Angel Dad Joins ICE on a ‘Deeply Personal’ Mission

A father who lost his daughter to an illegal alien criminal and faced total indifference from the Democrats who run the sanctuary state of Illinois is now joining Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to secure a national platform for spreading his message.

The ICE Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) office has a new leader in Joe Abraham, father of Katie Abraham. Katie was a college student who died with her friend Chloe Polzin in January 2025, when drunk Guatemalan illegal alien Julio Cucul-Bol caused a deadly accident. Since then, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), Joe Biden, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and other Democrats — who shriek and wail whenever the Trump administration arrests illegal aliens — have assiduously ignored or downplayed the suffering of the Abraham family.

This is astounding to read.

Governor Pritzker lecturing anyone about protecting children is almost impossible to stomach.

Meanwhile, I stare at Katie’s grave every day because of the consequences of policies leaders like him not only championed, but still defend while… https://t.co/EB92Bcl7iq pic.twitter.com/tt6D9Pxluw
— Joe Abraham (@angeldadjoe) June 1, 2026

So now Joe Abraham will be a voice — or VOICE — at ICE, speaking up for victims of illegal alien crime.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stated that there is “no one better” to head up ICE’s VOICE office than Abraham. As a “staunch advocate” for victims of sanctuary policies ever since his daughter died, Abraham “will continue to help families who have lost a loved one to a preventable tragedy caused by open-border policies,” DHS announced on Wednesday.

Abraham also shared a statement on X explaining why he is going to work for ICE.

Thank you, ICE, for the warm welcome.

This role is deeply personal. I know what it feels like to be a victim’s family member searching for answers and someone willing to listen.

Victims and families of immigration-related crime carry a profound, uniquely painful burden on top… https://t.co/yvb8VXCtcJ pic.twitter.com/cf6gqkstHu
— Joe Abraham (@angeldadjoe) August 21, 2026

Abraham stated that all those who went through the “unimaginable grief” he suffered in losing Katie “deserve a dedicated place to turn; to be heard, supported and treated with dignity.” That is what he will provide at DHS.

“Katie’s story brought me to this mission, but VOICE is much bigger than one family. I’m honored and humbled to serve victims and families across this country and ensure their voices are heard and their stories never forgotten,” Abraham added. “Every victim of a crime committed by an illegal immigrant deserves to know that someone is listening. That is the promise of VOICE.”

Nothing will ever take away the pain of losing his beautiful young daughter to a senseless accident caused by a foreign criminal who should never have been in the country. But Abraham is uniquely qualified to empathize with families who have gone through the same trauma: angel dads, angel moms, and all the other loved ones of the innocent victims of Democrat open border policies. Joe Abraham is honoring Katie in his new role.

Every day I sit in Katie's room.
An orbit light has never gone out because Katie will always be the light of our home.
These are my reflections on grief, faith, and the hope that sustains us until we meet again.https://t.co/1u24RidLa9

As I sit in Katie's room; the room that… pic.twitter.com/D5PBQaA9cE
— Joe Abraham (@angeldadjoe) July 22, 2026

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