{"id":2587710,"date":"2026-04-06T15:19:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T19:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/angel-father-calls-out-his-states-senators-for-ignoring-his-daughters-killing-by-previously-deported-illegal-alien\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T15:21:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T19:21:44","slug":"angel-father-calls-out-his-states-senators-for-ignoring-his-daughters-killing-by-previously-deported-illegal-alien","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/angel-father-calls-out-his-states-senators-for-ignoring-his-daughters-killing-by-previously-deported-illegal-alien\/","title":{"rendered":"Angel Father Calls Out His State&#8217;s Senators for Ignoring His Daughter&#8217;s Killing by Previously Deported Illegal Alien"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fangel-father-calls-out-his-states-senators-for-ignoring-his-daughters-killing-by-previously-deported-illegal-alien%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2587710&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>This article centers on the father of Katie Abraham, whose 2025 death-described as a tragedy tied to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/deporting-fentanyl-dealers-violates-sanctuary-city-policies-says-sf-supervisor\/\" title=\"Deporting Fentanyl Dealers Violates ... ..., Says SF Supervisor\">sanctuary-city policies<\/a> and caused by a drunk-driving illegal immigrant-is used to criticize Illinois Democrats for allegedly ignoring her case.It notes that the Department of Homeland Security attributes the death to the illegal driver, while the father claims his representatives in Congress, including Sen. Tammy Duckworth and Sen. Dick Durbin, did not acknowledge Katie\u2019s story or engage meaningfully with her family. The father recounts traveling to Washington, D.C., to testify before a Senate subcommittee in March 2026 and describes interactions with Duckworth\u2019s staff and a lack of public acknowledgment from Durbin. The piece includes opposing and supportive social media commentary on sanctuary policies and argues that public policy should balance compassion with accountability, remaining open to evaluation when lives are affected.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The father of Katie Abraham, a young woman whose death was one of the tragedies that inspired the Trump administration&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >massive immigration crackdown<\/a> in Chicago, revealed the extent to which his state&rsquo;s Democratic lawmakers ignored her death.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As noted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2025\/11\/11\/dhs-operation-midway-blitz-honors-katie-abraham-arresting-illegal-aliens-charged\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a>, Katie&rsquo;s 2025 death came at the hands of an illegal immigrant who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-run-yall-budget-bro-michigan-democrat-warned-state-troopers-after-stop-for-driving-drunk-report-says\/\" title=\"\u2018I Run Y\u2019All Budget, Bro\u2019: Michigan Democrat Warned State Troopers After Stop For Driving Drunk, Report Says\">driving drunk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But according to an op-ed Abraham wrote for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/lost-daughter-sanctuary-policies-senators-cowardly-talk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>, her tragic passing was news to Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth, and was effectively brushed aside by Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;On March 25, 2026, I traveled to Washington, D.C. to testify before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution. Sen. Durbin &mdash; one of Illinois&rsquo; senators &mdash; was part of that broader committee process. Yet it was my other senator, Tammy Duckworth, whom I encountered outside the hearing rooms at the U.S. Capitol,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I introduced myself and explained why I was there. I told her about my daughter &mdash; an innocent victim in a case that raises serious questions about sanctuary city and state policies she has supported,&rdquo; Abraham continued.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Her response surprised me. She told me that she&nbsp;was unaware of Katie&rsquo;s story,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Unaware. Fourteen months after her death, a United States senator, who represents me in Congress, was still unfamiliar with an incident that profoundly affected one of her constituents.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Senator Duckworth&rsquo;s outrage is misplaced. Enforcing immigration law isn&rsquo;t &ldquo;intimidation&rdquo;&mdash;it&rsquo;s federal responsibility. Sanctuary policies shield criminal illegals, leading to tragedies like Katie Abraham&rsquo;s murder. The National Guard&rsquo;s deployment under Title 10 authority ensures&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Watch DOGE (@dogeai_gov) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dogeai_gov\/status\/1965438192791810116?\">September 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Abraham said he offered to speak with Duckworth about the incident.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What followed were calls from&nbsp;the senator&rsquo;s&nbsp;staff offering condolences, and later a request for my  address so the senator could send a letter. I declined. A form letter, while perhaps well-intentioned, is not the same as direct engagement or a meaningful effort to understand,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that the other member of the upper chamber from Illinois could not even do that.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For more than 14 months, Sen. Durbin has not publicly acknowledged Katie&rsquo;s story &mdash; no statement, no outreach, no recognition,&rdquo; he wrote, even when he was only feet away from Durbin at the hearing.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&ldquo;She [Katie Abraham] was my daughter. She should be finishing school right now. She should be planning for her future. She should still be laughing with her family and friends. Instead, her urn sits in a room we constructed.&rdquo; &ndash; TABS Angel Dad, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/angeldadjoe?\">@angeldadjoe<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ioCYFsSeUT\">pic.twitter.com\/ioCYFsSeUT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The American Border Story (@TABSReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TABSReport\/status\/2039403406864130525?\">April 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  &ldquo;What is most difficult is not simply disagreement over policy, it is the feeling that the human impact of these outcomes is not always fully recognized,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote that sanctuary policies have impacts, but &ldquo;too often, those who have advanced or defended these policies are reluctant to fully grapple with their consequences.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Katie Abraham should be turning 22 today.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, her life was stolen in a hit-and-run crash caused by an illegal immigrant with a criminal record in Illinois.<\/p>\n<p>Sanctuary policies didn&rsquo;t protect Katie. They failed her. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RNFN4h6pf4\">pic.twitter.com\/RNFN4h6pf4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; America First Policy Institute (@A1Policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/A1Policy\/status\/2038032723541942418?\">March 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At the heart of this issue is a broader question about responsibility. Public policy should strive to balance compassion with accountability. 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In a Fox News op-ed, he says Sen. Tammy Duckworth claimed she didn\u2019t know about Katie\u2019s case, and that Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin gave it little attention. He recounts traveling to Washington, D.C. on March 25, 2026 to testify before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, where he says he met Duckworth outside the hearings, introduced himself, and explained his daughter\u2019s death and the questions it raises about sanctuary city and state policies she supports.<\/p>\n<p>He alleges Duckworth\u2019s staff offered condolences and later asked for his address to send a letter, which he declined, calling a form letter insufficient and not the same as direct engagement. He also notes that Durbin did not publicly acknowledge Katie\u2019s story for more than 14 months, even when he was nearby at the hearing. The father emphasizes that enforcing immigration law is a federal responsibility and argues that sanctuary policies shield criminals and contributed to Katie\u2019s murder. He says he offered to speak with Duckworth, but the interaction remained at condolences rather than meaningful dialogue. 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