The mother of a Maryland woman who was raped and murdered in 2023 by illegal immigrants from El Salvador appeared in the White House Wednesday after a ju-degree convicted her daughter’s murderer on Monday.
Patty Morin’s appearance comes as her senator, Maryland Democrat Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Visited El Salvador on Wednesday To check on Maryland residents, the Trump administration’s Justice Department was deported to El Salvador. The Trump administration claims that Maryland resident and El Salvador native Abrego Garcia have a connection to the MS-13 gang.
“The Maryland Senator will also be acknowledging and barely admitting the brutal death she endured, leaving five children without a mother. Morin told reporters at the White House Wednesday. “Why does he have more rights than me, does he have daughters and grandchildren? I don’t, I don’t understand this.”
Rachel Morin’s mother, Patty Morin (L), said during a daily press conference at the White House Brady Press Briefing Room on April 16, 2025 in Washington, DC, that White House press chief Karoline Leavitt is paying attention. (Get McNamee/Getty Images)
Van Hollen’s press conference did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Fox News Digital.
A ju judge in Harford County Circuit Court found Victor Martinez Hernandez, originally found guilty of all counts of first-degree murder, first-degree rape, third-degree sex offences and trickery.
Van Hollen’s press conference did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Fox News Digital. However, following the conviction of Martinez Hernandez, Van Hollen has issued a statement pledging to “support the immigrant community” and to strengthen border security.
“The conviction of Rachel Morin’s murderer would not return Rachel to her family, but this verdict provides a measure of justice that they deserve,” Van Hollen said in a statement. “I am grateful to the law enforcement officers who detained her murderer and for the legal process to provide this justice.”
Martinez Hernandez attacked 37-year-old Rachel Morin on Bel Air’s MA & PA Heritage Trail in August 2023.
Ju umpire convicted five Rachel Morin mothers in Maryland on August 5, 2023 of wild-age rape and murder. (Tulsa Police Station/Facebook)
“When she went that day and that day, she had no plans to die. She had no plans to walk to her death,” Patty Morin told reporters. “She was planning on going to the grocery store with the girl afterwards. Victor Martinez, he was waiting for her. He was waiting for her. He saw her. He was there no one, he attacked her.
Patty Morin shared horrifying details of her daughter’s murder with the press, including how Martinez Hernandez choked her skull like an “eggshell” and then strangled her daughter.
Patty Morin said the photos of the brutal attacks show that not “one inch” of her daughter’s body shows she was not injured. These photos are sealed because they are so graphic, she said.
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“We could see where blood had flowed around her as he was raping her, and then he threw her at him and raped her a little more.
Patti Morin also shared that Martinez Hernandez appears not to express any regrets in court for his actions.
“These are the kind of criminals President Trump wants to remove from our country,” Patty Morin said. “These are the kind of criminals we need to remove from our country. We are American citizens. Why should we allow violent criminals who don’t make it any good to kill these people, our mothers, sisters, and daughters?”
Patty Morin also urged the media not to sanitise news reports of her daughter’s death.
“Please tell me the truth,” she said. “Tell me how violent it is. This is about protecting our children. It’s just about politics, voting, or anything like national security.”
Meanwhile, Van Hollen traveled to El Salvador on Wednesday to meet Garcia. The Trump administration’s Justice Department has confirmed that Garcia was deported for “administrative errors.”
State Senator Blue flies to El Salvador and visits deported migrants from prison, but is only denied
Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen visited El Salvador on Wednesday on behalf of Abrego Garcia, a native of El Salvador. The Trump administration accused Garcia of having ties with the MS-13 gang. (Getty)
moreover, The Supreme Court was upheld Thursday A lower court order demanding that the government “promote” the release of Abrego Garcia from custody in El Salvador and ensure that his case is processed if he is not inappropriately sent to El Salvador.
Van Hollen met with El Salvador’s vice president, Augusto Antonio Ulloa Galley, during his trip, but was not permitted to visit Garcia at the prison “Terrorism Confinement Centre” (CECOT). However, Van Hollen told reporters he would continue to try and meet with him in the future.
“I’m going to keep pushing,” Van Hollen said. “I’ll keep pushing the rest of my time here and then pushing past it if necessary.”
Ashley Carnahan and Greg Wehner of Fox News contributed to this report.
