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Trump honors ‘angel families’ of those slain by illegal immigrants

President Trump signed a proclamation recognizing Angel Family Day to honor 62 victims of crimes by undocumented immigrants and support stricter immigration enforcement.

  • President Donald Trump joined families at the White House to designate an official Angel Family Day, with Jason Riley and Allyson Philips attending the ceremony.
  • With the State of the Union approaching, the administration spotlighted honoring victims while recommitting to a mass-deportation effort and tougher enforcement.
  • White House Director of Communications Steven Cheung criticized CNN and MSNOW for not airing the event live, while CNN prioritized bomb cyclone coverage and MSNOW did not immediately comment.
  • Officials recounted that Jose Ibarra, Venezuelan national and convicted killer, was arrested months earlier for child endangerment with no detainer before Laken Riley's murder.
  • The Laken Riley Act, signed January 29, 2025, directs federal detention and deportation for immigrants arrested for crimes like burglary or theft.
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U.S. President Donald Trump met Monday with relatives of victims of undocumented immigrants at a ceremony in the White House to officially designate February 22 as the “National Day of Angel Families,” as the Administration calls them. The date was chosen in memory of Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student from the state of Georgia, who was allegedly killed by an undocumented migrant on February 22, 2024.

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