How the brutal murder of autistic Kayla Hamilton by sick MS-13 gangster sparked a national outrage
ABERDEEN, MARYLAND: House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan and Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Chairman Tom McClintock recently launched an investigation into the gruesome rape and murder of a 20-year-old autistic woman, Kayla Hamilton, who was killed on July 27, 2022, by an alleged MS-13 gang member who crossed the border as an unaccompanied minor, to find the case’s history. Hamilton was found raped and strangled to death in a mobile home she shared with her boyfriend.
In the letters to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, Jordan, and McClintock called on the agency to release all of the case’s history, including the steps taken to verify the teen’s age and how they identified him as an MS-13 gang member. In a press release published on February 28, the duo wrote, "On January 15, 2023, the police department in Aberdeen, Maryland, arrested [redacted], a 17-year-old illegal alien and known MS-13 gang member from El Salvador for the violent assault and murder of 20-year-old Maryland resident Kayla Hamilton. Press reports indicate that [redacted] entered the United States in March 2022 in Rio Grande City, Texas, and 'identified as an unaccompanied minor.'"
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They also mentioned, "Criminal aliens and gang members exploit the US immigration system to harm Americans. The Biden Administration's border and immigration policies only increase the likelihood that those criminal aliens will successfully enter and remain in the US To assist us with our continued oversight of federal immigration policy and procedures, please provide the following materials regarding [redacted], the reported MS-13 gang member who is charged with murdering Kayla Hamilton: Case history information, including, but not limited to, the alien's immigration history, immigration benefits applications, the alien file (A-file) or consular file (including all consular notes), and immigration detention status and history; information regarding the time, date, and place of any and all of the alien's entries into the United States; and information regarding the alien's processing by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials, including whether CBP officials were alerted to derogatory information about the alien and what questions were asked of the alien during the screening process."
They further asked the agency to answer, "All case history information, including but not limited to [redacted] case file, family reunification packet, as well as any materials provided to HHS ORR by federal agencies such as CBP upon [redacted] referral and any information provided to HHS ORR pursuant to its request for information from the referring agency." And further listed, "A detailed description of, and related documents regarding, what steps HHS took to establish and verify [redacted] age. A detailed description of, and related documents regarding, how HHS officials learned of, or were notified of, [redacted] status as a known member of the MS-13 gang, what the source of that information was, and when HHS first learned of that information. A detailed description of, and related documents regarding, how HHS established and verified, if at all, the familial relationship between [redacted] and the woman he identified as his aunt. All case materials referring or relating to the vetting of [redacted] sponsor, i.e., the woman he identified as his aunt."
Who is the MS-13 gang member?
The unnamed suspect, whose identity is protected as a 17-year-old, is an undocumented non-citizen from El Salvador, reports CBS. He was tied to the death of Hamilton through DNA evidence and was indicted by a grand jury in Maryland for 11 charges, including first-degree murder, robbery, and rape. He's being held without bail at the Harford County Detention Center. The suspect will be tried as an adult.
What exactly happened on July 27, 2022?
On the day of the murder, Hamilton came home from an overnight shift at work and went her bedroom to while her boyfriend left for work, as per Washington Examiner.
Hamilton's boyfriend then returned home and entered the bedroom, where he found her dead. He then dialed 911 who arrived on the scene and called Hamilton's mother, Tammy Nobles. According to the police, Hamilton had called her boyfriend at the time of the attack. However, the call went unanswered.
Aberdeen Police Department wrote, "On July 27, 2022, at approximately 5:13 PM, officers and paramedics from Aberdeen Fire Department responded to the unit block of E. Inca Street for a cardiac arrest. Upon arrival, officers located a 20 y/o female deceased, suffering from injuries consistent with a homicide. Officers secured the scene and detectives from the Criminal Investigation Division responded to the scene and assumed the investigation. The victim was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore to determine the cause of death." Hamilton's mother Tammy Nobles said she remembers getting a call from Aberdeen Police, "They said Kayla had been murdered," reports Fox 45. The mother said, "I could not believe a teenager could do this." They further added, "I feel that he's done this at such a young age, there's no telling what he's capable of as an adult," states Fox News.