Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas Issues Statement on Murder of a 6-Year-Old Child, Attempted Murder of Mother in Illinois
October 18, 2023
October 18, 2023
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following statement on Oct. 16, 2023, by Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas on the murder of a six-year-old child and the attempted murder of the child's mother in Illinois:
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"Saturday, in Plainfield Township near Chicago, Illinois, a 6-year-old Palestinian Muslim boy was horrifically and heartbreakingly stabbed to death. His mother was severely injured in the same attack.
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"Saturday, in Plainfield Township near Chicago, Illinois, a 6-year-old Palestinian Muslim boy was horrifically and heartbreakingly stabbed to death. His mother was severely injured in the same attack.