Jennifer Bos, whose 37-year-old daughter Megan was found dead at the home of an undocumented immigrant north of Chicago, criticized Illinois Governor JB Pritzker for siding with “criminals over citizens” while opposing federal immigration enforcement.
“It frustrates me very much every time I hear Gov. Pritzker talk, because he is supposed to be upholding the law, not instigating people to turn on the men and women who are just doing their job,” Bos said Tuesday on Fox & Friends First.
Megan Bos went missing earlier this year, and after weeks of searching, her body was discovered in a container behind the home of Luis Mendoza-Gonzalez, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico. Mendoza-Gonzalez was charged in April with concealment of a death, abuse of a corpse, and obstruction of justice, according to DHS.
DHS reported that Mendoza-Gonzalez was initially released by Lake County Judge Randie Bruno due to Illinois’ bail reform laws but was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in July.
The cause of Megan Bos’ death remains undetermined. The coroner found no signs of trauma, though her body was in an advanced state of decomposition and exposed to chemicals. Toxicology tests showed fentanyl, cocaine metabolites, and morphine in her system. Bos denied earlier DHS claims that her daughter had been decapitated.
During a press conference on Monday, Governor Pritzker condemned federal immigration enforcement in Illinois, calling it a “war on our people” and claiming ICE and Customs and Border Protection agents were intimidating civilians. He stated the actions were creating a pretext for deploying military troops in Chicago and surrounding suburbs.
Bos dismissed Pritzker’s comments as political theater.
“They’re so stuck in the ideology of looking like they’re everyone’s savior, but they’re protecting criminals over the citizens of Illinois,” she said.
She now supports stricter immigration enforcement and backs President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.
“A lot of people say, ‘Well, you know, these people have been here for five years, 10 years. They’re just trying to earn a living and get by. They’re nice. They’ve done nothing,’” Bos said. “Well, Mr. Mendoza-Gonzalez didn’t do anything either, until he did this. So, yes, if they’re here illegally, I believe that when they commit a crime and they’re arrested, they should be turned over.”
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