Angel Families thank Trump in new Thanksgiving video for his border security efforts: 'We appreciate you'
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The American Border Story (TABS) has unveiled a compelling new video showcasing Angel Families, who have lost relatives due to crimes linked to the border situation. These families express their appreciation to President Trump for his firm approach to immigration control.

Released on November 22nd in a nod to Thanksgiving, the 11-minute video features country music artist Alexis Wilkins and includes heartfelt messages from over a dozen Angel Families, expressing their gratitude to Trump and his administration.

Joe Abraham, whose daughter Katie tragically died in a drunk-driving incident involving an undocumented immigrant, acknowledged the president for making border security a priority and for “keeping our community safe.”

“We hope you maintain your commitment to this cause,” Joe Abraham shared. “We really don’t want any other families to endure the pain and despair we are experiencing. So continue your efforts, and we thank you. Happy Thanksgiving.”

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Joe Abraham is seen holding a photo with his 20-year-old daughter, Katie Abraham, at his Glenview, Illinois home on September 10, 2025. (Photo by Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

Anne Fundner, who lost her 15-year-old son Weston to fentanyl poisoning, thanked President Trump and called him “the greatest president America has ever had.”

“You spoke his name with honor and reminded me that Weston is looking down so proud,” Fundner said. “President Trump, you work tirelessly, nonstop to protect Americans and keep our country safe. I am so honored and grateful to call you my president. I thank God for you every single day.”

Agnes Gibboney, whose son Ronald Da Silva was murdered by an illegal immigrant in California in 2002, thanked Trump for his “courage, strength, determination, and love for our country.”

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Anne Fundner reacts while speaking on stage on the second day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 16, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

“Thank you and your administration for securing our borders and deporting criminal illegal aliens and for keeping Americans safe,” Gibboney said. “Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.”

Debbie Santini, who lost her son Jesse Byrd to fentanyl poisoning in 2022, thanked the president for “everything you’ve done and continue to do for families like mine.”

Other messages of gratitude came from Kim Novak, Jacqueline Long, Greg Crews, Lupe Morfin, Angie Morfin, Jane Gray, Laura Wilkerson, Chris Odette, April Babcock, Kathy Hall, Jody Jones, Donald DeQuardo, Wanda DeQuardo, Marie Vega, Javier Vega, Rebecca Elmaksoud, Anatoly Varfolomeev, Uloma Anyanwu, Mary Ann Mendoza and Tena Pruitt. 

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US President Donald Trump, right, and First Lady Melania Trump arrive for the National Thanksgiving Turkey pardon ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, on Nov. 25, 2025.  (Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

In closing the video, Wilkins thanked the Trump administration for “the leaps and bounds made in infrastructure, in legislation, and in justice for these families and everything that they have been through.”

“On behalf of everyone at The American Border Story, thank you, Mr. President. Happy Thanksgiving,” Wilkins said. 

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