Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) has sparked outrage after she dismissed the brutal rape and murder of 20-year-old Kayla Hamilton.
During a heated House Judiciary Committee markup, Crockett blasted Hamilton as just a “random dead person.”
The committee was debating the Kayla Hamilton Act, legislation introduced by Rep. Russell Fry (R-SC).
If passed, the law would require background checks on unaccompanied alien children (UACs) before they are released into U.S. communities.
The bill is named for Hamilton, an autistic young woman who was raped and murdered in 2022 by Walter Javier Martinez.
Martinez is an illegal alien and an MS-13 gang member.
He reportedly entered the country illegally as an unaccompanied minor.
Crockett: GOP Exploiting Tragedy
“Stop just throwing a random dead person’s name on something for your own political expediency,” Crockett said, referring to Hamilton.
Instead of addressing the bill’s provisions, Crockett accused Republicans of cherry-picking tragedies for political gain while ignoring other victims.
She then continued by claiming that Republicans are ignoring victims tied to Jeffrey Epstein.
WATCH:
🚨 DISGUSTING BEHAVIOR: Rep. Jasmine Crockett just called Kayla Hamilton, a young girl murdered by an illegal alien, a “random dead person.” pic.twitter.com/pSqBF0RAc5
— House Judiciary GOP 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@JudiciaryGOP) September 10, 2025