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谢里丹·戈尔曼的家人在女儿遇害后背书支持众议员迈克·劳勒连任
作者：伊丽莎白·埃尔金德 福克斯新闻
劳勒谈及选民遭非法移民杀害事件，抨击民主党庇护城市政策
纽约州温和派共和党众议员迈克·劳勒接受福克斯新闻数字频道采访，谈及谢里丹·戈尔曼遇害悲剧对其连任竞选的影响与激励作用。
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一名少女的悲惨死亡，据称凶手是一名曾被美国驱逐出境的非法移民，如今已成为其家乡的政治导火索。
谢里丹·戈尔曼悲痛的父母在本周早些时候的一场选举辩论中，直接向代表他们所在纽约郊区选区的两名候选人发出令人心碎的变革呼吁。他们询问民主党候选人凯特·康利和现任议员、纽约州共和党议员迈克·劳勒，是否支持废除纽约州禁止当地执法部门与移民海关执法局（ICE）合作的法律。
这名18岁的洛约拉大学学生今年3月深夜在芝加哥大学校园附近与朋友散步时遭枪击身亡。美国国土安全部（DHS）表示，嫌疑人何塞·梅迪纳是委内瑞拉国民，2023年5月非法进入美国，且被上届政府释放。
国土安全部称，次月他因在芝加哥商店行窃被捕，但再次被释放。芝加哥和伊利诺伊州均为庇护辖区，意味着当地执法部门同样被禁止与移民海关执法局合作。
遇难学生谢里丹·戈尔曼的悲痛父母发声：“我们不能再让这样的事发生在其他家庭身上”
何塞·梅迪纳-梅迪纳被指控杀害谢里丹·戈尔曼。（谢里丹·戈尔曼/Instagram 及库克县警长办公室 摄）
戈尔曼遇害事件迅速成为支持唐纳德·特朗普总统打击非法移民政策的人士的集结口号。
劳勒正为赢得纽约州第17国会选区的第三个任期而苦战，他还指出，这一事件正是民主党拿下国会控制权后可能会更频繁发生的情况的例证。
“听着，我一直说得很清楚，移民海关执法局应该进行改革。他们应该佩戴随身摄像头，不应该戴面罩，应该穿制服，不应该在家得宝停车场这类地方开展行动，执法行动应该极具针对性。而像纽约这样的州应该与他们合作，驱逐犯罪的非法外籍人士。”劳勒周三对福克斯新闻数字频道表示，“所以，我认为当前的挑战在于，如果民主党获胜，他们将竭尽所能回到拜登时代宽松的移民政策、宽松的执法环境，并试图切断移民海关执法局和[边境巡逻队]的资源，而我个人绝对不会支持这一点。”
民主党候选人在纽约对决特朗普背书的在任议员，竞争格局明朗化
他所在的选区可能是决定特朗普总统最后任期后半段国会控制权的少数几个关键选区之一。
戈尔曼的父母在本周劳勒与康利的辩论中含泪说道：“被控谋杀她的男子当时非法留在美国，且曾因犯罪被捕，并根据芝加哥的庇护政策被释放。当地执法部门与联邦执法部门之间只需一通五秒钟的电话，本可以挽救她的生命。”
2026年9月10日，在德克萨斯州达拉斯市美国航空中心举行的共和党全国委员会中期会议第二天，玛德琳·戈尔曼在父母汤姆（左）和杰西卡·戈尔曼（右）的陪同下，与美国众议员迈克·劳勒拥抱。她当时正就2026年3月在芝加哥遭枪击身亡的谢里丹·戈尔曼发表讲话。（帕特里克·T·福尔隆 / 法新社 via 盖蒂图片社 摄）
康利首先回应道：“我的心都碎了，谢里丹遭遇的一切不可原谅。政府辜负了她。为此，我们必须确保此类情况不再发生。”
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“移民执法至关重要，”她说道，但补充道，“不幸的是，本届政府的工作重点并非暴力罪犯，我们看到的是他们逮捕像祖母和护士这样的社区民众。”
劳勒随后指责康利回避问题，并补充道：“她确实支持凯西·霍楚尔的新法案，且不会支持废除庇护政策的联邦立法。我明确表态：我与你们站在一起。我反对凯西·霍楚尔这项灾难性的新法案，并且支持任何能在全国范围内废除庇护辖区的立法。”
国土安全部负责人披露白宫计划，在纽约州重拳打击后“ withhold funding”（扣留资金）庇护城市
此事发生在戈尔曼一家与劳勒一同出席在德克萨斯州达拉斯举行的2026年共和党中期会议数周之后。
“戈尔曼一家比任何投票反对保护我们公民免受犯罪非法移民伤害的民主党国会议员都更有勇气。”劳勒在介绍他们时说道，“他们并未参选，但他们的故事——谢里丹的故事——正是糟糕政策的直接后果。这种政策我们再也承担不起重演的代价。”
即将离任的民主党众议员背书支持在任共和党议员连任
这名少女的故事再次出现在劳勒竞选团队周三发布的新广告中。
在其中一则广告里，戈尔曼的母亲含泪告诉观众：“他就开枪打了她。就开枪打了她。追杀她。我以为我了解庇护城市政策，其实不然。”
2026年9月16日，前美国交通部长皮特·布蒂吉格在纽约州塔里敦出席为挑战众议员迈克·劳勒、竞选纽约州第17国会选区席位的凯特·康利的竞选集会。（斯宾塞·普拉特/盖蒂图片社 摄）
谢里丹·戈尔曼的母亲严厉抨击她所称拒绝听取遇难美国人家庭诉求的民主党议员
“凯西·霍楚尔和民主党推行的庇护政策杀害了我们的女儿，”她的父亲说道，“我无法保护她免受这些政策的伤害。”
她的母亲补充道：“但迈克·劳勒可以。”
非法移民是2024年的热门议题之一，共和党正试图利用选民对拜登政府更宽松边境政策的反对情绪。
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Teen’s tragic killing by illegal immigrant becomes flashpoint in battle for control of Congress
October 1, 2026 5:00am EDT / Fox News
Sheridan Gorman’s family have endorsed Rep Mike Lawler for re-election after their daughter’s death
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Lawler reflects on constituent’s killing by illegal immigrant, rips Dems’ sanctuary policies
Moderate New York House Republican Rep. Mike Lawler spoke with Fox News Digital about how the tragedy of Sheridan Gorman’s killing has affected and motivated his re-election campaign.
