Sheridan Gorman's mom scorches Dem lawmakers she says refused to hear families of slain Americans

Jessica Anne Gorman recounted the March 2026 death of her 18-year-old Loyola University Chicago student during a gathering in Washington, D.C. Top Justice Department and administration officials, including Attorney General Todd Blanche, FBI Director Kash Patel, border czar Tom Homan and drug czar Sara Carter, were on hand to honor the victims of violent crime.

Sheridan Gorman was shot and killed while visiting friends near a pier and lighthouse in Chicago. Jose Medina, a Venezuelan national who entered the U.S. illegally and was previously released after a shoplifting arrest in Chicago, has been charged with her murder.

During her remarks, Jessica Gorman criticized Democratic lawmakers who advocate for shielding immigrants in the country illegally from federal immigration enforcement.

"And I thought to myself, 'Boy, the hits just keep on coming,'" Jessica Gorman said Thursday.

"We were all insulted by Democrat Representative Jayapal telling me - literally telling me - and all the other angel families in the room ... with disdain on her face, that there's other things they could be doing except listening to four sessions," Jessica Gorman said.

"They give us five minutes to tell our daughter's story," Jessica Gorman added. "Our dead children's story. She listened to four before mine. She didn't want to listen to another. And, honestly, I think she should listen to everyone in this room."

"Can anyone tell me, please, how a felon like that is left on the street," he added. "It's from fingerprint problems. It's from process problems. It's from weak judges. It's from weak prosecutors."

Fox News Digital has reached out to Jayapal's office for comment.