Dem governor ducks question on 'monster' illegal alien who fractured 8-year-old’s skull with rock attack
Newly minted New Jersey Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill ducked a question from Fox News Digital over an illegal alien in her state who allegedly fractured an 8-year-old girl’s skull by...
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Newly minted New Jersey Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill ducked a question from Fox News Digital over an illegal alien in her state who allegedly fractured an 8-year-old girl’s skull by throwing a rock at a school bus. Sherrill, who was inaugurated on Jan. 20 and expressed support for sanctuary-type policies during her campaign, declined to comment on the attack or the girl’s injuries. Instead, a spokesperson for Sherrill’s office referred Fox News Digital to the office of Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport. In turn, a spokesperson for Davenport’s office told Fox News Digital that "nothing in New Jersey’s state laws would have prevented New Jersey law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration officials to deport Mr. Garcia-Morales" Though the spokesperson did not address the child’s injuries, they said "our office’s number one priority is keeping New Jerseyans safe." COLLEGE SOCCER STAR, GIRLFRIEND DEAD AS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT’S RECORD IGNITES LAWMAKER FURY STATEWIDE U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has lodged a detainer against the illegal immigrant allegedly behind the attack, 40-year-old Mexican national Hernando Garcia-Morales. The Department of Homeland Security said in a Monday statement that Garcia-Morales, whom the agency called a "monster," has an extensive criminal history. The agency said he entered the U.S. at an unknown date and location. DHS said Garcia-Morales threw a baseball-sized rock at a school bus traveling on the New Jersey Turnpike in Teaneck Township, breaking a window and hitting a third-grade student. The student, an 8-year-old girl, suffered a fracture on her skull and had to undergo surgery. The agency said the bus was returning to Yeshivat Noam, a local Jewish day school, from a field trip at Liberty Science Center in Jersey City. According to the Jewish Standard , the 8-year-old girl underwent surgery at Hackensack University Medical Center and is now back home in recovery. The outlet reported that Garcia-Morales…