White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt harshly rebuked “full-blown crazy” Democrats for advocating illegal immigrants, suggesting the party’s motto should be “illegal immigrant criminals first.”

Leavitt’s comment comes as Oscar Eduardo Ortega-Anguiano, an illegal immigrant who was previously deported twice and killed two 19-year-olds in a drunk-driving accident in November 2021, could be released in California. The press secretary detailed how the administration is “taking action” to prepare for Ortega-Anguiano’s release, including the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement placing a detainer on him. She added that the Department of Justice will seek a conviction against him should California choose not to cooperate with the administration.