The mother of Sheridan Gorman on Thursday sharply criticized Democratic lawmakers who support sanctuary city policies, calling out several members for their behavior during a recent congressional hearing where she testified about her daughter's tragic death.Jessica Anne Gorman recounted the March 2026 death of her 18-year-old Loyola University Chicago student during a gathering in Washington, D.C.Top Justice Department and administration officials — including Attorney General Todd Blanche, FBI Director Kash Patel, Border Czar Tom Homan and Drug Czar Sara Carter — were on hand to honor the victims of violent crime.Sheridan Gorman was shot and killed while visiting friends near a pier and lighthouse in Chicago.
Jose Medina, a Venezuelan national who entered the U.S.illegally and was previously released following a shoplifting arrest in Chicago, has been charged with her murder.SHERIDAN GORMAN'S PARENTS SAY PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM FAILED IMMIGRATION POLICIES ISN'T A ONE-PARTY FIGHTJessica Gorman, the mother of slain college student Sheridan Gorman, has criticized Democratic lawmakers after the 18-year-old was allegedly murdered by an illegal immigrant in Chicago.
(Fox News and Sheridan Gorman/Instagram)During her remarks, Jessica Gorman criticized Democratic lawmakers who advocate for shielding immigrants in the country illegally from federal immigration enforcement.She recalled testifying at a House hearing on sanctuary policies, saying she could hear laughter from lawmakers as she spoke about losing her daughter."And I thought to myself, boy, the hits just keep on coming," Jessica Gorman said Thursday.DAD OF GIRL LEFT PERMANENTLY DISABLED IN CRASH WITH ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT RIPS DEMS: ‘I REJECT YOUR SYMPATHY’FILE - An woman holds up a sign that reads "Sanctuary policy set my daughters perpetrator free, explain that" during a House Judiciary Committee hearing, March 4, in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C.(Heather Diehl/Getty Images)She spec...