{"id":14799,"date":"2018-02-07T09:55:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-07T09:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/2018\/02\/07\/trump-citing-death-of-colts-player-says-democrats-must-get-tough-on-immigration\/"},"modified":"2018-02-07T09:55:00","modified_gmt":"2018-02-07T09:55:00","slug":"trump-citing-death-of-colts-player-says-democrats-must-get-tough-on-immigration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/trump-citing-death-of-colts-player-says-democrats-must-get-tough-on-immigration\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump, Citing Death Of Colts Player, Says Democrats Must 'Get Tough' On Immigration"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n Indianapolis Colts football player Edwin Jackson in a photo from earlier this year. Jackson, 26, was one of two men killed when a suspected drunken driver struck them as they stood outside their car along a highway in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n

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President Trump has weighed in on the death of Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson, who was killed over the weekend<\/a> in a suspected drunken-driving accident involving a Guatemalan citizen living in the U.S. illegally.<\/p>\n

“So disgraceful that a person illegally in our country killed @Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson. This is just one of many such preventable tragedies. We must get the Dems to get tough on the Border, and with illegal immigration. FAST!”<\/p>\n

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So disgraceful that a person illegally in our country killed @Colts<\/a> linebacker Edwin Jackson. This is just one of many such preventable tragedies. We must get the Dems to get tough on the Border, and with illegal immigration, FAST!<\/p>\n

\u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 6, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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My prayers and best wishes are with the family of Edwin Jackson, a wonderful young man whose life was so senselessly taken. @Colts<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 6, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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Earlier Tuesday, Trump called on Democrats to “get tough” on immigration, citing Jackson’s death.<\/p>\n

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The man who allegedly hit Jackson, Manuel Orrego-Savala, was charged in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana with illegally re-entering the U.S. after he was deported at an earlier date.<\/p>\n

“In April, Attorney General (Jeff) Sessions directed all federal prosecutors to prioritize charging aliens that illegally re-enter the country, especially if they are a risk to public safety or there is a criminal history present,” U.S. Attorney Josh Minkler said in a statement.<\/p>\n

“Following the rule of law is the foundation of our American democracy, and my office is committed to fulfilling the Attorney General’s directive.”<\/p>\n

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“Police say Orrego-Savala, 37, had a blood-alcohol level nearly three times the legal limit when he allegedly hit and killed Edwin Jackson, a 26-year-old Colts linebacker, and 54-year-old Jeffrey Monroe, Jackson’s Uber driver, around 4 a.m. Sunday.<\/p>\n

Orrego-Savala should not have been allowed back in the country after his 2007 deportation, Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., said in a tweet Tuesday. ‘We need to fix our broken immigration system to prevent this from happening again.'”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n