Democrat scrambles to meet Angel Mom after she blasts lawmakers to their faces for ignoring families’ pleas
Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., offered to promptly meet with an Angel Mom after she said during the second day of Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's...
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Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., offered to promptly meet with an Angel Mom after she said during the second day of Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche 's confirmation hearing that she and other Angel Parents have been "completely ignored" in their push for immigration reform. "Miss Bos, anxious to meet with you," Durbin said. "I hope we can do it soon, maybe right after this." Jennifer Bos, whose daughter’s body was found in a bleach-filled container in a case in which an illegal immigrant was charged with concealing her death, appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee in support of Blanche’s nomination, underscoring the Trump administration’s focus on violent crime and immigration enforcement. Bos is among the Angel Families — relatives of people killed or harmed in crimes involving illegal immigrants — who have pushed lawmakers for stricter immigration enforcement. EXCLUSIVE: DHS HONORS ANGEL FAMILIES DURING NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS WEEK, CALLS CRIMES 'COMPLETELY PREVENTABLE' Durbin's offer to meet with Bos, one of his constituents, came as Bos revealed during an exchange with Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., that it was very difficult for Angel Moms to meet with their lawmakers. "This is the first time I've ever spoken with him," Bos said. "I haven't spoken with them. He spoke to me." "Well, I hope—and I'm sure that—I hope I heard the ranking member yesterday talked about the need for the attorney general to meet with victims, which I support," Britt said in response. "And I certainly am hopeful that he will, and others, will meet with you." Bos went on to say that several pieces of legislation introduced last session have been ignored by Democratic officials. "And there hasn't been any way to really get in and talk to anybody, especially those who are opposed to those legislations for whatever reason," said Bos. At the end of the hearing, Durbin addressed Bos for a second time, offering to meet with her immediately after the hea…