BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION

On National Angel Family Day, we remember and honor the thousands of American lives stolen from us by criminal illegal aliens and the deadly drugs they bring across our borders.  We stand with the Angel Families, many of whom continue to be left without justice.  And we recommit to carrying out the largest mass-deportation effort in our Nation’s history, getting the worst of the worst out of our country, and putting a stop to the violence targeting the brave men and women of law enforcement.

Every year, thousands of American citizens are victimized by dangerous and criminal illegal aliens, often sent here by their home countries to get them out of their prisons or off their own streets.  After returning to office, I received a letter from a New York City police officer that filled the First Lady and me with tremendous sadness and anger.  He wrote to the White House about one of the most unconscionable of these derelictions in recent memory — the murder of Laken Riley.

In 2022, a Venezuelan man named Jose Ibarra was caught crossing the Southern Border illegally and released into our country by the Biden Administration.  A year later, this NYPD officer personally witnessed Ibarra endanger a child on the streets of New York and arrested him.  The officer was shocked to learn that, shortly thereafter, New York City — a so-called “sanctuary” jurisdiction — released Ibarra back into the community before Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) could issue a detainer for his removal.  Ibarra then fled to Georgia and, just a few months later, brutally murdered a beautiful young American named Laken Riley.