Suspect in Chicago Student’s Killing Was in U.S. Illegally, D.H.S. Says
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DHS says the suspect in a Chicago student's killing was in the U.S. illegally, as Trump administration highlights undocumented migrant crimes.
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An 18-year-old student, Sheridan Gorman, was killed last week near Loyola University Chicago by a suspect who the Department of Homeland Security says was in the country illegally. The Trump administration has been using cases involving crimes by undocumented immigrants to bolster its deportation campaign. The case has become emblematic of the administration's messaging around immigration enforcement and public safety, linking unauthorized presence in the country to violent crime in a high-profile student death.
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The Trump administration is using the case to highlight crimes by undocumented people in its deportation campaign.
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