Jasmine Crockett: Autistic Woman Raped and Murdered by Illegal Alien Gang Member Is Just a 'Random Dead Person'

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) has sparked outrage after she dismissed the brutal rape and murder of 20-year-old Kayla Hamilton.

During a heated House Judiciary Committee markup, Crockett blasted Hamilton as just a “random dead person.”

The committee was debating the Kayla Hamilton Act, legislation introduced by Rep. Russell Fry (R-SC).

If passed, the law would require background checks on unaccompanied alien children (UACs) before they are released into U.S. communities.

The bill is named for Hamilton, an autistic young woman who was raped and murdered in 2022 by Walter Javier Martinez.

Martinez is an illegal alien and an MS-13 gang member.

He reportedly entered the country illegally as an unaccompanied minor.

Crockett: GOP Exploiting Tragedy

“Stop just throwing a random dead person’s name on something for your own political expediency,” Crockett said, referring to Hamilton.

Instead of addressing the bill’s provisions, Crockett accused Republicans of cherry-picking tragedies for political gain while ignoring other victims.

She then continued by claiming that Republicans are ignoring victims tied to Jeffrey Epstein.

WATCH:

🚨 DISGUSTING BEHAVIOR: Rep. Jasmine Crockett just called Kayla Hamilton, a young girl murdered by an illegal alien, a “random dead person.” pic.twitter.com/pSqBF0RAc5

— House Judiciary GOP 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@JudiciaryGOP) September 10, 2025

‘Disgusting Rhetoric’

Rep. Fry blasted Crockett’s remarks in a statement.

“Let me be clear: Kayla Hamilton was not just a random person,” Fry said.

“She was a young woman with a family and a future.

“Sadly, this is what we’ve come to expect from Democrats, who will take any opportunity to downplay the tragedy of Americans killed by criminal illegal aliens.”

“I expect Mrs. Crockett to issue a full, public apology to Kayla’s family and to every American who has suffered because of her party’s reckless, open-borders agenda,” he added.

Jasmine Crockett just called Kayla Hamilton who was m*rdered by an illegal a “random dead person”

No words.

This is absolutely sickening. https://t.co/rIdkyRrbG3 pic.twitter.com/p5UV7ha2gK

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) September 10, 2025

Victim’s Family Speaks Out

Hamilton’s mother, Tammy Nobles, voiced strong support for the bill.

“The Kayla Hamilton Act is necessary to ensure background checks of unaccompanied alien children occur before they are released,” Nobles said.

“If that had happened in the case of Kayla’s murderer, authorities would have known he was an MS-13 gang member.”

Martinez, who had a violent criminal record in El Salvador and MS-13 tattoos, was released into the U.S. after federal officials failed to properly vet him.

He was later convicted and sentenced to 70 years in prison.

Martinez also reportedly confessed to additional murders and rapes.

What The Bill Would Do

The Kayla Hamilton Act aims to close gaping loopholes in the UAC program by requiring:

Background checks of UACs aged 12 and up using records from their home countries
Screening for gang tattoos and affiliations
Housing gang-affiliated minors in secure facilities
Banning illegal immigrants from sponsoring UACs
Mandatory background-sharing on sponsors with DHS

Supporters say the reforms are common sense, especially as the Biden-era border crisis has allowed tens of thousands of unaccompanied minors into the country with little vetting.