Sheridan Gorman’s killing puts Chicago back at the center of America’s bitter immigration fight

Months after President Donald Trump ended a pummeling deportation blitz in Chicago, the city and its “sanctuary” policies have been thrust back into the national spotlight following the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old college student.

As loved ones and fellow Loyola University Chicago students mourn freshman Sheridan Gorman, her death has become a rallying cry for politicians demanding stricter immigration enforcement. The man charged in her murder, Jose G. Medina, is a Venezuelan immigrant.

Trump said Gorman’s killing was “devastating” and placed blame on the “open door policy” of his predecessor, Joe Biden. Other Republicans have directed their anger at Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson.

“JB Pritzker’s soft on crime policies must come to an end,” Darren Bailey, the Republican challenging the governor in the November election, said in a statement Tuesday calling on Trump and Pritzker to work together. “Illinois families deserve accountability.”

But Pritzker said the “failures” within the immigration system “extend beyond the borders of Illinois.”

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