State Rep. John M. Cabello (R-Machesney Park) spoke to the House of Representatives about the shooting death of Loyola University student Sheridan Gorman in Chicago and called for changes to end Illinois’ sanctuary policies that prevent state and local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration officials to arrest and remove criminals residing in Illinois who entered the country illegally. The suspect in Sheridan Gorman’s murder is an illegal immigrant with an active warrant for his arrest on a theft charge prior to the shooting that occurred on March 19.
Later that day, Rep. Cabello participated in a Capitol press conference on public safety and illegal immigration and made the following remarks: