{"id":51003,"date":"2026-04-15T02:14:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T02:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=51003"},"modified":"2026-04-15T02:14:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T02:14:41","slug":"files-reveal-warning-signs-before-loyola-student-murder-suspect-was-freed-into-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=51003","title":{"rendered":"Files reveal warning signs before Loyola student murder suspect was freed into US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\" data-v-324c3b57=\"\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"contain\" data-v-324c3b57=\"\">  <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"info\" data-v-324c3b57=\"\">\n<div class=\"caption\" data-v-324c3b57=\"\">\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-324c3b57=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6391519597112\" data-v-324c3b57=\"\">Illegal migrant arrested for murder of Loyola student sparks sanctuary city debate<\/a><\/h4>\n<p data-v-324c3b57=\"\">New York Assemblyman Matt Slater condemns sanctuary city policies following the murder of 18-year-old Loyola University student Sheridan Gorman by an illegal Venezuelan migrant, Jose Medina-Medina. Slater highlights the family&#8217;s statement blaming policy failures and criticizes Chicago Alderwoman Maria Hadden for suggesting Gorman was in the &#8220;wrong place, wrong time.&#8221; He argues the broken immigration system endangers innocent U.S. citizens.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The House Judiciary Committee released internal Border Patrol documents on Tuesday, showing that a Venezuelan migrant now charged in the killing of Loyola University student Sheridan Gorman was flagged as a flight risk and had no valid asylum claim before being <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/immigration\">released into the U.S.<\/a> in 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Jose Medina-Medina, 25, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/illegal-immigrant-accused-killing-chicago-college-student-face-court-after-tuberculosis-delay\">is accused of fatally shooting<\/a> 18-year-old Gorman in Chicago in March.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News Digital previously reported that Medina-Medina, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela, was apprehended at the southern border in 2023 and later released into the country under the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on X, House Judiciary Republicans said the documents show officials released a migrant they described as dangerous despite warning signs.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/sheridan-gorman-university-newspaper-touts-ice-tracker-after-freshman-allegedly-murdered-illegal-alien\"><strong>SHERIDAN GORMAN&#8217;S UNIVERSITY NEWSPAPER TOUTS ICE TRACKER AFTER FRESHMAN ALLEGEDLY MURDERED BY ILLEGAL ALIEN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/343\/192\/gorman-medina-7.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/686\/384\/gorman-medina-7.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/672\/378\/gorman-medina-7.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1344\/756\/gorman-medina-7.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1200\/675\/gorman-medina-7.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Sheridan Gorman and Jose Medina posing together\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Sheridan Gorman was allegedly killed by Jose Medina on a pier in Chicago.<\/span> <span>(Kamil Krzacynski for Fox News Digital)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The subject is a native and citizen of Venezuela by virtue of birth,&#8221; the document reads. &#8220;The subject is a migrant illegally present in the United States, have no immigration documents in their possession nor have or anyone else filed a petition on their behalf. Subject has close family ties or roots in this country yet are likely to abscond.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Additional records state the subject had no valid U.S. address or identification and was unable to provide a verifiable point of contact.<\/p>\n<p>The documents also detail the circumstances of Medina-Medina\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/immigration\/border-security\">apprehension at the border<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/facial-recognition-helped-crack-alleged-student-murder-illegal-migrant-new-bill-could-ban-it-ret-cop\"><strong>FACIAL RECOGNITION HELPED CRACK ALLEGED STUDENT MURDER BY ILLEGAL MIGRANT \u2013 NEW BILL COULD BAN IT: RET. COP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/343\/192\/jessica-gorman-delivers-remarks-sheridan-vigil.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/686\/384\/jessica-gorman-delivers-remarks-sheridan-vigil.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/672\/378\/jessica-gorman-delivers-remarks-sheridan-vigil.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1344\/756\/jessica-gorman-delivers-remarks-sheridan-vigil.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1200\/675\/jessica-gorman-delivers-remarks-sheridan-vigil.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Jessica Gorman speaking at a vigil for her slain daughter Sheridan Gorman in Chicago\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>The mother of slain college student Sheridan Gorman is speaking out, vowing her family will &#8220;fight for justice&#8221; after the 18-year-old was allegedly murdered by an illegal immigrant earlier this month in Chicago.<\/span> <span>(Fox News)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;A Border Patrol Agent encountered subject in the El Paso Border Patrol Sector area of responsibility,&#8221; the document read. &#8220;A Border Patrol Agent determined this subject had unlawfully entered the United States from Mexico, at a time and place other than as designated by the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security of the United States.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After determining that the subject was an undocumented migrant who illegally entered the United States, the subject was arrested and transported to the Central Processing Center (CPC) in El Paso, Texas for further processing using the [redacted] Systems,&#8221; the document continued. &#8220;The subject was asked and responded that they do not fear harm or persecution should they be returned to their native country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite those findings, the documents show he was processed for a Notice to Appear and released on recognizance &#8220;due to lack of space,&#8221; under the Immigration and Nationality Act.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/slain-dc-interns-mom-urges-sheridan-gorman-family-fight-back-after-obituary-olive-branch\"><strong>SLAIN DC INTERN&#8217;S MOM URGES SHERIDAN GORMAN&#8217;S FAMILY TO &#8216;FIGHT BACK&#8217; AFTER OBITUARY OLIVE BRANCH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/343\/192\/sketch-jose-medina-sheridan-gorman-chicago-court-illegal-immigration-fox-news-002.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/686\/384\/sketch-jose-medina-sheridan-gorman-chicago-court-illegal-immigration-fox-news-002.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/672\/378\/sketch-jose-medina-sheridan-gorman-chicago-court-illegal-immigration-fox-news-002.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1344\/756\/sketch-jose-medina-sheridan-gorman-chicago-court-illegal-immigration-fox-news-002.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1200\/675\/sketch-jose-medina-sheridan-gorman-chicago-court-illegal-immigration-fox-news-002.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Jose Medina-Medina sitting at a table during a court hearing in Chicago\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Sketch of Jose Medina-Medina in court in Chicago, Friday, March 27, 2026. Medina-Medina, who is in the country illegally, allegedly shot and killed\u00a0Sheridan Gorman while she was at a pier in the Rogers Park area.<\/span> <span>(L.D. Chukman)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/feds-charge-illegal-immigrant-loyola-student-killing-attorney-says-prosecutors-lack-faith-state\">Federal prosecutors on April 2<\/a> charged Medina-Medina with illegally possessing a firearm, which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. In addition to the federal charge, he faces state-level charges including murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault and illegal possession of a weapon.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/slain-college-freshmans-mother-vows-fight-justice-illegal-immigrant-charged-chicago-killing\">Prosecutors said Gorman was<\/a> with friends at a Rogers Park pier in the early morning hours of March 19 when she spotted Medina-Medina near a lighthouse and warned others. Authorities said Medina-Medina then chased the group and shot Gorman in the upper back as they fled.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a statement after charges were filed, the Gorman family said, &#8220;Sheridan was a real person\u2014she had a future, a family, and a life full of promise.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Fox News Digital\u2019s Adam Sabes contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Greg Wehner is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p>Story tips and ideas can be sent to Greg.Wehner@Fox.com and on Twitter @GregWehner.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/docs-show-migrant-accused-killing-loyola-student-flagged-flight-risk-before-release\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Illegal migrant arrested for murder of Loyola student sparks sanctuary city debate New York Assemblyman Matt Slater condemns sanctuary city policies following the murder of 18-year-old&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51004,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51003","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=51003"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51003\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/51004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=51003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=51003"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=51003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}