The family of Rachel Morin, allegedly raped and murdered by an illegal migrant, slammed Kamala Harris after she admitted the death “should not have happened.”
The vice president made these statements during an interview with Fox News, where she was questioned about the impact of her administration’s immigration policies.
Journalist Bret Baier brought to light the cases of Jocelyn Nungaray, 12, Laken Riley, 22, and Morin, 37, who were allegedly murdered by illegal immigrants.
Harris said there was “no question” the cases were tragic, but argued that Democrats had tried to pass a border security bill that was defeated by the GOP.
But her explanation was rejected by Morin’s mother, Patty Morin, who noted that her daughter’s death occurred long before the bill went into effect.
The family of Rachel Morin, allegedly raped and murdered by an illegal immigrant, slammed Kamala Harris after she admitted the death “should not have happened.”
‘Vice President Harris had one job: secure our border, and she fell asleep at the switch,” said Patty Morin.
‘Your apology is empty to us and to all the other families who have been victims of illegal immigrant crimes.
‘The fact is, the Biden-Harris Administration rolled back border policies that would have prevented a flood of illegal immigrants, including the man who murdered my daughter.
‘Rachel would still be alive today if they had taken action. It’s too late for words. “We need accountability, not excuses.”
Morin’s naked and battered body was found on a hiking trail in Maryland last year, a day after the mother of six disappeared.
Víctor Martínez Hernández, 23, is accused of rape and murder. The migrant born in El Salvador entered the country in February 2023 after allegedly murdering another woman in his country of origin.
He is also accused of attacking a nine-year-old girl and her mother in Los Angeles in March 2023, before Morin’s murder.
Morin’s mother, Patty Morin, said her daughter’s death could have been prevented if there had been tighter security at the border, which could have picked up an outstanding arrest warrant for the suspect in connection with another crime.
Harris claimed in the interview that tragedies like Morin’s could have been avoided if Democrats’ border security bill had been able to pass.
Morin was reported missing by her boyfriend Richard Tobin (pictured together) after she went for a run. Her naked and battered body was later found on a hiking trail in Maryland.
Baier asked Harris if she regrets reversing the Trump administration’s policy that required illegal immigrants to be detained during the deportation process.
The vice president refused to get involved in the issue and instead accused Trump and his allies of hindering Democratic efforts to address the border crisis and allowing him to “run on an issue” in the next election.
But Morin’s family said they viewed his comments as an “implicit admission” that Morin’s death could have been prevented.
“Vice President Harris was appointed to oversee the border crisis, and it was during her tenure that Rachel’s alleged killer entered the country in early 2023, uninvestigated, and was allowed to wreak havoc in the United States,” the attorney said. family, Randolph Rice.
“The fact is that Rachel’s death could have been prevented if the border had been secure when Harris took responsibility.”
Patty slammed Harris for trying to avoid responsibility.
‘Vice President Harris swore to protect Americans when she took office, but she failed, not only in her duty but also in her moral responsibility to safeguard the lives of those she promised to defend, leaving families like ours broken and betrayed,’ Patty continued.
‘She allowed my daughter’s alleged killer to enter this country, and now countless American families will suffer endless pain as a result of the crimes of illegal immigrants.
“He’s had three and a half years of opportunities to make a difference, and now he’s asking for more time to continue failing at the job he’s already neglected for too long.”
Harris did the interview after a campaign event in Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania, before heading to Wisconsin on Wednesday night.
The testy exchange came as the vice president has been pressured to make more appearances and impromptu interviews as she tries to reach more voters.
Víctor Martínez Hernández, 23, is accused of rape and murder of a 37-year-old woman.
Morin’s body was found on the popular Ma and Pa hiking trail the day after she disappeared.
After the interview aired, Harris’ campaign posted a series of clips of the interview on social media and promoted moments of praise from commentators who weighed in on Fox News and CNN after it aired.
After the vice president’s plane landed Wednesday night, campaign communications director Brian Fallon spoke briefly to reporters traveling with the vice president’s press pool about the interview.
“We feel like we definitely accomplished what we set out to do in the sense that she was able to reach an audience that probably hasn’t been exposed to the arguments that she’s been making along the way and she was also able to show her toughness by standing her ground.” loud in the face of a hostile interviewer,” he said, according to a group report.