Overview
- Eight-year-old Mora Gerety was killed on Nov. 11 in Boise when a pickup turning right struck her as she crossed the street.
- Police identified the driver as Elvin Elgardo Ramos-Caballero, who was arrested and had an outstanding ICE warrant tied to a 2019 in absentia removal order.
- Reports say Ramos-Caballero held a valid Oregon-issued driver’s license at the time of the crash, and Oregon describes itself as a sanctuary state.
- DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin condemned the death and criticized Oregon’s licensing policy for undocumented residents.
- Rep. Byron Donalds urged passage of the WEIGH Act to expand federal authority over state CDL practices and allow withholding of funds, citing recent enforcement actions and prior fatal crashes.