White House says 'no one' changing Trump enforcement agenda in response to Angel Mom appeal to Mullin

Morfin emphasized she is hopeful that Mullin, a Republican senator from Oklahoma, "will continue to listen to Angel Families and stand with us."

In response, Lauren Bis, DHS acting assistant secretary, told Fox News Digital that "our hearts break for the families and victims of illegal alien crime who've been completely abandoned and ignored by sanctuary politicians."

Bis wrote in an emailed statement that "THIS is why we do what we do." She noted that DHS is currently "targeting dangerous criminal illegal aliens to stop another preventable tragedy."

According to Bis, nearly 70% of arrests by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are of illegal aliens charged or convicted of a crime in the U.S.

Meanwhile, Abigail Jackson, a spokesperson for the White House, told Fox News Digital in an emailed statement that "nobody is changing the Administration's immigration enforcement agenda." 

Jackson said that President Donald Trump's "highest priority has always been the deportation of illegal alien criminals who endanger American communities."

She emphasized that "thanks to President Trump's strong immigration enforcement policies, approximately 3 million illegals have left the United States, either through forced deportation or self-deportation, with zero illegals coming through the most secure border in U.S. History for nine straight months." 

In a recent interview with The American Border Story, shared exclusively with Fox News Digital, Morfin said her family remains devastated decades after losing her son, Ruben.

"I cry for him today, like if it was just yesterday," she shared.

Then one night, just after midnight, Morfin said she got a call.

"I grabbed the phone, and I could hear my mom screaming, 'They shot Nino, they shot Nino.' I knew it was my baby because that's what we called him, because he was so small," she said.

Since losing her son, Morfin said she has fought for the last 34 years "to keep his memory alive, so he didn't die in vain." She emphasized she is hopeful that Mullin, a Republican senator from Oklahoma, "will continue to listen to Angel Families and stand with us as we fight to make sure no other mother has to get the call I did."

"The truth is I have a job to do," Mullin added. "It's bigger than the partisan bickering that we have, it's bigger than the political differences we have."

In response to Morfin's appeal ahead of the Senate confirmation vote, Mullin's Senate office referred Fox News Digital to the White House. 

Nicole Kiprilov, executive director of The American Border Story, an advocacy group for the victims of migrant crime, told Fox News Digital that like DHS, "Our hearts are with Angie Morfin and every Angel Family living with a loss that never should have happened." 

Kiprilov said "we appreciate DHS's leadership and their commitment to standing with these families and preventing future tragedies," noting that "just last week, we worked alongside ICE, DHS, and members of Congress to bring Angel Families to the table, ensuring their voices are heard and their stories drive real policy change." 

"This is exactly the kind of leadership needed to make sure no family is ever ignored again," said Kiprilov.