Overview

• Patty Morin, mother of Rachel Morin, appeared at a White House briefing to recount her daughter’s brutal murder by an undocumented immigrant and urge the media to report on migrant crime accurately.
• Victor Martinez-Hernandez, convicted earlier this week for the 2023 rape and murder of Rachel Morin, faces life imprisonment following a Maryland jury’s guilty verdict on all counts.
• The White House criticized CNN and MSNBC for not airing Morin’s emotional speech, while praising networks that covered her testimony.
• Senator Chris Van Hollen traveled to El Salvador to press for the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a deported MS-13 suspect, under a federal court order backed by the Supreme Court.
• The Department of Homeland Security revealed that Abrego Garcia has a history of alleged domestic violence, while the White House continues to frame his deportation as a national security issue.