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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/maryland-dems-mourn-mom-allegedly- murdered-illegal-immigrant-back-bidens-border-order

Both Democratic senators from Maryland have lamented the "broken" border situation in the wake of allegations that an illegal immigrant is
responsible for the killing of a mother of five from the state, but have continued to celebrate President Biden's border policies.

"My heart breaks for the Morin family," Sen. Chris Van Hollen told the Baltimore Sun after the arrest of 23-year-old illegal El Salvadorian
migrant Victor Martinez Hernandez in connection to the murder of Rachel
Morin, a Maryland mother of five. "The Morin family deserves more than
words – they deserve action. There’s no doubt our immigration system is
broken. That’s why I voted last month to move onto bipartisan legislation
that would allow us to begin addressing our border security and
comprehensive immigration reforms, but Republicans slammed the door shut."

Van Hollen's comments were echoed by Maryland's senior senator, Ben
Cardin, who told the Baltimore Sun that the U.S. immigration system is
"broken" and that "Congress needs to act." Like Van Hollen, Cardin also
took aim at Republicans, whom he argued blocked legislation "to make
reforms and inject resources into a system bursting at the seams."

While both Maryland lawmakers were quick to point the finger across the
aisle in the wake of the news, both took a different approach to President Biden's policies. Under fire for his handling of the situation at the
border in recent months, the president has announced multiple executive
actions aimed at reforming America's immigration system.

The most recent action, which was announced Tuesday and offers a pathway
to legal status for some half a million undocumented spouses and family
members of U.S. citizens, has been panned by critics who argue it will
further incentivize illegal crossings.

"The president may think our homeland security is some kind of game that
he can try to use for political points, but Americans know this amnesty
plan will only incentivize more illegal immigration and endanger
Americans," Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said after Biden's announcement.

But Van Hollen and Cardin struck a more celebratory tone after the announcement, taking to social media to praise Biden's most recent action.

"Families shouldn’t be torn apart because of our broken immigration
system," Van Hollen said on X. "I applaud @POTUS for taking this
significant step to provide relief for so many immigrant families. We must
keep working to pass comprehensive immigration reform to fix this broken
system once & for all."

"This is about keeping families together and ending cruel practices that
have longtime residents living in constant fear of deportation," Cardin
said on X. "As a nation that has built its identity on welcoming
immigrants, this is the right move."

Martinez Hernandez was arrested at a Tulsa, Oklahoma, bar last week after
DNA evidence and a tip led police to the suspect, who is accused of
brutally killing and raping Morin near a popular Maryland hiking trail
last year.

The arrest of Martinez Hernandez, who is wanted for an allegedly similar
crime in his native El Salvador, has sparked calls for better border
security from other Maryland officials.

"He tried to come in legally and he was turned away. And yeah, that didn't deter him because we have such a porous border and he came right through…
and this is the result," Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler, who helped
lead the investigation into Morin's murder, told Fox News Tuesday.

"It's just insane that we would allow things like Rachel's murder to
happen, and when I say ‘allow it,’ we allowed it by letting him into this country unchallenged," Gahler added. "That shouldn't happen to families in
our country. This is preventable."

Van Hollen's office did not immediately respond to a Fox News Digital
request for comment. Cardin's office also did not immediately respond,
citing closure for the Juneteenth holiday when reached by Fox News
Digital.


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