Exclusive By: Kanwal Abidi :
WASHINGTON—In January 2025, a 20-year-old Illinois woman, Katie Abraham and her friend Chloe Polzin, were killed in an drunk driving hit-and-run car wreck caused by criminal illegal alien Julio Cucul-Bol. According to the Urbana Police Department, Cucul-Bol, an illegal alien from Guatemala, is charged with leaving the scene of a crash resulting in death, aggravated driving under the influence resulting in death, and reckless homicide.
Additionally, the Department of Justice charged Cucul-Bol with possession of a false permanent resident card, possession of a false social security card, false use of passport, and making a false statement on a bank application.
DHS released the below video to honor Katie’s life and share her tragic story.
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Watch the full video here.
The release of this video comes as Secretary Noem is in Chicago highlighting the worst of the worst criminals ICE arrested in the sanctuary.
“These two young women—college students with their entire lives ahead of them—were killed by an illegal alien who should have NEVER been in our country. This tragedy was senseless and completely preventable,” said Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin. “Sanctuary policies and politicians like JB Pritzker who protect illegal aliens are endangering American lives. ICE will continue to arrest the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens and put the safety of Americans first. President Trump and Secretary Noem stand with the victims of illegal alien crime while Governor Pritzker stands with criminal illegal aliens.”
Unfortunately, many other American families have similar stories to the Abraham family. The following names are just a handful of Americans whose lives were taken too soon at the hands of illegal aliens driving under the influence.
- 59-year-old Rickey G. Maddox was killed in a crash caused by Roberto Romero-Hernandez, a criminal illegal alien from Mexico in August 2025.
- Hallie Helgeson and Brady Heiling were killed by Noelia Saray Martinez-Avila of Honduras for allegedly driving drunk and crashing, killing the two teenagers in July 2025.
- 7-year-old Ivory Smith was killed in a crash caused by Joel Enrique Gonzalez Chacin of Venezuela in Texas in 2024.
- 8-year-old Maverick Martzen was killed in a crash caused by Karmit Singh of India in California in 2019.
- 10-year-old Alex “AJ” Wise Jr. was killed in a crash caused by Rogelio Ortiz-Olivas of Mexico in Texas in 2024.
- 18-year-olds Taliyah Crochet and Rylan Oncale were both killed in a crash caused by Axel Flores-Cordova of Honduras in Louisiana in 2024.
- 19-year-olds Anya Varfolomeev and Nicholay Osokin were both killed in a crash caused by Oscar Eduardo Ortega-Anguiano of Mexico in California in 2021.
- 21-year-old Sarah Root was killed in a crash caused by Eswin Mejia of Honduras in Nebraska in 2016.
- 29-year-old Grayson Davis was killed in a crash caused by illegal alien Jorge Peralta in Texas in 2024.
- 44-year-old Police Officer David Lee was killed by Ramon A. Chavez-Rodriguez of Honduras in Missouri in 2024.
- 47-year-old Melissa Powell and her 16-year-old son, Riordan, were killed in a crash caused by Jose Guadalupe Menjivar-Alas of Honduras in Colorado in 2024.
- 70-year-old Robert Boles was killed in a crash caused by illegal alien Jorge Urbina Lopez in Texas in 2025.
DHS law enforcement is protecting American communities every day from another senseless tragedy like these from taking place in another town, to another family. Victims of illegal alien crime may receive support from the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement Office (VOICE) by contacting 1-855-488-6423.
https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/08/08/dhs-releases-video-honoring-illinois-woman-katie-abraham-who-was-killed-illegal
