Cheryl Minter, the mother of Stephanie Minter, a 41-year-old woman who was standing at a bus stop in Fairfax County when slain by a 32-year-old illegal alien named Abdul Jalloh on February 23, sounded off on pro-illegal immigration policy makers when speaking to the media after her daughter’s death was announced and led to online fury.
Adding to the general fury about the situation is that Jalloh was in the United States illegally for years despite being repeatedly arrested for serious crimes, such as violent offenses like stabbings. In fact, he faced more than 30 prior charges, and was taken into Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody back in 2018, but was not deported because a judge ruled that he had to be released and could not be deported.
Yet further, Virginia, where the attack occurred, now has a far-left Democratic government because of a disastrous 2025 gubernatorial election, and so is being blamed for the attack because of how opposed to working with ICE and enforcing immigration law the current Virginia government is.
Beginning her commentary on the situation and what needs to happen to correct it, Cheryl Minter argued that this slaying of her daughter must be the spark that ignites change and forces the government to crack down on illegal immigration in a major way, saying, “Change has got to happen with this. It’s, it’s just got to.”
Yet further, she argued that America’s politicians have become worse and worse in that they stopped caring about American citizens and have started caring about illegal aliens, saying, “I don’t know where all these political people are. I mean, they stopped serving citizens. They just stopped, and I’m not quite sure how they get voted in.”
Cheryl Minter reinforced that point when emphasizing that her daughter is now gone because of this horrible crime, arguing that criminals need to be taken off the streets for good, saying, “I miss her so much. I have had her for 41 years, and I don’t know what I’m going to do without her. Hopefully we can figure out ways to bring about change so these vicious criminals aren’t put back on the streets again and again.”
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Also commenting on the matter was former Virginia attorney general Jason Miyares, who said, “Stephanie Minter did not have to die.” Miyares continued, “This is not an isolated tragedy: Stephanie is just the most visible and recent name in a documented pattern of preventable harm to Virginians — a pattern with a common cause real examples.”
Further, Fox 5 reporter, victim’s rights advocate Jennifer Harrison said, “The entire country is watching what’s going on here because it’s not just local, it’s the clearest example of what happens when soft on crime and open border policies take hold.” Harrison then also explained, “Since the system refuses to hold them accountable, victims will. We’re going after every policy we’re going after every official who enables this including the court systems that incentivize these dangerous decisions and the nonprofits that promote them.”
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