Federal prosecutors piled new charges Thursday on an illegal immigrant accused of killing a Loyola University Chicago student because the feds “have no faith” in the state’s justice system, according to a local criminal defense attorney.
“Blue cities historically are lighter in their prosecutions. We have already heard that this person was of diminished capacity, so we are probably going to see some defense in regard to that,” Donna Rotunno told Fox News Digital. “My guess is the feds wanted to jump in so they can have some control over the fate of the defendant.”
Jose Medina-Medina, 25, was arrested after he allegedly killed 18-year-old Loyola University Chicago student Sheridan Gorman on March 19 in the early morning hours. The Department of Homeland Security said that Medina-Medina is an illegal immigrant from Venezuela who first entered the U.S. in 2023, when he was apprehended but released into the country under the Biden administration…