Patty Morin told Fox News she was “so grateful” to the president-elect trump card returns to the White House to enforce border security after her daughter Rachel is killed by an illegal immigrant in Maryland in 2023.

“I know President Trump will keep his word and help protect our country,” Morin said in an emotional statement.The fox and friends“appearance, Tuesday.

Morin said Trump met with her during the campaign and promised to address border security. The interview came a day after the former ICE director Tom Homan was appointed by Trump to be the border czar and oversee the deportations of criminal migrants.

“One of the first things he said was, ‘we’re going to close the borders, we’re going to get justice for Rachel and the other families.’

Morin said he believes the laws that are passed should be nonpartisan because the border affects “every family.”

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Rachel Morin’s mother, Patty Morin, met with former President Trump on Thursday during his visit to the border in Cochise County, Arizona. (Jerry Jackson/The Baltimore Sun/ Facebook/ Rebecca Noble)

In 2023, Rachel Morin, a 37-year-old mother of five, was killed while jogging in Bel Air, Maryland, by an illegal immigrant from El Salvador who crossed the border that same year.

Victor Antonio Martinez Hernandez was accused of murdering and raping Morin and was previously wanted for homicide in El Salvador and has ties to criminal gangs.

Meanwhile, Democratic governors say they will “fight back” against Trump’s immigration policies.

“You’re coming for my people, you’re coming through me,” Illinois Democratic Governor JB Pritzker said.

“If you try to hurt New Yorkers or take away their rights, I will fight you every step of the way,” said Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul.

“If there is any attack on the Garden State or any of its Washington communities, I will fight back with every fiber of my being,” said Democratic New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy.

Morin said the illegal immigrant accused of killing his daughter was in the country “quickly” and “basic policies and laws” already on the books could have prevented him from entering.

She added that if more had been done to identify him and investigate his past, her daughter would still be alive.

“If they had just done the standard DNA swab, they would have found out all that information. They had three opportunities at the border. And it was actually the fourth time there was an escape, but if he had done it in any of them. the other three times could have saved my daughter’s life.”

Morin said he doesn’t understand the arguments made by those who oppose Trump’s stance on immigration.

“They are more interested in destabilizing our country. For what reason? Only God knows. It is inadmissible,” she said.

“I can’t imagine you’re willing to give up and have victims for the sake of whatever agenda you have.”

Since Trump’s election, morale among the Border Patrol is “through the roof,” appropriately National Border Police Council President Paul Perez.

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom also spoke about the incoming Trump administration and is calling a special session with the California legislature to “defend California values ​​and rights” from the Trump administration, according to NBC.

In addition, the members Los Angeles The City Council says it is working to fast-track a law to declare Los Angeles a “sanctuary city” for illegal immigrants following President-elect Trump’s victory last week.

The law would forbid federal immigration officials access city databases and prohibit the use of city resources for immigration enforcement. The ornament was originally passed last year, but faced a lengthy legal review and has yet to come into effect.

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Fox News’ Anders Hagstrom contributed to this report