Speaking out in favor of legislation to combat illegal immigration, a Minnesota man told the gut-wrenching story of how his mother was beheaded by an illegal alien in July of 2021.
“My name is Charles Thayer,” he told a legislative committee earlier this month. “I’m here to talk about the death and brutal murder of my mother, America Thayer.”
Charles was speaking to legislators serving on the Minnesota House of Representatives’ Public Safety Committee. At that time, the committee was considering legislation which would require local authorities to immediately notify federal immigration authorities after an illegal alien is arrested on suspicion of committing a violent crime.
Authored by Rep. Max Rymer, R-North Branch, HF 16 would also prohibit local authorities from enforcing so-called “sanctuary policies.” After Rymer finished his introductory remarks on the bill, testifiers were given the ability to express their opinions.
The first among those testifiers was Charles, a supporter of the bill who legally emigrated from the Dominican Republic with his mother when he was a child.
“When I was four years old, we legally migrated to the United States together,” said Charles. “She was so excited to start her new life with my father and I in the promised land, the home of the free Los Estados Unidos.”
WATCH: Charles Thayer testifies in support of a Minnesota bill to crack down on sanctuary policies.
His mother, America Thayer, was beheaded in Shakopee by an illegal alien from Cuba in July 2021.
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Charles told the committee that his mother, America, was very loyal and stayed with his father until he passed away. Afterward, America moved to Atlanta and became romantically involved with another man, began experiencing financial problems, and was eventually fired from her job.
“Since all this was so odd, we as a family began getting more and more concerned about who this new boyfriend of hers was,” said Charles. “We ended up doing some research on him and found out that he was an illegal alien and a convicted felon in another state. What was even more scary was that he was convicted of trying to stab his previous girlfriend and went to prison for it.”
Charles told the committee that his mother became locked in a vicious cycle of abuse at the hands of this illegal alien, Alexis Saborit. Despite his family’s efforts to get America out of her situation, Charles said that his mother “could not find a way out.”
Alpha News has previously reported on the criminal charges Saborit faced leading up to July of 2021. On the day Saborit was supposed to be sentenced for a previous offense, America was killed.
“He ended up beating her skull in with a blunt object and cut her head off at the neck in broad daylight right in front of a busy intersection while she was still alive in Shakopee,” said Charles.
Saborit was later found “not guilty” of the beheading due to mental illness.
Charles finished his testimony by saying, “The only question I really have left is how anybody on any side of any aisle would ever have a problem with reporting dangerous criminals to ICE so they can be considered for deportation immediately.”
Years before the killing, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) attempted to deport Saborit to Cuba, his home country. However, an ICE official explained that Cuba would not approve travel documents for Saborit.
After a long committee hearing on HF 16, the bill was advanced to the House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee in a partisan vote. Ten Republicans voted to advance the bill, nine Democrats voted against advancing it.
During the hearing in the elections committee, HF 16 was laid over for possible inclusion in a later omnibus bill. However, the legislation is unlikely to advance any further given the Democratic opposition to the bill and the current 67-67 tie in the House.
Sarah Prentice
Sarah Prentice has previously written for Campus Reform and worked as an intern at Media Research Center. While continuing to pursue her degree in political science, she worked full-time in communications and media outreach for a pro-woman, pro-life non-profit. Now a fellow at Alpha News during her senior year of college, she hopes to graduate with her political science degree from SUNY Brockport and combine it with her media and communications experience to pursue political journalism. She has a special interest in reporting on stories related to social issues, education, public health, and religious freedom.
