Staff Reports
President Trump stood with grieving Angel Families at the White House this week and formally set aside February 22, 2026, as National Angel Family Day, putting a long-overdue spotlight on Americans killed by criminal illegal aliens. The proclamation — delivered at a solemn East Room ceremony — made clear that this administration intends to keep victims’ stories at the center of the national conversation as it fights for law and order.
Names were read aloud, candles were lit, and a military choir rose to sing Amazing Grace as families wiped away tears and found a measure of comfort in public recognition. The dignified moment was exactly the kind of national remembrance the mainstream media refused to treat as news, but the spectacle of honoring these victims in the People’s House spoke to a truth Washington elites would rather ignore.
At the heart of the ceremony was the memory of Laken Riley, whose brutal murder two years ago has become a rallying cry for commonsense immigration enforcement, and the administration pointed to the Laken Riley Act as a concrete step toward accountability. For conservatives who have demanded that laws mean something and that families be protected, seeing the president sign a proclamation and stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the bereaved was a powerful vindication of principle over platitude.
It’s no accident that the broadcast networks minimized this event; liberal outlets have spent years gaslighting the American people about the consequences of open-border policies. The White House rightly called out those outlets for turning their backs on victims, and patriotic Americans should be furious that grieving mothers and fathers are treated as political inconvenient truths rather than human beings deserving of respect.
Beyond the ceremony’s emotion, the administration used the moment to remind the nation that its border policies are changing — promising to keep dangerous criminal aliens out and to hold failed sanctuary jurisdictions accountable. Those are not soft slogans; they are policy commitments backed by new laws and by the hard work of agents and officers who put their lives on the line to protect our communities.
With the State of the Union set for February 24, 2026, the president now has a chance to translate this moral clarity into national resolve and to make the case directly to the American people and Congress. Voters should watch closely: this is the moment to demand results, not hollow apologies — and to insist that Washington finally put citizens’ safety above political convenience.
To every hardworking American who has ever lost sleep worrying about safety, and to every family who has been robbed of a loved one, last week’s remembrance was a promise kept: that their stories will not be forgotten and that government exists to protect the innocent. It is time for patriots everywhere to stand with the Angel Families, hold elected officials to account, and ensure our streets and borders remain secure for generations to come.
