A tense congressional hearing on immigration enforcement erupted into controversy after a Democratic lawmaker told grieving families that the murders of their loved ones, while tragic, do not outweigh broader crime statistics.
The confrontation took place during a House Judiciary Committee hearing focused on oversight of the Department of Homeland Security. Sitting in the audience were members of “Angel Families,” relatives of Americans who were killed by illegal immigrants. Many held photos of their children, spouses, or parents as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testified about immigration enforcement.
Among them was Steve Ronnebeck, whose son Grant Ronnebeck was murdered in 2015 while working at a convenience store in Mesa, Arizona.
The hearing quickly turned emotional when Democratic Representative Steve Cohen of Tennessee addressed the families directly.
“For the folks that are here and your families, I’m sorry,” Cohen said. “It’s terrible what happened to your children and family members, but they are more likely, American citizens are more likely to be attacked by United States citizens who are not undocumented who came here and who were born here. [Americans] are more likely to commit these crimes.”
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