SAMANTHA PASTORINO KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN. SARAH ROOT’S DEATH LED TO THE PASSING OF A NEW FEDERAL LEGISLATION CALLED SARAH’S LAW. IT REQUIRES POLICE TO DETAIN IMMIGRANTS LIVING IN THE COUNTRY ILLEGALLY WHO COMMIT A CRIME THAT RESULTS IN SOMEONE DYING OR BEING SERIOUSLY HURT. IOWA SENATOR JONI ERNST FIRST PROPOSED THE MEASURE IN 2016. IT WAS REPEATEDLY STRUCK DOWN UNTIL THIS YEAR, WHEN IT WAS PASSED AND SIGNED INTO LAW. SENATOR ERNST ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT SHE PLANS TO HOST SARAH ROOT’S FATHER, SCOTT, AS A GUEST IN THE PRESIDENT’S JOINT ADDRESS TOMORROW. IN A STATEMENT, ERNST WRITES THAT SHE WILL, QUOTE, CONTINUE TO ELEVATE SARAH’S STORY TO THE HIGHEST LEVELS IN PARTNER WITH THE WHITE HOUSE TO PROVIDE CLOSURE FOR HER LOVED ONES. SCOTT WRITES, QUOTE, MY ATTENDANCE AT PRESIDENT TRUMP’S ADDRESS THIS WEEK NOT ONLY HONORS SARAH, BUT WILL HELP BRING PUBLIC ATTENTION T
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst to host Sarah Root’s father for President Donald Trump’s address to Congress
The father of the late Sarah Root will be U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst’s guest for President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress.Sarah Root was killed in a crash near 33rd and L streets in January 2016. After Root’s death, Ernst, the Republican senator from Iowa, made it her mission to seek justice for Root and proposed Sarah’s Law.’Thought we would never get justice’: Nine years later, Honduran police capture the man charged in Sarah Root’s deathErnst announced she would host Scott Root for the address Tuesday night.”It is an honor to welcome Scott Root as my guest for this week’s presidential address to Congress,” Ernst said in a statement. “After a nine-year battle for change, this week we remember Sarah and the fact that under the leadership of President Trump, our nation’s laws will no longer prioritize illegal immigrants over Americans. I continue to elevate Sarah’s story to the highest levels and partner with the White House to provide closure for her loved ones.””Senator Ernst has been working on this since the very beginning in 2016, and it means so much to me that, thanks in part to her work, Sarah’s life will not be forgotten. I would also like to thank President Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, and all the unseen people who have been instrumental in making this happen,” Scott Root said in a statement. “While nothing can bring my daughter back, with the passage of Sarah’s Law, I hope that no family has to endure what mine did ever again. My attendance at President Trump’s address this week not only honors Sarah but will help bring public attention to the efforts to ensure her killer faces justice.”Last week, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office confirmed a man accused of hitting and killing Sarah Root was arrested in Honduras.The case caught national attention after Sarah Root’s mother, Michelle, fought to get a law passed that would require police to detain any immigrant lacking permanent legal status who commits a crime resulting in death or serious injury.After years of trying to get the bill passed in both chambers of Congress, “Sarah’s Law” was signed by Speaker Mike Johnson and made its way to Trump’s desk.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
The father of the late Sarah Root will be U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst’s guest for President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress.
Sarah Root was killed in a crash near 33rd and L streets in January 2016. After Root’s death, Ernst, the Republican senator from Iowa, made it her mission to seek justice for Root and proposed Sarah’s Law.
‘Thought we would never get justice’: Nine years later, Honduran police capture the man charged in Sarah Root’s death
Ernst announced she would host Scott Root for the address Tuesday night.
“It is an honor to welcome Scott Root as my guest for this week’s presidential address to Congress,” Ernst said in a statement. “After a nine-year battle for change, this week we remember Sarah and the fact that under the leadership of President Trump, our nation’s laws will no longer prioritize illegal immigrants over Americans. I continue to elevate Sarah’s story to the highest levels and partner with the White House to provide closure for her loved ones.”
“Senator Ernst has been working on this since the very beginning in 2016, and it means so much to me that, thanks in part to her work, Sarah’s life will not be forgotten. I would also like to thank President Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, and all the unseen people who have been instrumental in making this happen,” Scott Root said in a statement. “While nothing can bring my daughter back, with the passage of Sarah’s Law, I hope that no family has to endure what mine did ever again. My attendance at President Trump’s address this week not only honors Sarah but will help bring public attention to the efforts to ensure her killer faces justice.”
Last week, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office confirmed a man accused of hitting and killing Sarah Root was arrested in Honduras.
The case caught national attention after Sarah Root’s mother, Michelle, fought to get a law passed that would require police to detain any immigrant lacking permanent legal status who commits a crime resulting in death or serious injury.
After years of trying to get the bill passed in both chambers of Congress, “Sarah’s Law” was signed by Speaker Mike Johnson and made its way to Trump’s desk.
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