发布时间：2026年3月24日 美国东部时间上午11:38 | 福克斯新闻
近十几名伊利诺伊州民主党人在一名洛约拉大学学生据称被非法移民杀害后，拒绝为他们反对《拉克恩·莱利法案》的投票进行辩护。根据该法案，这名非法移民本可因先前逮捕而被拘留。
当局称，18岁的谢里登·戈尔曼（Sheridan Gorman）被何塞·梅迪纳-梅迪纳（Jose Medina-Medina）枪杀。此人此前曾在库克县因入店行窃被捕。根据以一名被另一名非法移民重犯杀害的佐治亚州大学生命名的法案，该罪名本可使他被联邦拘留和处理，而非被释放回街头，从而避免再次犯罪。
美国国土安全部助理部长劳伦·比斯（Lauren Bis）告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，若不是庇护州和城市政策作祟，且若《拉克恩·莱利法案》能更早生效，戈尔曼的死亡本可避免。
比斯表示：”谢里登·戈尔曼——就像拉克恩·莱利和无数其他美国受害者一样——若不是庇护政客拒绝与移民和海关执法局（ICE）合作，本应仍与家人团聚。”
伊利诺伊州代表团以11票对5票否决了《拉克恩·莱利法案》。民主党众议员布拉德·施奈德（Brad Schneider）因医疗紧急情况未投票，但随后表示他本会投”反对票”。
所有三名共和党人，以及民主党众议员尼基·布津斯基（Nikki Budzinski）和埃里克·索伦森（Eric Sorenson）投了赞成票，另有11名民主党人和施奈德投了反对票。
施奈德在2025年1月的声明中称：”虽然我坚信政府有责任保障社区安全，尽一切努力将危险罪犯从街头清除，但就目前条款而言，该法案为针对和拘留无辜者敞开了大门，这明显违反宪法。”他还表示，会支持兰克福德-西内玛移民法案，该法案与唐纳德·特朗普总统反对的政策一致。
施奈德当时称，《拉克恩·莱利法案》利用学生死亡”博取廉价政治资本”。他周一未回应置评请求。
在投”反对票”的11名民主党人中，9人未回应或未提供评论，只有芝加哥的乔纳森·杰克逊（Jonathan Jackson）和埃文斯顿的简·沙科斯基（Jan Schakowsky）议员例外。
已故牧师杰西·杰克逊之子杰克逊告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，戈尔曼被谋杀是”一场毫无意义的悲剧”。
“我向她的家人、朋友以及整个哀悼这一无法言说之失的社区致以最深切的慰问。对谢里登的凶手，必须依法从严惩处。”
杰克逊在提及《拉克恩·莱利法案》时表示：”但必须明确：这远不止是一项立法的问题。”
“我鼓励同事们优先考虑加强而非分裂社区的法案，通过投资有效的社区暴力干预措施，构建更安全、繁荣的社区并挽救生命。”
沙科斯基的发言人向福克斯新闻数字频道引述了这位即将卸任的民主党人的公开声明：
“面对这样的损失，千言万语也难以表达。谢里登·戈尔曼年仅18岁，人生本有无限可能。我的心与她的家人、朋友以及洛约拉大学社区中每一位哀悼这场无意义悲剧的成员同在。”但她未对《拉克恩·莱利法案》本身置评。
国土安全部坚称，若《拉克恩·莱利法案》已生效，戈尔曼的死亡本可避免。
比斯告诉福克斯新闻数字频道：”这些政客宁愿将犯罪非法移民从监狱释放到社区，任其再犯并制造更多受害者。谢里登·戈尔曼的悲剧，正是开放边境政策和庇护政客两次释放该非法移民后，使其犯下这桩滔天罪行所导致的。”
她呼吁伊利诺伊州州长JB·普里茨克（JB Pritzker）和芝加哥领导人停止将犯罪非法移民释放回街头，并表示唐纳德·特朗普总统签署《拉克恩·莱利法案》正是为了阻止类似戈尔曼案的发生。
她称，该法案通过一年以来，已有21,400名非法移民因该法案被捕或拘留。
与此同时，另有9名伊利诺伊州民主党人对其反对票仍三缄其口。
芝加哥众议员丹尼·戴维斯（Danny Davis）的一名代表称，在记者跟进时议员正在另一个通话中，但福克斯新闻数字频道从未收到回电。
记者向芝加哥的德利亚·拉米雷斯（Delia Ramirez）、罗宾·凯利（Robin Kelly）、迈克·奎格利（Mike Quigley）和赫苏斯·加西亚（Jesus Garcia）；奥罗拉的比尔·福斯特（Bill Foster）；内珀维尔的劳伦·安德伍德（Lauren Underwood）；唐纳斯格罗夫的肖恩·卡斯滕（Sean Casten）；绍姆堡的拉贾·克里希纳穆尔蒂（Raja Krishnamoorthi）发送了置评请求。
参议员理查德·杜宾（Richard Durbin）和塔米·达克沃斯（Tammy Duckworth）也投了”反对票”，未回应置评请求。
佐治亚州共和党众议员迈克·柯林斯（Mike Collins）是《拉克恩·莱利法案》众议院版本的提案人。他在声明中称，提出该法案是为了将梅迪纳-梅迪纳等罪犯从街头清除。
柯林斯表示：”这位年轻女性（戈尔曼）本有无限人生，却被一名已在庇护城市被捕的非法移民夺走。若2023年该法案已生效，她本可幸存。”
查尔斯·克里茨（Charles Creitz）是福克斯新闻数字频道记者，2013年以撰稿人和制作助理身份加入福克斯新闻，现报道媒体、政治和文化新闻。他毕业于宾夕法尼亚州立大学，获坦普尔大学广播新闻学士学位。新闻线索可发送至charles.creitz@fox.com。
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IL Dems decline to defend ‘no’ votes on Laken Riley Act after student’s killing tied to repeat offender
Published March 24, 2026 11:38am EDT | Fox News
Nearly a dozen Illinois Democrats are declining to defend their votes against the Laken Riley Act after the killing of a Loyola student allegedly by an illegal immigrant who, under the law, could have been detained following a prior arrest.
