What are the charges against Jose Medina-Medina? Why Sheridan Gorman’s killer remains hospitalized

Authorities used facial recognition software to compare images from surveillance footage to U.S. Customs and Border Protection records. CPD investigators said in the arrest report that the images matched Medina-Medina.

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According to court records, a warrant was issued for Medina’s arrest in 2023 after Medina stopped appearing in court on a shoplifting charge. Federal officials say Medina, an undocumented Venezuelan citizen, should never have been released after being arrested in 2023.

President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday, March 23, that he had been informed of the circumstances of Gorman’s murder. He said the incident demonstrated the need for greater immigration enforcement.

“This person came in through an open door policy [former President] “Joe Biden and us and others. We’re killing tens of thousands of people,” Trump said, according to WGLT. “We’re doing a good job, but it’s a shame.” “

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Gorman’s family said in a statement that they were “extremely disappointed in the policies and failures that allowed this man to continue to commit this crime.”

Medina-Medina was absent from court Monday because he was hospitalized with tuberculosis, officials said. He is currently being held at Illinois Masonic Medical Center for treatment. Judge Luciano Panich ordered the suspect “to be detained” pending a full hearing on Friday.

Meanwhile, the Department of Homeland Security has arrested a detainee and asked sanctuary politicians not to release Medina-Medina. “Medina – Medina should never have been in our country, but the Biden administration released him into our community. He was subsequently released again after being arrested for shoplifting in Chicago, Illinois.” Department of Homeland Security says on X.

It added, “Illinois sanctuary politicians and Governor Pritzker must work with us to ensure this public safety threat is never unleashed into our communities again.”