Brandon Gill unloads on Democrats over illegal immigrant charged with raping teen: 'Collateral damage'
Up-and-coming GOP star Rep.Brandon Gill, R-Texas, is calling out the left for viewing Americans as "collateral damage" as Democratic leaders focused attention over the weekend on the nonfatal shooting of an illegal immigrant in Austin.
Gill pointed to the arrest of a different illegal immigrant in Maryland for allegedly kidnapping and raping a teenage girl, saying that "the left will read this and feel absolutely nothing."The Department of Homeland Security confirmed to Fox News last week that local police had arrested Abdoulaye Dia, a rideshare driver and illegal immigrant from Guinea, on charges of kidnapping and raping an underage girl during a ride.Dia was allowed into the country under the Biden administration in 2023 and also faces a sexual assault charge involving a minor from earlier this year in New York City.
According to DHS, police say that while conducting the ride, Dia took the girl to a parking lot in Silver Spring, Maryland, and raped her in his vehicle.DHS also said authorities believe there are more victims.Meanwhile, media coverage and criticism from Democrats focused on a U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Austin shooting another rideshare driver, Venezuelan illegal immigrant Wilber Rafael Garces Perez.A source familiar confirmed to Fox News that ICE officers were conducting targeted immigration enforcement, using license plate checks, when they identified a vehicle registered to Garces Perez, who had a final order of removal.
DHS says Perez is in stable condition and in federal custody pending removal.Democrats, including Rep.
Greg Casar, D-Texas, condemned the incident.Casar called the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement a "war" and called for ICE to leave the city.Meanwhile, Gill slammed the response to the Maryland case, predicting, "The left will read this and feel absolutely nothing" because "they simply don't care how many Americans are r@ped and killed by illegal aliens."ICE SHOOTING ROCKS AUSTIN AS DEM...