Sheridan Gorman, 18, was shot and killed by Jose Medina-Medina, authorities allege, who had previously been picked up for shoplifting in Cook County. That charge would have qualified him to be held for federal detention and processing instead of being released back onto the streets, where he could reoffend, under the act named for a Georgia college student slain by another illegal immigrant repeat offender.
DHS Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis told Fox News Digital that Gorman’s death could have been prevented if not for sanctuary state and city policies and if a law like the Laken Riley Act had been in effect sooner.
“Sheridan Gorman — just like Laken Riley and countless other American victims — would still be with us today and with their families if it were not for sanctuary politicians’ refusal to cooperate with ICE,” Bis said.
The Illinois delegation voted 11-5 against the Laken Riley Act, with Democratic Rep. Brad Schneider not voting due to a medical emergency but later saying he would have voted “no.”
All three Republicans, along with Democratic Reps. Nikki Budzinski and Eric Sorenson, voted for the act, but 11 other Democrats opposed it, along with Schneider.
“While I firmly believe that the government has a responsibility to keep our communities safe and do everything in its power to keep dangerous criminals off our streets, this bill, as written, opens the door to the targeting and detention of innocent people, something clearly prohibited by our Constitution,” Schneider said in a January 2025 statement, going on to say he would support something more along the lines of the Lankford-Sinema immigration bill opposed by President Donald Trump.
Schneider said at the time the Laken Riley Act used the student’s death to “score cheap political points.” He did not respond to a request for comment Monday.
Nine of the 11 Democrats who voted “no” did not respond or did not provide comment, except Reps. Jonathan Jackson of Chicago and Jan Schakowsky of Evanston.
Jackson, the son of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson, told Fox News Digital that Gorman’s murder is a “senseless tragedy.”
“My deepest condolences go out to her family, friends, and the entire community who are mourning this unspeakable loss. The person responsible for Sheridan’s murder must be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.”
“But let’s be clear: this is about more than a single piece of legislation,” Jackson said in reference to the Laken Riley Act.
“I encourage my colleagues to prioritize bills that strengthen, not divide, our communities and policies which would build safer, thriving communities, and save lives, by investing in effective community-based violence interventions.”
A Schakowsky spokesperson directed Fox News Digital to a public statement by the retiring Democrat:
“There are no words for a loss like this. Sheridan Gorman was just 18 years old, with her whole life ahead of her. My heart is with her family, her friends, and every member of the Loyola community mourning this senseless tragedy,” Schakowsky said, while however offering no comment on the Laken Riley Act itself.
DHS was adamant that Gorman’s death was preventable had the Laken Riley Act been made law.
“These politicians would rather release criminal illegal aliens from jails into our communities to perpetuate more crimes and create more victims. Sheridan Gorman was failed by open border policies and sanctuary politicians who released this illegal alien twice before he went on to commit this heinous murder,” Bis told Fox News Digital.
She called on Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago leaders to stop releasing criminal illegal immigrants back on the streets and said President Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act to prevent cases just like Gorman’s.
She said 21,400 illegal immigrants have been arrested or detained thanks to the Laken Riley Act in one year since its passage.
Meanwhile, nine other Illinois Democrats remained officially mum on their no votes.
A representative for Rep. Danny Davis of Chicago said the congressman was on another call when a reporter followed up earlier, but Fox News Digital never received a callback.
Requests for comment were sent to Reps. Delia Ramirez, Robin Kelly, Mike Quigley and Jesus Garcia of Chicago; Bill Foster of Aurora; Lauren Underwood of Naperville; Sean Casten of Downers Grove; and Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg.
Sens. Richard Durbin and Tammy Duckworth also voted “no” and did not respond to requests for comment.
Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., who authored the House version of the Laken Riley Act, said in a statement that he did so to get criminals like Medina-Medina off the streets.
“This young woman (Gorman) had her whole life ahead of her, and it was taken away by an illegal alien who had already been arrested in a sanctuary city,” Collins said. “If [the act] had been law in 2023, she would still be alive today.”
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