Jessica Gorman Assails Sanctuary Policies in Hearing on 18-Year-Old Daughter's Murder
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 1
Jessica Gorman Assails Sanctuary Policies in Hearing on 18-Year-Old Daughter's Murder
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 1
Summary
Jessica Gorman told a House Judiciary subcommittee that sanctuary policies failed her 18-year-old daughter Sheridan, urging lawmakers to explain why cooperation with ICE "was too much to ask for."
Sheridan Gorman was fatally shot in March on a Chicago lakefront pier, and her mother said the accused gunman, Jose Medina of Venezuela, had previously been arrested and left free despite an outstanding warrant.
The hearing examined whether jurisdictions that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities endanger residents; Republicans said such policies release criminal migrants back into communities, while Democrats said they help preserve trust with immigrant communities.
Rep. Tom McClintock said Republicans would keep spotlighting victims' families until sanctuary policies are changed, while Rep. Pramila Jayapal criticized the panel's focus and argued lawmakers should scrutinize Trump administration enforcement instead.
The session turned heated before Gorman spoke, underscoring how Sheridan's March 19 killing has become part of a broader national fight over immigration enforcement and sanctuary-city rules.