Undocumented immigrant apprehended for killing teenage cheerleader

Illegal Immigrant⁣ Arrested in Murder of 16-Year-Old Cheerleader

I ‌suspect that⁤ all parents in the United States struggle with an escalated fear of the cold-blooded ⁣murder of their children.⁤ I use the word ⁢“escalated”‌ because our president and his administration have insisted that our southern border remain open.

In doing nothing to close it, they’ve forced ​all‍ of us⁢ to exist ⁣in a state of‌ high alert. The homicide of 16-year-old Lizbeth⁢ Medina should remind parents of this.

Her mother, Jacqueline Medina, should be planning a wonderful Christmas. Instead, ⁤she is‍ planning her daughter’s funeral.

According to KRIV-TV in Houston, Jacqueline Medina found her daughter’s ​lifeless body in the​ bathtub of their ⁢apartment in⁢ Edna, Texas, ⁣on Tuesday.‍ She had been stabbed, according to KHOU-TV in⁤ Houston.

An illegal alien identified as ⁤23-year-old Rafael Govea Romero‌ has ⁢been charged with capital murder in⁣ the case. His⁢ bail is set⁢ at $2 million,⁣ according to ABC News.

On the day of her daughter’s death, Jacqueline Medina went to work about 6 ⁣a.m. thinking she would see Lizbeth perform with‍ her Edna High School cheerleading squad in the Edna Christmas‌ parade that evening.

But ⁣when Jacqueline Medina arrived at the parade after work, only to ​find her daughter absent, she⁤ began to worry. She told ‍ Fox News she ⁤called her daughter​ frantically. She received no ⁢response.

The panic must have been staggering. She’d later learn that none of Lizbeth’s friends had heard from Lizbeth after 7:30 a.m. that day. It drove ⁣Medina to search for her daughter at home in the apartment where they​ lived.

It ‌is a moment that can hardly be lived through once. Jacqueline Medina⁤ will undoubtedly be living through it over and ‌over for the⁤ rest of her life. And questioning what she could have done differently, even if the true answer was nothing.

The Medinas moved to the‌ small town made up of 6,000 residents a year ago for a new job, according to a ⁢ GoFundMe page set up by Lizbeth Medina’s aunt, Ana Medina. Jacqueline was keeping up with⁣ the ⁢bills while Lizbeth was enjoying new‍ friends and a new school. Known as a good kid, the teenager adjusted well ‌to​ her unfamiliar surroundings, just 100 miles outside of Houston.

How Romero arrived into the mix⁣ remains to be seen, as does⁤ whether or not he even knew Lizbeth Medina ⁣before her death. Police have not said if⁤ the two had​ any⁣ kind of relationship, according to​ ABC.

The Edna Police Department on Sunday⁢ announced the arrest of Romero. According ​to ABC, a statement by police Chief Rick Boone described Romera as ⁣an “undocumented male” who was in the country on an ⁤expired visa. With an expired visa, Romero shouldn’t⁣ even have been in the country, much ⁣less getting arrested on suspicion‌ of murder.

Romero seemed to fit the description provided by ​Edna police ⁤and the Texas Rangers, according to KTRK-TV. The man seen leaving the‌ area of the Medinas’ apartment was described as having a possible tattoo behind his ear, wearing a⁣ black hooded‍ sweatshirt⁢ and driving ‍a silver Ford⁤ Taurus according to a news release.

According to KTRK, Boone​ stated that ‌“officers seized a motor⁤ vehicle and ⁢items of evidence ​tending to connect ‍this suspect⁢ Romero ⁣to the murder​ of Lizbeth Medina.” He didn’t disclose the nature of the evidence leading the police‌ to⁢ believe Romero killed Medina.

Another news⁣ release shared by the police‌ department announced ​that “Although ‌Romero is apprehended, we recognize Lizbeth’s ‍family and friends are grieving and ⁤still need support ​from the community. The citizens of⁣ Edna can‍ now sleep in‍ peace!”

No, they can’t. None of ⁢us can because there are plenty⁣ of undocumented illegals running around free just like Romero, compliments of the current Biden ⁢administration.

Are there violent criminals ‍in the ​United States who aren’t illegal​ aliens? Of course.​ But that ⁤only ​makes ⁣it more important⁣ to keep out those who have no business being here in the first place.

But‌ without control ⁢over borders, ‍there’s no way of knowing the criminal backgrounds or intent ⁣of the millions ‍who have entered the ⁣country illegally under the Biden administration, and ⁢continue to do so with impunity,

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