Family members tell of relatives killed, urge stricter immigration enforcement
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Summary
In a public testimony session, several relatives of homicide victims recounted violent deaths they attributed to immigrants and urged tougher enforcement; speakers also praised former President Trump. The claims made during the remarks were not substantiated in the session.
Family members of several homicide victims spoke in a public testimony session, recounting the deaths of relatives and urging tougher immigration enforcement.
Patty Morin said her daughter, Rachel Morin, a mother of five, "went out on a walk after work" and "never came home." Michael Morin, who identified himself as Rachel’s brother, said Rachel was "brutally raped and murdered by a illegal alien," and another speaker who identified earlier as Patty Morin described severe injuries, saying "3 fourths of her head and brain hemorrhaged" and that Rachel was "brutally raped and then stuffed into a culvert, a drainpipe." These allegations were asserted by family members during their remarks and were not proven or contested during the session.
Tammy Nobles identified herself as the mother of Kayla Hamilton and said her daughter had been raped and murdered; she also said the alleged attacker was "a known MS 13 gang member" and accused Democratic politicians of "fighting for the criminals." "I don't understand how these Democrats are fighting for the criminals," she said.
BJ Corcoran said his son, Pierce Corcoran, was 22 when he was killed by an immigrant, and said the family felt more hopeful that day than in the previous four years. Nikki Jones said her husband, Shane Jones, was killed by an "illegal alien" in 2019 and that she has struggled to get coverage for her story, telling the room that the press has "censored" her.
Rosalie Sowerd (who also spoke for Louise Schlosser in the same turn) said their father died more than 30 years ago after being struck by a driver they described as lacking a license or insurance. Another commenter said their son, Bradley English, died Oct. 27, 2004 after being struck by a vehicle driven, the speaker alleged, by an "illegal alien," and claimed authorities had released the driver after about two years and one month despite reporting a deportation.
Speakers repeatedly expressed the personal toll of the losses. One speaker said, "The most powerful man in the whole world honored us," and several thanked former President Donald Trump for recognizing their families.
The session consisted of short, first-person statements; speakers made factual allegations about perpetrators and about enforcement actions (for example, that a suspect was deported or was an MS 13 member). Those allegations were presented as assertions by the family members and were not accompanied by documentary evidence or official responses during the remarks. The session ended with expressions of gratitude and no formal vote or action recorded.
Notes on attribution: attributions in this report follow each speaker’s self-identification in the transcript. In a few instances the same microphone label in the transcript recorded multiple self-introductions; attributions reflect the name a speaker used when they first identified themselves in the transcript.
