White House Blasts Biden Border Policies Over Fort Myers Killing as Trump Eyes Nov. 3 Midterms
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 23
White House Blasts Biden Border Policies Over Fort Myers Killing as Trump Eyes Nov. 3 Midterms
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 23
Summary
Fort Myers' April 3 hammer killing is being elevated by the White House ahead of Donald Trump's 2 p.m. Friday rally there, casting the case as evidence against Joe Biden's border policies.
DHS said Haitian national Rolbert Joachim entered the U.S. in August 2022, was released, received Temporary Protected Status after a removal order, and was later arrested with ICE assistance after the clerk's killing.
Lee County prosecutors have indicted Joachim on first-degree murder and are seeking the death penalty; DHS says ICE lodged a detainer and he would face deportation regardless of the criminal case's outcome.
The political push comes before the Nov. 3 midterms in a Republican stronghold where Trump won 63.6% of Lee County in 2024, while the White House says his crackdown has produced 17 straight months without border releases and more than 3 million deportations.