Rachel Morin's family slams Biden-Harris for silence over her murder allegedly committed by illegal migrant
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The family of Rachel Morin expressed disappointment in the Biden administration for its "lack of acknowledgement" after she was allegedly killed by a migrant suspect.
The family noted Wednesday marked 75 days since Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez, the 23-year-old illegal immigrant from El Salvador who allegedly murdered the 37-year-old, had been arrested in Tulsa, Oklahoma. "There has been no word from the White House … " "The silence is deafening, and it sends a troubling message that the safety and well-being of American citizens are not a priority." Rachel Morin was dragged off a hiking trail Aug. 5, 2023, and brutally murdered. (Family handout) A photo of Rachel Morin was posted to a tree by her family along the Ma and Pa Trail in Bel Air, Md., Aug. 10, 2023. (Mega for Fox News Digital) Rachel Morin was murdered while exercising on a Maryland trail. (Harford County Sheriff's Office) Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez, 23, arrives in Maryland. He is charged with first-degree murder and first-degree rape in Rachel Morin's death on the Ma & Pa Heritage Trail in Bel Air, Md. (Jerry Jackson/The Baltimore Sun/Getty Images) Sarah Rumpf-Whitten is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business.
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"The Morin family is deeply disappointed by the lack of acknowledgment and compassion from President Biden and his administration," they said. "It has been 75 days since Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez, an illegal immigrant who slipped across our nation’s border multiple times, was captured. Yet, there has been no word from the White House."
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