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Heartbroken mom of Texas murder victim breaks down over migrant crisis: 'You took away my son!'
A grieving Texas mother broke down in tears on Fox News with a heartwrenching plea for justice for her late son allegedly gunned down by an illegal immigrant from Honduras in April.
“How dare you,” Victoria Garcia said Tuesday morning on “Fox & Friends First.”
“You’re here illegally, but you have a firearm. I get it, on the street, you’re able to buy anything and everything, but you came over to steal and destroy, and that’s what you did. Because you destroyed my family. You took away my son.”
Ricardo Vega, a father of two, was allegedly murdered by 32-year-old illegal immigrant suspect Osman Solorzano Sanchez during a road rage incident in North Houston earlier this year.
BLUE STATE, ICE BATTLE OVER RELEASING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AS EXPERT WARNS POLITICIANS PUT IDEOLOGY OVER SAFETY
Victoria Garcia (inset) and son Ricardo Vega (background). (Fox & Friends First/Victoria Garcia)
Surveillance footage reportedly captured Vega following Sanchez’s truck shortly before he was shot dead. Vega’s 911 call indicated he was chasing the suspect’s truck after a hit-and-run incident.
Sanchez was additionally accused of tampering with the crime scene by trying to make his truck unrecognizable to police.
Garcia expressed anger after shocking records obtained by Fox News revealed one in 10 inmates in Texas’ Harris County Jail are wanted by ICE, including multiple for offenses like homicide and sexual assault.
The Texan said as a Mexican-American, she understands the plight of those fleeing their homes for a better life in the U.S., but added that those crossing into the country need to be vetted for safety purposes.
“I’ve been a witness at the border where you see these migrants walking in groups – old people, young people, children in strollers. I get it, you’re fleeing from a country that’s full of poverty, full of violence, full of gangs, [with a] poor health care system. You know what? We have those issues here in Texas. We have those issues here in the United States, so what gives you the right to come and burden us more?” she asked.
TENNESSEE AG EXPOSES ICE’S PLAN TO RELEASE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS CONVICTED OF DANGEROUS CRIMES INTO STATE
Harris County, Texas jail numbers indicate an alarming number of inmates are wanted by ICE. (Fox & Friends First/Screengrab)
“Not everybody that comes here is a bad person. But we do need to know who you are and what are your intentions. How do you just go? And because you’ve made this long journey, and you’re there at the border and whatever questions they ask you and boom, you’re given that pass.”
Garcia said she never wanted to be angry or bitter. Instead, she only wants justice for Ricardo.
As she spoke of her late son, her words were punctuated by sobs.
“His smile now is what keeps his mom going,” she said. “And I will fight. He’s not here to fight this fight, but I will be Ricardo’s voice to the very end. I will do what it takes for my son to receive justice.”
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Los Angeles, Ca
Man found guilty of sex trafficking victim along L.A.’s Figueroa Corridor
A former Riverside County man was found guilty of sex trafficking a female victim and forcing her to engage in commercial sex acts along L.A.’s notorious Figueroa Corridor.
Elias Abdul Shabazz, 34, formerly of Perris, was found guilty by a jury following a five-day trial, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
Prosecutors said Shabazz had led the victim to believe they were in a romantic relationship before he turned physically and sexually violent. He began demanding that the victim engage in commercial sex acts from May to October of 2021, court documents said.
He carried a handgun with him and, on occasion, was accused of using it to pistol-whip the victim. He also fired the gun at her feet while threatening to kill her, prosecutors said.
At trial, the victim said Shabazz demanded that she meet a daily quota of commercial sex proceeds and that she was terrified of the consequences of not meeting that quota.
She testified that Shabazz compelled her to work in the notorious Figueroa Corridor in South L.A., a dangerous area known for human trafficking and prostitution.
Shabazz had confiscated her identification card, Social Security card and birth certificate. He constantly monitored her cell phone to stop her from communicating with any friends or family.
“He also introduced her to addictive narcotics and controlled every aspect of her life, including when she ate, slept and showered,” prosecutors said.
In May 2025, Shabazz was arrested and has remained in federal custody. His last known address at the time was in Washington, D.C.
On June 26, 2026, Shabazz was found guilty of one count of coercing or enticing interstate transportation for purposes of prostitution.
A sentencing hearing is scheduled for Oct. 6, where he faces 15 years to life in prison.
“Sex trafficking matters rank among the most tragic cases our office prosecutes,” said First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli. “This defendant will now face many years in a federal prison cell for his sick, disgusting, and disturbing behavior.”
“Elias Shabazz preyed on a vulnerable victim using physical and sexual violence and cruel psychological coercion to compel commercial sex acts for his own profit,” said Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. “There is no place for this type of conduct in civilized society. We deeply respect the victim’s courage to face her trafficker in court. The Criminal Division will continue to bring these cases and try them.”
Anyone with information about human trafficking can report tips to the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 888-373-7888
Los Angeles, Ca
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Los Angeles, Ca
Woman ambushed, violently attacked by robber in downtown Long Beach
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