President Trump will visit a Michigan community outraged over an ‘open borders’-related homicide. He’ll then attend a ‘Border911’ gala near his Florida home.
As Americans’ discontent with illegal immigration continues escalating—and the presidential race heats up—former President Donald Trump is slated to participate in a pair of events focusing on the crisis.
On April 2, the presumed Republican presidential nominee plans to make remarks in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
That’s the latest U.S. community expressing outrage over a violent crime allegedly committed by an illegal immigrant. A 25-year-old woman was slain March 22; the suspect is a previously deported Mexican national.
The organization works to educate the public by sharing “horrific, true stories about what is really happening at our borders,” its website says. The group also seeks to empower citizens to take action “to stop this humanitarian crisis plaguing our communities.”
Surge Fuels Citizens’ Worries
Immigration has become a hot-button issue as President Trump, the apparent Republican presidential nominee, and his presumed Democrat opponent, President Joe Biden, vie for re-election this fall.
When President Biden took office in 2021, he reversed many of the tightened immigration policies that President Trump enacted during the prior four years; the Biden administration has touted a more “welcoming” approach.
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President Trump and President Biden both visited the Texas-Mexico border in February. While President Biden blamed Congress for inaction on key immigration issues, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, faults President Biden for failing to enforce existing laws.
Lots of Fuss Over One Word
In announcing President Trump’s Michigan appearance, his campaign said he would address “Biden’s Border Bloodbath.”
President Trump reiterated that he was referring to President Biden’s “extreme electric vehicle mandate” decimating the auto industry. The mandate will “ship every last American auto job and auto-manufacturing job to China,” said President Trump, vowing to rebuild the U.S. auto-manufacturing industry.
“While I was speaking metaphorically, a real bloodbath is occurring right now…It’s Biden’s border bloodbath,” he declared.
President Trump blamed the Biden administration for “setting loose thousands of unvetted, unscreened military-age men into the United States from parts unknown.”
“People are pouring into our country at levels that we’ve never seen before,” he said. Although federal agencies say officers have encountered 9 million illegal immigrants, President Trump suggested the actual number is closer to 15 million. “That’s almost bigger than any state in the union,” he said.
“Every day, innocent citizens are being killed, stabbed, shot, raped and murdered because of ‘Biden migrant crime.’…We call it ‘Biden migrant crime’ because he’s responsible for it.”
“When I’m your president, we’re going to end this disgrace and we’re going to stop Biden’s border bloodbath.”
Suspect Came Back After Deportation
President Trump’s video was posted just hours before the death of Ruby Garcia, 25, was discovered in Grand Rapids, Mich.
An illegal immigrant is accused of killing her after returning to the United States; he had been deported to his native land, Mexico, in 2020, while President Trump was still in office.
On March 24, two days after Ms. Garcia’s body was found along a highway, Mr. Ortiz-Vite contacted police about Ms. Garcia’s death. Officers arrested him and booked him into the Kent County Jail in Michigan.
Authorities identified the suspect in Ms. Riley’s slaying as Jose Ibarra, 26. A native of Venezuela, he was allowed to stay in the U.S. after illegally entering in 2022.
Mr. Ibarra was jailed in Athens, Georgia, on multiple charges stemming from Ms. Riley’s death, including murder, assault, and kidnapping. Police have said the two were believed to be strangers. Ms. Riley was attacked while jogging. She died from blunt-force trauma, authorities said.
Similarly, he is expected to address Ms. Garcia’s death during his April 2 appearance in Grand Rapids, the city where she was found slain; she suffered from gunshot wounds and other injuries, officials said.
The homicides of Ms. Riley and Ms. Garcia stand out amid a string of violent crimes that illegal immigrants are accused of committing.
“President Trump will secure our border and protect Michigan families when elected in November,” he wrote March 29. “I look forward to welcoming him back in West Michigan…for this important discussion.”
Michigan Rep. Rachel Hood, a Democrat, wrote that Ms. Garcia was a victim of domestic violence because the suspect was her “boyfriend.”
She said Ms. Garcia’s family would receive justice, and she denounced President Trump for bringing “hateful rhetoric” to Michigan.
But online commenters lashed out against Rep. Hood, saying that an “open border” was to blame for Ms. Garcia’s death.
Trump to Appear at Border911 Gala
Tom Homan, noted for successfully deporting immigrants while he served the Trump administration, has publicly declared he will do everything he can to halt illegal immigration and deport violators.
The group’s fundraising gala is set for April 4 at Mar-a-Lago, which President Trump owns and calls home. The event is closed to the news media, organizers said.
Ticket prices ranged from $1,200 to $100,000, according to promotional materials. In his video, Mr. Homan said money generated from the gala will help experts “spend the next year educating people about why border security matters.”
He urged people to stop grousing, “get off the couch and take some action.”
His group has begun holding “solutions-oriented” border meetings since at least May 2023.
A news release publicizing Border911’s event last year in Jefferson County, New York, said: “Border911 reveals the true stories and consequences of America’s national security crisis.”
Border911 said it brings together “experts, citizens, and elected officials to empower and encourage open, honest, and informed dialogue surrounding the United States’ borders.”
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