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[The American Border Story Action @TABSAction]

Go behind the scenes in El Paso, Texas, where the job doesn’t stop and the stakes couldn’t be higher.

In this installment of 'TABS on the Ground,' @Chris_Hartsock rides along with @ICEgov agents working long hours under intense pressure to protect American communities.

This is the frontline reality, dangerous operations, real consequences, and the responsibility of keeping people safe.

While the debate plays out elsewhere, this is where the work gets done.

No filters. No narratives. Just what’s happening on the ground. Watch now.

[Joe Abraham @angeldadjoe]

.@SpeakerPelosi, It is not the job of politicians to entice, incentivize and protect illegal entry.

It is not their job to distort immigration policy through sanctuary laws and political cover.

Their job is to protect the citizens they serve and honestly weigh the tradeoffs of their decisions.
That is called wisdom.
We are seeing far too little of it.

My daughter is a grave.
Katie paid a price that can never be repaid.

[The American Border Story Action @TABSAction]

Meet Tom Weber.

TABS Executive Director @KiprilovNicole introduces Illinois State Representative Tom Weber, a leader who continues to fight for victims and families impacted by crime in Illinois.

We need more leaders who will stand up for public safety, support victims, and hold criminals accountable. At The American Border Story, we're proud to work alongside leaders like Tom Weber who are fighting to protect American families.

[The American Border Story Action @TABSAction]

This can happen to anyone. TABS Executive Director @KiprilovNicole points to the story of Rocky Jones as a heartbreaking example of the consequences of California's sanctuary policies. Rocky was shot eight times at point-blank range by an illegal alien who had been arrested and released just 24 hours earlier.

The illegal alien had already been deported TWICE and was known to authorities. This tragedy was preventable.
@TheJodyJonesSho

[Joe Abraham @angeldadjoe]

This is not about humanity in my view and experience.
It's seems to me pure cynical political power.
I saw this firsthand at the June 2025 oversight hearing after Katie was killed by an intoxicated illegal immigrant.
Not one Democratic representative, including Ro Khanna, said a word to me or acknowledged the victims.
From where I sat, this looked a lot more like cynical politics than humanity.

[The American Border Story Action @TABSAction]

“This is life and death.” — @StephenM

Sanctuary policies have consequences. This is not a political game. It is a matter of public safety, accountability, and protecting innocent lives.

At The American Border Story, we've met the families living with the consequences of these policies. Their loved ones should still be here today.

[The American Border Story Action @TABSAction]

🚨DISTURBING: Illegal alien Illinois teacher who overstayed her visa is now in @ICEgov custody after she helped facilitate a Tren de Aragua gang-related mass shooting in Chicago that left three people dead.

Chicago police arrested her shortly after the shooting, but because of Illinois' sanctuary policies, she was released without @ICEgov being notified.

This is why sanctuary policies must end!

[Joe Abraham @angeldadjoe]

Happy Father's Day.

This is the second Father’s Day without my daughter, Katie.

There is no "different" kind of hurt when you lose a child to a preventable tragedy, the pain and anguish are unrelenting. We carry it every moment of every day.

But this year carries an additional burden: around this time, we should have been celebrating Katie’s graduation from Ohio University.

We should have been capturing memories from her graduation, celebrating all she had accomplished, and dreaming with Katie about everything that lay ahead.
Instead, we visit and tend to Katie’s current resting place.

As lifelong Illinoisans, it is heartbreaking to know we cannot lay Katie to rest permanently in the state we believe failed her and turned its back on Katie and our family during our darkest hours.
One day, we will find a better place, a place defined by responsibility, accountability, and compassion, where our family can be together.

Katie was kind, compassionate, funny, and full of possibility. She had a gift for making people feel seen, valued, and loved. She wasn’t defined by how she died, but by how she lived and by everything she was becoming.

Katie, you should be here. Your life mattered, and I will never let the world forget you.
I love you, always. I would give everything I have—and every day I have left—for just one more hour with you. One more kiss. One more hug. One more laugh.

Substack Link: https://t.co/hPKh5ndkvH

[Joe Abraham @angeldadjoe]

The Daily Script:
“Katie was killed by an illegal immigrant...but gun violence...”

I have heard this response many times, and I genuinely do not understand what it has to do with the way my daughter Katie died.

First responders had to pry open the destroyed vehicle she was a passenger in and struggle to pull her lifeless body from the wreckage after an illegal immigrant driving drunk, with too many red flags to list in this post, crashed into them.

Illinois still gave him credentials to drive on our roads and live in our communities?
Why?
.@GovPritzker?
.@Giannoulias ?
.@KwameRaoul?
Still waiting for answers and accountability...

Yet somehow, the conversation immediately pivots to “gun violence.”

That response creates a false equivalence.

Acknowledging that Katie was killed because of preventable immigration and public safety failures does not minimize the tragedy of gun violence any more than discussing gun violence minimizes the pain of families who have lost loved ones to drunk driving, addiction, or other preventable causes.

We do not honor victims by forcing every tragedy into the same political narrative.
We honor them by honestly confronting the specific circumstances that led to their deaths and holding accountable those responsible for the policies that made those circumstances possible.

Let me be clear: losing a child in any way is horrific. Every parent who buries a son or daughter carries a pain no family should ever have to endure.

But when a child is lost because of preventable public policy failures pursued for political gain, that burden becomes even heavier.

When leaders knowingly ignore foreseeable risks, dismiss legitimate concerns, and prioritize ideology over public safety, they are making choices that carry real-world consequences for innocent families.

Katie's death was not an unavoidable tragedy.
It was preventable.

