A Horror Underground — And a Systemic Failure Above
In one of the most revolting and disturbing crimes to hit New York City’s subway system in recent memory, 44-year-old Felix Rojas—an illegal immigrant from Mexico—has been charged with raping the corpse of a family man on an MTA train. And now, The New York Post reports what the federal government failed to admit: Rojas had crossed the southern border illegally at least five times before committing the sickening act.
According to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Rojas — also known by the alias Felix Jeronimo-Rojas — was encountered by Border Patrol agents four times between 1998 and 1999. Each time, he was permitted to “voluntarily return” to Mexico. Somehow, he crossed again and remained under the radar for years — until this nightmarish crime blew the lid off the system’s catastrophic failure.
A Crime That Stunned the Nation
The victim, 37-year-old Jorge Gonzalez, was found lifeless on April 8 aboard a subway train in Manhattan. Surveillance footage and eyewitness reports showed Rojas initially rifling through Gonzalez’s pockets — allegedly attempting to rob him — before returning to sexually violate the deceased man’s body in what prosecutors have described as a “perverted” and “prolonged” act of necrophilia.
Over the course of 30 minutes, Rojas reportedly raped the corpse repeatedly while trying to conceal the depraved assault by zipping his pants and adjusting the victim’s clothing each time the train came to a stop.
Prosecutors allege that Rojas knowingly assaulted Gonzalez after the latter had died from natural causes, though the precise time of death is still under investigation.
The Open Border Tragedy
This heinous act is now sparking nationwide outrage, not only because of its depravity but because it could have been prevented. Rojas’s illegal presence in the country — after multiple apprehensions by federal agents — is a glaring indictment of the broken immigration system.
Each of his four known crossings resulted in no meaningful enforcement. No detention. No long-term tracking. Just a quiet return — and eventual re-entry.
“Felix Rojas is the latest, sickening example of what happens when the border is treated like a revolving door instead of a line of defense,” one NYPD source said off the record.
Biden’s Silence, NYC’s Chaos
As crime spirals across Democrat-run cities, this case reinforces what critics of the Biden administration have long argued: open borders and sanctuary city policies do more than invite economic strain — they put American lives at risk.
This incident comes on the heels of other brutal crimes committed by illegal aliens in urban centers — from assaults to murder — and calls are growing louder for stricter enforcement, including mandatory deportation for repeat border offenders.
Justice Denied, Families Destroyed
Jorge Gonzalez leaves behind grieving family members who are now forced to process a grotesque act no parent, sibling, or child should ever have to imagine. Meanwhile, Rojas — a man who had no right to be in this country — now sits behind bars, held without bail, awaiting trial.
The American people are left asking the same question: How many more lives must be desecrated before Washington gets serious about border security?
Because this wasn’t just a crime.
It was a failure.
A border failure. A leadership failure. A moral failure.
And it could’ve been stopped.