Joe Abraham needs solutions from Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker concerning the demise of his daughter however doesn’t count on to listen to from the Democrat anytime quickly.
Abraham’s 20-year-old daughter, Katie, was killed final yr when the car she was touring in was rear-ended by an unlawful immigrant drunk driver, in line with police. Julio Cucul-Bol, a Guatemalan nationwide who was utilizing a Mexican alias, had beforehand been deported however managed to make his method again to Illinois.
Pritzker known as the deadly capturing of Renee Nicole Good by a Minneapolis ICE agent final week a “tragedy” and known as for Division of Homeland Safety (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem to step down or be impeached over her response. Abraham stated he was given the chilly shoulder by Pritzker, who he stated by no means reached out when his daughter was killed by Cucul-Bol.
“He was in our communities, unchecked, unvetted, no well being screens. And clearly didn’t know find out how to perceive or behave in our communities. He additionally didn’t communicate English. He didn’t learn or write. He didn’t have at some point of formal schooling,” Abraham instructed Fox Information Digital.
“These are the form of of us that Governor Pritzker actually has ardour for,” Abraham continued. “[He] clearly didn’t have any ardour or caring for Katie.”
Abraham, a resident of Glenview, Illinois, stated Pritzker has “given Katie nothing however disrespect, silence and indifference” since she was killed whereas visiting mates in Urbana close to the College of Illinois.
Cucul-Bol was sentenced to 30 years in jail after accepting a plea deal for the hit-and-run that killed Katie, together with 21-year-old Chloe Polzin. He was in possession of pretend identification and a bogus Social Safety card when he was captured in Texas and finally entered a responsible plea on fees, together with aggravated DUI involving demise and leaving the scene of a deadly crash.
Abraham stated he was greatly surprised when Pritzker spoke publicly after the Minnesota capturing regardless of staying silent following Katie’s demise.
“I acquired no compassion from him. As a matter of reality, Katie was fully disrespected. She was ignored. There was whole indifference towards her. You’d suppose his insurance policies, the harm that they create, he ought to be speaking to everyone that’s affected negatively along with his insurance policies. However there’s simply no consideration for us,” Abraham stated.
Abraham, who has blamed his daughter’s demise on Pritzker’s sanctuary insurance policies, stated he was in the identical room as Pritzker throughout a congressional listening to in 2025, however the governor didn’t hassle to acknowledge him.
“I used to be so naïve,” Abraham stated.
“He knew I used to be within the room; he knew who I used to be, there have been photos and all the things else. And I used to be excited to suppose, ‘Hey, I’m going to have a dialog with the governor at the very least to present him my perspective,’” Abraham continued.
“I hoped to listen to one thing like, ‘Hey, Joe, look, issues bought uncontrolled, he slipped by way of the cracks, grasp with us, we’ve bought some issues we’re going to repair,’ or one thing alongside these strains that I used to be going to listen to … however I used to be simply fully ignored.”
Abraham stated Pritzker failing to present him “two seconds” of consideration throughout the hourslong assembly modified the way in which he views liberal politicians.
“I checked out my spouse and I stated, ‘Oh, I get it, they need nothing to do with us. This doesn’t match what they’re all about,’” Abraham stated. “That’s once I form of modified and stated, ‘Nicely, I bought to start out talking out.’”
The U.S. Division of Homeland Safety launched “Operation Halfway Blitz,” a rise in assets in Chicago, in honor of Katie Abraham. President Donald Trump has additionally honored Katie.
Following the chaos surrounding Good’s demise, Abraham despatched Pritzker a letter looking for solutions to quite a lot of questions. Abraham needed to know the way an unlawful immigrant who didn’t communicate English obtained a driver’s license, bought a car, whether or not sanctuary insurance policies helped maintain Cucul-Bol in Illinois and why he was “arrange for failure” by the state.
“I don’t count on a response from Governor Pritzker. I believe, once more, he isn’t involved in Illinois residents. He’s actually not involved in speaking about Katie and that’s the place I speak about his simply indifference and full [callousness]. He’s not a compassionate man. He’s not a caring man,” Abraham stated.
Fox Information Digital emailed Pritzker’s workplace looking for affirmation that the governor acquired the letter and a touch upon Joe Abraham’s criticism. Pritzker’s workplace responded, “Ensuring you could have the total image on Katie’s story and legacy,” and offered three hyperlinks to tales about Katie’s mom objecting to her daughter being the face of “Operation Halfway Blitz.”
Pritzker’s workplace didn’t instantly reply to a request for extra remark.
“Simply because Katie’s mother says she doesn’t agree, I’m nonetheless a citizen and I would like solutions,” Joe Abraham stated. “She’s my daughter, too.”
