Rep. Pramila Jayapal mocks sensitive reporting on rape case of 13-year-old girl by immigrant in NYC

During an interview on MSNBC moderated by Joy Reid, Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) laughed as the anchor read a Fox News ticker about a case in which an immigrant bound, gagged and raped a 13-year-old girl in Queens Park. The conversation got going when Reid pointed out that a large majority of the population supports deporting illegal immigrants. Jayapal then argued that the better way to deal with this is to let the illegal immigrants do their work unhindered.

Congresswoman Jayapal says: “There is a lot of scaremongering”

According to the New York Post, “there was a lot of panic” after Jayapal pushed for President Joe Biden’s executive order granting permanent residency to spouses of U.S. citizens who have lived in the country for at least 10 years.

Reid picked up the conversation again when she cited media coverage of the announcement, where an MSNBC banner read: “Coming soon: Biden announces legal protections for spouses of undocumented citizens. CNN’s banner said Biden announces new protections for some undocumented spouses. And here was Fox’s banner: Migrant arrested for raping 13-year-old New York City girl.”

Jayapal laughed at the mention of banners with sensitive messages and said “yes,” to which the moderator replied, “And I think that’s part of the problem,” and Jayapal simply agreed.

Reid made a final remark in the conversation: “You are spreading a lot of panic.”

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A 13-year-old girl was raped by an immigrant in NYC

In a horrific incident reported by the New York Post, an illegal immigrant named Christian Geovanny Inga-Landi sexually abused a minor and recorded the sick act. The 25-year-old immigrant from Ecuador, who entered the country illegally in 2021, held the victim and a boy at knifepoint and tied them up before sexually abusing the girl. Christian was ordered to leave the country by an immigration judge in 2022, but he disobeyed the order and extended his illegal stay.