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In testimony to Congress on Tuesday, a mother shared the heartbreaking details of how her son, a U.S. Marine veteran, was gunned down by illegal immigrants on their property in South Texas under the Obama administration.
Marie Vega, a legal immigrant from Mexico, shared the harrowing experience in testimony in the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee’s hearing on “Biden’s Border Betrayal” on Tuesday.
According to Vega’s testimony, her family was enjoying a barbecue on their property in La Feria, Texas, when two illegal immigrants “ambushed” them without any warning in July 2014.
“Our beautiful day turned into a nightmare when two criminal illegal aliens decided to ambush us in an attempt to steal both four-wheel drive trucks. The two illegals jumped out of the stolen vehicle they were driving, and without hesitation or a warning, they began shooting at us,” she shared.
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Marie Vega, a South Texas mother and legal immigrant from Mexico, testifies during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on July 22, 2025. Vega recounted the 2014 murder of her son, Marine veteran and Border Patrol officer Javier “Harvey” Vega Jr., by illegal immigrants on their family’s property. (U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary website and Texas General Land Office)
Her son and husband attempted to return fire. But in the attack, her son, Javier “Harvey” Vega Jr., a former Marine and Border Patrol officer, was killed. Her husband, meanwhile, suffers from permanent injuries from the incident.
Besides the death and physical injuries her family sustained, she said that she, her daughter-in-law and young grandchildren were left traumatized.
“Open borders have consequences,” Vega said. “And you can see from what I have experienced because of the crimes committed by illegals, the pain lives with us for the rest of our lives.”
Vega said she attempted to protect her…
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