If anything, the people shouting this at me should recognize we likely share the same concern: politicians whose reckless policies create environments where public safety continues to deteriorate in multiple ways at once.

When governments allow millions of people to enter the country with inadequate vetting, no meaningful health screenings, and little regard for existing immigration laws, they accept risks on behalf of American families without their consent.

Some people who come here seek a better life.
But any serious person understands that among millions of unvetted entrants, many will come with harmful intentions, criminal histories, or dangerous behaviors.

Those risks are magnified when governments incentivize, fund, and shield unlawful presence while dismissing legitimate public safety concerns as political inconveniences.

What never made sense to me is why some of the same voices who demand accountability for "gun violence" refuse to acknowledge the role policy failures play in crimes committed by those who should not have been here in the first place.

Why is one form of preventable violence treated as urgent while another is ignored because it conflicts with a preferred political narrative?

And why is every public safety problem presented as having only one acceptable solution: restricting the rights of law-abiding citizens?

That decades-old one-trick-pony approach has clearly not solved the problem.

Real public safety begins with intellectual honesty.

Different causes of violence require different solutions, and pretending otherwise serves politics, not families.

Shouldn't we be bolder, more creative, and more curious about why violence keeps happening in the first place?

Who is behind the violence?
How are repeat offenders cycling endlessly through the system?
Why are so many violent offenders already known to authorities?

Why are broken families, addiction, gangs, failing schools, mental health collapse, and cultural decay so often ignored in favor of simplistic political slogans?

Real public safety problems are multifaceted.

Serious people should be willing to confront all of it, not demand one ideological solution while everything continues to get worse.

Meanwhile, my daughter Katie is still gone.

[The American Border Story Action @TABSAction]

🚨 Sobering statistic: 41 deaths in Tennessee have been directly linked to illegal aliens in the country.

Every death caused by illegal drugs entering our country or by someone here illegally is one too many.

These tragedies should never happen. 
@SecMullinDHS

[The American Border Story Action @TABSAction]

Fatherhood is strength, protection, and sacrifice.

We honor fathers everywhere.
The ones who lead, guide, and show up every single day.

And we remember our Angel Fathers who have lost their children to tragedies that should have never happened, as well as the fathers whose lives were stolen far too soon.

This day holds both gratitude and grief. And both deserve to be seen.

THANK YOU! - The American Border Story team

[The American Border Story Action @TABSAction]

Today we remember Leo Towe.

At just 3 years old, Leo lost his life to fentanyl poisoning while in the care of his mother, who was suspected of using fentanyl. His death left a family shattered and a father determined to fight for change.

In response to this tragedy, TABS Angel Dad Jacob Towe helped champion "Leo's Law," legislation requiring fentanyl testing before a child is returned to a parent or guardian. The bill was signed into law in Oklahoma, strengthening child protection efforts in the face of the fentanyl crisis.

Gone too soon. Never forgotten.

Leo Towe
08/25/20 - 06/20/24

[The American Border Story Action @TABSAction]

🚨ARRESTED IN NEW JERSEY: Illegal alien Cesar Augusto Diaz Poveda

Pending charges:
👉Assault
👉Obstructing police

Cesar flew into Newark from Ecuador on a tourist visa that expired in 2016 and never left. @ICEgov arrested him May 27.

[The American Border Story Action @TABSAction]

What if it was your loved one who was murdered because of a failed policy?

As a retired law enforcement officer, TABS Angel Brother @TheJodyJonesSho has seen firsthand the consequences of California's sanctuary policies and the barriers they create between local and federal law enforcement.

His brother, Rocky Jones, was shot eight times at point-blank range by an illegal alien who had been arrested and released just 24 hours earlier.

[The American Border Story Action @TABSAction]

🚨BREAKING: The terror plot targeting UFC Freedom 250 at the White House was allegedly orchestrated by Abraham Hermosillo Alvarez. Abraham was granted DACA status under the Obama administration after remaining in the country illegally. 

This is who the Obama administration decided deserved to stay in America.

[The American Border Story Action @TABSAction]

@angeldadjoe Read his full story:
https://t.co/67QHBVWsqs

[The American Border Story Action @TABSAction]

"Living with the consequences of decisions made far away from ordinary families." - TABS Angel Dad @AngelDadJoe

After losing his daughter Katie to a tragedy that could have been prevented, Joe shares a powerful reflection on grief, accountability, and the real-world impact of public policy.

[The American Border Story Action @TABSAction]

Open borders benefit cartels, not children!

@VP @JDVance shares how allowing children to be trafficked across the border is inhumane. Protecting them starts with enforcing our immigration laws and securing the border.

[The American Border Story Action @TABSAction]

Happy Heavenly Birthday to Border Patrol Agent Javier Vega, Jr.

He was murdered near La Feria, Texas, while spending a day fishing with his wife, three children, parents, and family.

While off duty, Agent Vega confronted two illegal aliens who attempted to rob his family. When he tried to protect his loved ones, he was shot and killed. His father was also shot and wounded while returning fire.

Agent Vega was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, a dedicated Border Patrol agent, a husband, a father of three, and a son. He should have returned home to his family that day.

A painful reminder of why our mission matters.

[The American Border Story Action @TABSAction]

Meet Jennifer Bos, Angel Mom to Megan Bos.

For 51 agonizing days, illegal alien Jose Mendoza Gonzalez hid Megan's body in a garbage can. After his arrest, he was RELEASED within 24 hours. 

Instead of receiving answers and support, Jennifer says she was met with silence from Illinois sanctuary politicians. It wasn't until she spoke directly with President Trump that action was finally taken. Just DAYS later, @ICEgov arrested Jose Mendoza Gonzalez.

No mother should have to fight this hard for justice.