTX) June 21, 2024
“I hope the American people are watching this, because in November they have to vote as if their children’s lives are on the line, and they are,” Hunt added.
