Ep. 2394 - THANKS, DEMOCRATS! Unsafe Airports, Unsafe Streets

March 24, 2026

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Ben Shapiro argues that Democratic resistance to funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), aimed at hamstringing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has made both streets and airports unsafe. He presents evidence through a recent Chicago murder, sanctuary city policies, and the fallout from a partial government shutdown affecting TSA operations.

Murder of Sheridan Gorman

Shapiro leads with the killing of 18-year-old Loyola University student Sheridan Gorman, shot in the back of the head while walking with friends near a Chicago beach to view the Northern Lights. The suspect, Jose Medina, a Venezuelan who entered the U.S. illegally, was released by Border Patrol in May 2023 under the Biden administration and again after a June 2023 shoplifting arrest. Chicago's sanctuary city status prevented local police from notifying ICE or detaining him for federal pickup. Shapiro contends this chain—open borders, non-cooperation with ICE—directly enabled the murder. Republicans like Ted Cruz and President Trump highlighted it as a consequence of Biden-era policies and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's refusal of federal help. Democrats responded variably: Alderman Maria Hadden suggested Gorman startled Medina, while Mayor Brandon Johnson decried incarceration as "racist" and pushed community violence intervention programs, which Shapiro says have failed despite $1 billion s

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What you'll learn

1 (01:27) **Episode Intro: Safety at Airports and Streets** - Shapiro frames show around Democrat policies causing public safety risks from open borders and DHS shutdown
2 (02:02) **DHS Shutdown Blame on Democrats** - Democrats defund DHS to hinder ICE enforcement despite unchanged legal authority
3 (02:38) **Sheridan Gorman Murder Case** - 18-year-old Loyola student killed by masked illegal immigrant while viewing Northern Lights
4 (03:15) **Medina's Release History** - Entered under Biden in 2023, released after shoplifting in Chicago sanctuary city
5 (04:10) **Republican Condemnations** - Ted Cruz blames Biden policies and IL Gov. Pritzker; Trump vows rapid deportations via ICE
6 (05:02) **Democrat Excuses for Murder** - Chicago alderman blames victim for startling shooter; mayor rejects incarceration as solution
7 (07:23) **Pritzker's Response** - Condemns murder but pivots to reinstating federal funds instead of enforcement

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Show Notes

As Americans wait for hours in line thanks to a defunded TSA and Americans are murdered by illegal immigrants, Democrats continue to shut down funding for the Department of Homeland Security; American communists travel to Cuba for fun and games; and we bring you the latest on the war in Iran.

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