A reporter asked DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about the increase in murders and sexual assaults committed by illegal immigrants.
With President Joe Biden's administration seeing a rise in arrests of illegal immigrants raping and murdering Americans, especially young women, reporters questioned Mayorkas' claim that protecting Americans is his top priority and his message to families suffering because of these illegal immigrants.
“Obviously, the media and the public are focused on the brutal crimes committed by illegal immigrants, one of whom was actually wearing an ICE mask. [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] “Migrants with ankle monitors. In your interview this morning, you said that the safety of American citizens is your number one priority and that these people are being vetted. But we know that in your conversations with the director of ICE, the director of the FBI has said that there are huge gaps in information. So what would you say to reassure American citizens that they are, in fact, safe? And what would you say to the families who have lost loved ones because of immigration crimes being committed,” the reporter asked.
“So let's start with the end of your story. My message to the families is, of course, our hearts go out to them given their suffering. The safety and security of the American people is truly our number one priority. We will screen and vet individuals as we come across them,” Mayorkas said. “Then, if we learn of any compromising information in the process, we will take enforcement action accordingly.”
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On June 20, authorities arrested and charged two illegal immigrants from Venezuela, Johan Jose Rangel Martinez and 26-year-old Franklin Jose Peña Ramos, with the murder of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray, after Houston police discovered her body abandoned near her home a week ago. (RELATED: “It's really not working…”: “Morning Joe” host presses Alejandro Mayorkas on dangerous migrants entering the U.S.)
Jose Antonio Ibarra, a Venezuelan national who entered the United States illegally, is accused of murdering 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley in February outside the University of Georgia (UGA) campus. An autopsy revealed that she died after her killer severely damaged her skull with an inanimate object.
Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez was indicted in mid-June on charges of the rape and murder of 37-year-old Rachel Morin, a mother of five. Christian Giovanni Inga-Landi, an Ecuadorian national living in the U.S. illegally, is charged with rape in New York City after he allegedly tied up a 13-year-old girl and her male friend with shoelaces in a wooded area.
The Department of Homeland Security has flagged more than 400 migrants entering the United States from Central Asia and other regions as “of concern” because ISIS-linked human trafficking groups were transporting them. according to According to NBC News, ICE recently arrested six Russians of Tajikistan origin with suspected terrorist ties in a nationwide operation spanning New York, Los Angeles and Philadelphia, the New York Post reported. report.
Arrests have risen to record highs under Mayorkas's watch, leading several House Republicans to vote in February to try to impeach him. Since the start of fiscal year 2024 in October, agents have arrested nearly 1.7 million migrants. according to These figures are up over 2.3 million and 2.4 million for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, respectively, according to Customs and Border Protection.
Mayorkas has repeatedly insisted the border is secure, but refused to say whether he lied to Congress during an April 18 hearing.
