A Minnesota widow spoke of “closure” as the Department of Homeland Security made an announcement about the illegal alien responsible for her husband’s homicide.
While leftists have continued to defend the dissolution of America’s sovereignty, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has remained at work cleaning up the mess from President Joe Biden’s administration. On June 9, this included the arrest of an illegal alien from Russia who served limited jail time after admitting to using an iPad to learn English at the time of a fatal collision in Minnesota.
As detailed in a press release from DHS, ICE agents arrested Georgii Gabiev in Brooklyn, New York, on June 9, more than two years after he “failed to obey a stop sign, causing a fiery collision” that took the life of 59-year-old semi-truck driver Tim Tarnowski in Chippewa County, Minnesota.
“This illegal alien had no business being in our country and on our roadways,” expressed DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin in a statement. “If it weren’t for the Biden administration’s open border policies, this tragedy would never have happened, and Tim would still be alive. [President Trump] and I will never stop fighting for justice for Angel Families. They are our why.”
This illegal alien had no business being in our country and on our roadways. If it weren’t for the Biden administration’s open border policies, this tragedy would never have happened, and Tim Tarnowski would still be alive. @POTUS Trump and I will never stop fighting for… https://t.co/SUmC03m1A9
— Secretary Markwayne Mullin (@SecMullinDHS) June 15, 2026
According to the department, Gabiev had illegally entered the United States via California in 2022, only to become one of the many the Biden administration released into the country.
In an all too familiar story, the then-32-year-old Gabiev pled guilty after being charged with criminal vehicular homicide and reckless driving in the March 5, 2024, crash. He also admitted that at the time of the accident, he was using an iPad to learn English, though he claimed he was not looking at the device.
The Minnesota Star Tribune reported in July of that year that Judge Thomas Van Hon opted for a 120-day jail sentence with time served over a one-year prison sentence, limiting his incarceration to a mere 69 days after sentencing. Additionally, Gabiev was to serve three years’ probation, take a safe driving course, and pay the victim’s widow, Tammy Tarnowski, restitution of $5,437.
“Although Tim will never be brought back, Gabiev’s capture will bring the justice deserved,” the widow said after DHS detailed that Mullin called her personally to inform the family about the arrest. “Our family now has closure, and we can begin the healing process needed to move forward. Our hope is that this will bring light to Angel Families and will save others from going through the heartache we have endured.”
Along with the crackdown on illegal aliens, the arrest comes as the federal government has sought to put a stop to sanctuary states issuing driver’s licenses — particularly commercial driver’s licenses — to non-citizens. In December, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy stated, “We will pull every dollar possible from every single state that’s unwilling to work with this administration and these longstanding rules to make sure that when an American family gets in a car, they shouldn’t be worried that they have an unqualified foreigner operating an 80,000 pound big rig that could endanger their lives … or an unqualified driver operating a motor coach.”
Native of Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Haggerty is a graduate of Hunter College where he studied Cultural Anthropology and Geography. An avid reader and truth seeker, he currently resides in Texas with his wife and their dog and, when he isn't researching current events and their impacts, you'll find him spending time with friends and family or working on his next novel.
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