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A teenage girl’s tragic death, allegedly at the hands of an illegal immigrant who was previously deported from the U.S., has now become a political flashpoint in her hometown.
Sheridan Gorman’s grieving parents made their heartbreaking plea for change directly to the two candidates running to represent their district in suburban New York during an electoral debate earlier this week. They asked Democrat Cait Conley and incumbent Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., whether they supported ending New York State’s law barring local law enforcement from cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The 18-year-old Loyola University student was shot and killed while walking with friends late at night near her Chicago college campus in March of this year. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has said the accused, Jose Medina, is a Venezuelan national who came to the U.S. illegally in May 2023 and was released by the prior administration.
He was arrested for shoplifting in Chicago the next month but released again, DHS said. Both Chicago and Illinois are sanctuary jurisdictions, meaning law enforcement there are also barred from cooperating with ICE.
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Jose Medina-Medina is accused of killing Sheridan Gorman.(Sheridan Gorman/Instagram and Cook County Sheriff’s Office)
Gorman’s killing fast became a rallying cry for supporters of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration.
Lawler, who is fighting an uphill battle for a third term representing New York’s 17th Congressional District, has also argued it is an example of what could happen more often if Democrats win control on Capitol Hill.
“Look, I’ve been very clear there should be reforms of ICE. They should wear body cameras. They should not wear masks. They should wear uniforms. They shouldn’t be going into places like the Home Depot parking lot. They should be very targeted in what they are doing. And states like New York should be cooperating with them to deport criminal illegal aliens,” Lawler told Fox News Digital on Wednesday. “So look, I think the challenge here will be if Democrats win, they will do everything they can to return to the Biden-era of lax immigration policy, lax enforcement, and try to cut off the resources of ICE and [Border Patrol], and I, for one, just will not support that.”
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His district could be one of the few that decides control of the House for the latter half of President Trump’s final term.
Gorman’s parents tearfully said during his debate against Conley this week, “The man charged with her murder was here illegally and had previously been arrested for a crime and released under Chicago’s sanctuary policies. A simple five-second phone call between local and federal law enforcement would have saved her life.”
Madelon Gorman, joined by her parents Tom (L) and Jessica Gorman (R), gets a hug from U.S. Representative Mike Lawler as she arrives to speak about Sheridan Gorman, who was shot and killed in Chicago in March 2026, during the second day of the Republican National Committee midterm convention at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on Sept. 10, 2026.(Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)
Conley responded to them first, “My heart absolutely breaks, and what happened to Sheridan is inexcusable. Government failed her. And for that, we have to make sure that that doesn’t happen again.”
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“Immigration enforcement is essential,” she said, though added, “What is happening under this administration, unfortunately, is not a focus on violent criminals, but what we’re seeing is them rolling up people like grandmas and nurses, people in our communities.”
Lawler then accused Conley of dodging the question, adding, “She does support Kathy Hochul’s new law, and she would not support federal legislation to end sanctuary policies. Let me be very clear: I stand with you. I am against Kathy Hochul’s disastrous new law, and I support any legislation that will end sanctuary jurisdictions in this country.”
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It came weeks after the Gormans took the stage alongside Lawler at the GOP’s 2026 midterm convention in Dallas, Texas.
“The Gormans have more courage than any Democrat member of Congress who voted against protecting our citizens from criminal illegals,” Lawler said in introducing them. “They are not running for office, but their story — Sheridan’s story — is the direct result of bad policy. Policies we cannot afford to get back to every again.”
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The teenager’s story again popped up in new ads released by Lawler’s campaign on Wednesday.
In one of the spots, Gorman’s mother tearfully tells the viewer, “He just shot her. Just shot her. Hunted her down. I thought I knew what sanctuary city policies are, I didn’t.”
Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg attends a rally for Cait Conley, who is challenging U.S. Representative Mike Lawler to represent New York’s 17th Congressional District, on Sept. 16, 2026 in Tarrytown, N.Y.(Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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“The sanctuary policies being pushed by Kathy Hochul and Democrats killed our daughter,” her father said. “I couldn’t protect her from these policies.”
Her mother added, “But Mike Lawler can.”
Illegal immigration was one of the top issues in 2024, and Republicans are trying to harness the same backlash from voters who opposed the Biden administration’s more lax border policies.
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Fox News Digital reached out to Conley’s campaign and to House Democrats’ elections arm for a response.
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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