Trump asks why he has to pay a $175M bond while MS-13 'murderers' walk free: Ex-president says migrants 'aren't human... they're animals' and claims 'Biden's Border Bloodbath' is causing 'rape, plunder and slaughter'

Donald Trump tore into Joe Biden for allowing a 'bloodbath' at the border as he pledged to end 'plunder, rape and slaughter' in America's suburbs by illegal migrants he called 'animals'. 

The former president, 77, railed that he had to pay $175 million to secure a bond in his New York civil fraud case while members of the ultra-violent MS-13 gang were being set free from jail. 

During an explosive speech in Grand Rapids, Michigan, flanked by law enforcement officers in uniform, the former president went on to vow that he would shut down the border on his first day if reelected.

'Under Crooked Joe Biden, every state is now a border state. Every town is now a border town,' Trump said.

‘I’m the only one that has to put up a bond. I had to put up a bond this morning for $175 million. They can shoot somebody, kill somebody, and walk out of jail an hour later. How about that. Do you think that's a fair policy?'

Former President Trump speaking at an event on the border in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Trump appearing with members of law enforcement and Republican politicians in Grand Rapids, MI on April 2

Migrants who breached the barriers in El Paso, Texas on March 21, 2024

During his event, Trump vowed to seal the border and begin mass deportations if reelected to the White House

Trump began his speech by playing clips of news reports of recent crimes allegedly committed by illegal immigrants.

That included the case of Ruby Garcia, a 25-year-old woman who was shot and killed last month in Grand Rapids and dumped on the side of an expressway.

She was allegedly killed by an illegal immigrant who had been previously deported from the U.S. 

Brandon Ortiz-Vite, 25, is charged with her murder after turning himself in. Police said the victim and suspect were dating.

According to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Ortiz-Vite was in the country illegally.

He had been arrested and deported in 2020 but at some point re-entered the United States.

‘We threw him out of the country, but crooked Biden took him back,’ Trump said. He said the suspect had many arrests but was ‘set loose to roam’ Michigan.

Trump said that he spoke with ‘some of’ Garcia’s family. In his speech the former president also mixed up Garcia’s age, saying she was 17-years-old not 25.

After the speech, Garcia's sister, Mavi Garcia, was interviewed by a local station and said that neither the ex-president nor his campaign contacted her or anyone in her immediate family. She said it was 'shocking' that he would 'misinforming people on live TV.'

25-year-old Ruby Garcia's body was found with gunshot wounds on the side of US-131 in Grand Rapids in March

Brandon Ortiz-Vite is charged with killing Ruby Garcia. Immigration officials said he was in the country illegally

Trump speaking at a table covered with images of victims killed by immigrants in the country illegally. The images where printed out and circulated for the event in Grand Rapids, MI

Trump vowed if reelected he would seal the border and start mass deportations of illegal immigrants. 

'We will stop the plunder, rape, slaughter and destruction of our American suburbs, cities and towns,' Trump said. 'We will end deadly sanctuary cities immediately, and I will shift massive portions of federal law enforcement to immigration enforcement.'

Ahead of his remarks, Trump sat down with a group of current and former law enforcement officials and lawmakers including GOP Congressman John James and Republican Michigan Senate Candidate Mike Rogers who joined him at the podium.

Outside the event, as number of Trump supporters gathered near the DeVos Place Convention Center in downtown Grand Rapids waving flags and signs to greet the former president. 

Further up the street, Democrats supporting President Biden carried their own signs highlighting the failed bipartisan immigration deal that Trump urged GOP members to reject as well as the criminal cases against Trump. 

Trump supporters waving flags and signs as they await for Trump's arrival in Grand Rapids, MI

Anti-Trump protesters across from DeVos Place awaiting Trump's arrival. Some carried signs on the bipartisan immigration deal that Trump help tank in Congress. Others showed their support for President Biden 

Inside the event, the Trump campaign circulated a handout that included a list of crimes committed by immigrants in Michigan as well as images of victims who were allegedly killed by undocumented immigrants across the country including images of Garcia from Grand Rapids as well as Laken Riley, the 22-year-old who was killed in Georgia earlier this year.

Riley’s family and friends met with Trump during his rally in Georgia last month. President Biden addressed her by name during his State of the Union address as well.

The Republican National Committee also launched a website on Tuesday listing stories. It warned a vote for Biden is a 'vote for an invasion.'

Trump supporters holding signs with an image of 22-year-old Laken Riley at the ex-president's rally in Rome, GA on March 8. Riley became the face of immigration reform after she was murdered by an alleged immigrant in the U.S. illegally in February

Jose Antonio Ibarra, who was charged with Laken Riley's murder, takes a booking photo via the Clarke County Sheriff's Office

Biden holding a button remembering Laken Riley during his State of the Union address in March

Democrats in Michigan blasted the former president ahead of his visit. 

'The truth is, Donald Trump is coming here to politicize a tragic loss and lie to Michiganders' faces about his record,' said Lavora Barnes, chair of the Michigan Democratic Party. 'When President Biden negotiated a tough, fair, and bipartisan border security deal, it was Trump who pressured his MAGA cronies to kill the bill, allowing the chaos to continue.'

After the Michigan remarks, Trump largely ignored questions shouted at him about whether he supports a six week abortion ban which will go into effect in his home state of Florida, saying he would make a statement on abortion 'next week.' He did not answer a shouted question on his support for Israel's war in Gaza while attendees booed those asking the questions and chanted 'four more years!'

From Michigan, the former president is headed to Green Bay, Wisconsin for his first rally in the state since 2022.

Voters there are headed to the polls on Tuesday to cast their ballots in the Wisconsin presidential primary, despite Trump and Biden already having clinched the necessary number of delegates to be their parties’ respected presidential nominees.

Michigan held its presidential primaries on February 27. Trump came away with more than 68 percent of the vote in the GOP primary, and President Biden received more than 81 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary.

The two are set for a close rematch in Michigan come November. The latest polling in the state from Bloomberg/Morning Consult has the pair tied at 45 percent.

Biden won the state in 2020 with just over 150,000 voters – or just more than 50 percent of the vote.