Chicago Mayor Asked About City’s Immigration Policies After Illegal Immigrant Allegedly Killed College Student

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson was asked about the city’s immigration policies on Tuesday when addressing the death of Sheridan Gorman, who was allegedly killed by an illegal immigrant.

Twenty-five-year-old Venezuelan national Jose Medina was arrested Friday after allegedly killing Gorman, an 18-year-old Loyola University student, on Thursday near Tobey Prinz Beach. Johnson addressed the tragic shooting on Tuesday for the first time, and was asked if he would apologize for the city’s immigration policies.

“Will you take this opportunity to apologize to Sheridan’s parents for the policies that you have promoted, that have directly caused her death? That suspect would not be in the city, would not be in the country, but for your policies. Will you take this opportunity to apologize?” a reporter asked.

“Once again, I believe that we’re all grieving the loss of Sheridan and other folks who have lost their lives because of senseless violence,” Johnson responded. “And let’s just be very clear, between the Safe-T Act and the welcoming city ordinance, the welcoming city ordinance was passed 40 years ago by the first Black mayor in the history of Chicago, and the Safety Act was passed under the governor at that time, who was a Republican.”

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He also called out President Donald Trump, who he says “refuses to be held accountable.”

“He points the finger at everything and everyone else versus doing some real self-reflection on what his responsibility is,” Johnson said.

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