Jose Medina-Medina, an illegal Venezuelan migrant accused of murdering 18-year-old Loyola University Chicago student Sheridan Gorman, entered the US under the Biden administration and was released under Chicago's sanctuary city laws before the killing. The Department of Homeland Security confirmed that Medina-Madrid was caught and released at the border under President Joe Biden's administration in May 2023. Gorman was shot in the head as Gorman attempted to flee, before fleeing to an apartment building. The suspect was previously released from local custody in Chicago after being arrested for shoplifting.