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House Republicans are heaping criticism on President Biden’s border
policies again after an illegal immigrant was accused of killing a 25-
year-old woman in Michigan.

"Biden’s open border policies are costing lives in [Michigan]. TODAY, he
could implement border measures, or use the authority that he already
has," Rep. John James, R-Mich., wrote on X. "When is enough, enough?"

Brandon Ortiz-Vite, who is currently behind bars at a jail in Kent County, Michigan, is being charged with murder, carjacking, carrying a concealed
weapon and felony use of a firearm after the body of 25-year-old Ruby
Garcia was discovered on U.S. 131 in downtown Grand Rapids and identified
by investigators. The pair had been in a romantic relationship at the time
of the killing, police said.

In a statement to Fox News Digital, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) spokesperson confirmed that Ortiz-Vite was in the country illegally
at the time of Garcia's death and that he was previously deported to
Mexico in 2020.

It comes after the death of Laken Riley, a 22-year-old Georgia nursing
student who was killed while jogging on the University of Georgia campus. Riley’s suspected killer, from Venezuela, arrived in the U.S. illegally. Officials said they did not know each other.

"An illegal migrant has been charged with murdering 25-year-old Ruby
Garcia from Michigan. The murderer, Brandon Ortiz-Vite, had been deported
then re-entered our country illegally. Under Biden, innocent lives are
being cut short by people here illegally. Enough is enough," said Rep.
Richard Hudson, R-N.C., chairman of the House Republicans’ campaign arm.

Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., wrote on X, "Laken Riley, Ruby Garcia… How many
more innocent Americans have to die before Joe Biden closes the border?"

Another lawmaker, Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., sounded off, "An illegal alien
was charged in the carjacking and murder of a 25-year-old Michigan woman.
Joe Biden’s open border policies continue to kill innocent Americans."

Republicans have blamed Biden’s border policies for fueling the current
migrant crisis, accusing him of rolling back stricter Trump
administration-era rules and refusing to enforce existing immigration
laws. The Biden administration in turn has accused the GOP of withholding funding the White House has requested to add more resources at the U.S.-
Mexico border – though Republicans argue more funding is meaningless
without policy upheaval.

A recent string of highly-publicized and unrelated crimes involving
illegal immigrants has fueled the GOP’s outrage, including an attack on
police officers in New York City.

Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment but did not immediately hear back.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-republicans-rip-biden-open-border- policies-illegal-immigrant-accused-of-killing-michigan-woman

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