The family of Sheridan Gorman — the 18-year-old Loyola University Chicago student murdered by an illegal alien who should never have been on the streets — is publicly torching Chicago's sanctuary city policies after the accused killer was found with a homemade weapon inside jail. Because apparently, being behind bars doesn't stop this guy from being dangerous. Nothing does. Certainly not Chicago's leadership.
But sure, tell us again how sanctuary policies keep communities safe.
Jose Medina, 26, a Venezuelan national who entered the United States illegally in 2023, is the man accused of gunning down Sheridan Gorman near the Loyola campus. According to Townhall, Medina had been caught and released twice thanks to Chicago's sanctuary policies. Twice. He also had an active arrest warrant at the time of the shooting. And now, while awaiting trial for murder, Medina was discovered with a shank — a handmade weapon — inside his jail cell.
He wasn't done being dangerous when he killed a teenager. He's not done being dangerous now.
Sheridan Gorman's father, Tom Gorman, delivered a statement at the June 1 discovery hearing that should be required reading for every politician who's ever voted for a sanctuary ordinance. "Let's stop pretending this man is harmless," Tom Gorman said. "He was a danger outside, and he is apparently a danger inside. These policies did not protect Sheridan. They protected him."
Read that last line again. "These policies did not protect Sheridan. They protected him." That's not a talking point from a think tank. That's a father burying his 18-year-old son.
Tom Gorman also took a direct shot at Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and the state's sanctuary framework: "I hear our Governor talk about these policies as if it's this great wonderful thing, and it triggers us." No kidding. When the guy who got your kid killed was walking free because your governor thinks protecting illegal aliens is "wonderful," triggered doesn't begin to cover it.
Sheridan's mother, Jessica Gorman, was even more direct. "Imagine your child running for their life and never coming home," she said, "and then tell me how you would vote for these policies."
Nobody can answer that. Not honestly.
Let's connect the dots here, because the timeline is damning. Medina enters the country illegally in 2023. He gets arrested. Chicago releases him under sanctuary protections. He gets arrested again. Chicago releases him again. He picks up an active warrant. Nobody acts on it. He murders an 18-year-old college student. And now, sitting in a jail cell awaiting trial for that murder, he's caught fashioning a weapon.
Two catches. Two releases. One warrant ignored. One teenager dead. One shank confiscated. Zero accountability from the politicians who built this system.
Chicago protected Jose Medina before he and Sheridan Gorman ever crossed paths. The city's sanctuary policy functioned exactly as designed — it shielded a violent illegal alien from federal enforcement, over and over, until someone died. The Gorman family isn't confused about who's responsible. They're naming names and naming policies.
The rest of us should be listening.