When justice fails: How Trump’s strict immigration rules give us hope after California’s early release scandal

Two smart young people were killed in a crash in November 2021 that shocked families, communities, and law enforcement. The crash happened on what seemed like an average night. When Anya Varfolomeev and Nicholay Osokin were just becoming adults, an illegal immigrant who had been deported from the U.S. twice and was a repeat offender sped down Interstate 405 at 100 miles per hour while drunk and not caring about the law.

Oscar Eduardo Ortega-Anguiano, the bad guy, had no right to be in the United States. His very position in the U.S. was caused by an immigration system that doesn’t work and puts public safety below political correctness. Even though Ortega had been deported before, he was able to get back into the country, avoid being caught, and keep acting recklessly until something terrible happened. The crash was a nightmare that the families of Anya and Nicholay will never wake up from. It should be a clear call to action for the people of the United States.

The Real Pain of Losing a Family

A lot of people heard from Anya and Nicholay’s parents in the days and weeks after the crash. It was almost too painful to see how sad they were. Interviews showed how deeply they felt, with a sadness that can only be understood by someone who has buried a child in the worst possible conditions.

The parents’ voices were shaking as they talked about the scary phone calls, the trips to the hospital that turned into identifications at the morgue, and the horrible truth that Ortega’s careless and drunk driving had killed their children while they were trapped in their car and on fire. These stories cut through the political posturing and spin in the media. They showed the clear human cost of a system that doesn’t work right and puts the rights of criminals above the rights of law-abiding people.

The early release policies in California are a disaster waiting to happen

Oscar Ortega-Anguiano got two 10-year jail terms at the same time for gross vehicular manslaughter while drunk. Given how bad his crime was, that sentence already seemed too little to most Americans. Even this small bit of justice was harmed by California’s deeply flawed policies on parole and early release. Still, Ortega is only supposed to serve 3.5 years of his term before he gets out.

This move to release early has angered millions of people. It perfectly shows how bad California’s so-called “justice” system is—a system that cares more about reducing the number of people in jail than about protecting innocent lives. Politicians on the left, like Gavin Newsom, have pushed for policies that put “compassionate release” for criminals ahead of the basic human need for public safety. In real life, this means that dangerous people like Ortega can go back into society a long time before they’ve served their time for their crimes.

Anya and Nicholay’s families are left to wonder: Where is the kindness for the victims? Where is the justice for the quick killing of two people?

The government under Trump steps in

While California’s political elite dither, the Trump administration has once again shown that it cares about law and order and protecting American people. In an important Fox News episode, Trump spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt explained how the government plans to keep Oscar Ortega-Anguiano from getting away with his crimes.

Ortega has been detained by federal immigration officials, which means that he will be taken into ICE custody as soon as he gets out of state jail. Leavitt told the audience that Trump’s team is looking into all legal options to get Ortega more federal convictions if needed. This is very different from the passive, politically correct method that Newsom and his supporters like to take.

By doing this, Trump’s team sent a strong message: people who break American laws, especially those who kill innocent people, will be held responsible.

There is a lot of silence in the media about how the left doesn’t care

The corporate media’s predictable silence about this tragedy has been one of the most upsetting things about it. Major news sites, which usually jump at any chance to attack police or make illegal immigrants look like victims, have been surprisingly uninterested in the deaths of Anya and Nicholay.

This limited coverage isn’t a mistake. It shows a deep-seated bias where crimes made by illegal immigrants are played down or not at all to support a certain political narrative. Illegal immigrants must always be innocent in this story, and any mention of their crimes must be played down or made to seem like an outlier instead of a normal result of policies that allow people to cross borders freely.

The hosts of “The Rubin Report,” Dave Rubin and Larry Elder, rightly called this media weakness. They talked about how the names of criminals are often given more attention than the names of victims when the criminal fits a story that the left wants to protect. People who were hurt by Anya and Nicholay should be recognized, not forgotten because it’s politically convenient to do so.

A Political Tightrope for Gavin Newsom

This case is a political nightmare for California Governor Gavin Newsom. Newsom has been reported to want to be president for a long time. Now he has to deal with the optics of letting an illegal immigrant who killed two teens and has been deported twice go free after serving only a fraction of his sentence.

If Newsom steps in, he could lose support from his progressive base, which wants mercy and always fights ICE working together. His chances of getting elected to a higher office could be ruined if he doesn’t do anything.

Newsom is the only one who can blame this lose-lose situation. The policies his government has put in place for sanctuary cities, parole reform, and criminal justice “reform” made it possible for this tragedy to happen. No amount of political spin will get him out of his duty.

A System That Works Against Its Own People

Oscar Ortega-Anguiano’s story is not the only one like it. This is an example of a bigger problem with the way the United States runs its government: it puts political correctness and ideological clarity ahead of people’s safety and well-being.

Thousands of Americans are hurt every year by people who shouldn’t even be in the country. Despite this, politicians on the left consistently block efforts to secure the border, limit ICE’s ability to follow immigration law, and free dangerous criminals, all while claiming “equity” and “restorative justice.”

Anya and Nicholay’s families are not the only ones who are going through this. They are one of many Americans who have had to pay the final price because their government failed to do its most basic job, which was to protect its people.

Trump’s Unwavering Commitment to Safe Borders

Keeping America’s borders safe and following immigration rules were top priorities when President Trump was in charge. The government under Trump knew that a country without walls is not a country at all. It was clear to them that every crossing without permission was not only against the law but also could put people in danger.

Trump’s main goals were to build a wall along the border, crack down on “sanctuary cities,” and give ICE agents more power. Some people called these efforts “xenophobic” or “inhumane,” but situations like Ortega’s show that they were necessary and saved lives. Criminals like Ortega are able to come back to the U.S. and keep causing trouble because law enforcement isn’t strict enough.

Trump’s team is making it clear that the safety of American citizens must always come first by being strict on immigration enforcement. This is true no matter how loudly the media or the political left complain.

Time to Make a Choice

The United States is at a turning point. On one road, there will be no law enforcement, open borders, violent criminals getting out of jail early, and a justice system that puts offenders ahead of victims. Law and order will return if we go down the other road. We will protect innocent lives and stay true to the values that made this country great.

There was no reason for Anya and Nicholay to die. They happened because lawmakers picked policies that were based on ideology instead of facts. Americans need to demand better from now on. They need to expect leaders who will put their safety ahead of what’s best for politics. They need to back policies that make the criminal justice system and immigration police more reasonable.

To sum up, they need to reject the failed leadership of the left and support the harsh facts pushed by conservatives such as President Trump and his team.

In conclusion, justice calls for action

Anyone can’t change the horrible deaths of Anya Varfolomeev and Nicholay Osokin. Their families will always be sad about what happened. But the United States can respect their memory by making sure that tragedies like this never happen again.

This means keeping our borders safe. It means giving police more power. It means ending the terrible practices of letting dangerous criminals go free early and giving them safe places to stay. It also means realizing that real kindness doesn’t come from giving in to criminals but from looking out for the innocent.

In the end, America has a simple choice: it can either keep going down the path of chaos and victimization, or it can return to the principles of law, order, and national authority that have always made America great.

Trump’s government is showing the way forward. The people of the United States need to follow.