He did not leave the
store alive that night. The customer's name was Apolinar Altamirano. He was an illegal alien
with a long criminal record, including violent crimes. He was held in
Federal custody, but then released while he awaited deportation
proceedings. Our government let Grant down when they allowed Grant's
killer to walk out of custody and onto our streets. Altamirano should have remained in custody until he was deported, but
he was set free, and Grant was killed due to the government's failure
to hold this violent criminal in custody until deported. Sadly, Grant's story is not unique. Many Americans are aware of
another tragic incident, the case of Kate Steinle. Kate was 32 years
old. She was walking along a San Francisco pier when an illegal alien
shot and killed her. This illegal alien had just been released from
prison again. He should have been held until deportation, but he, in
fact, had been deported many times previously. Even then, he was set free, only to kill Kate Steinle. In 2014, Mesa, Arizona, Police Officer Brandon Mendoza was killed in
a wrong-way crash by an illegal alien who was driving under the
influence of drugs and alcohol. And in January 2016, Sarah Root was murdered by an illegal alien who
was drunk and drag racing in Omaha, Nebraska. In each of these cases, Grant and Brandon, I am privileged to know
their parents, Steve Ronnebeck and Mary Ann Mendoza. These are fierce
advocates who tirelessly work to make sure these types of tragedies
never happen to another family.
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