Joe Abraham

“I know what they're going through and they need help. I want be one of the guys that helps them.”

Joe Abraham · said 2026-08-21 · reported 2026-08-21

Joe Abraham expressed his desire to help other families navigating similar tragedies.

“You know, you're so focused on the grief and the tragedy and the loss that it would have really been helpful instead of me trying to have like six different places to go, then I can just go to one place and they will help me.”

Joe Abraham · said 2026-08-21 · reported 2026-08-21

Joe Abraham highlighted the importance of having a single centralized resource for grieving families.

“When these tragedies happen, and I can use myself as an example, you're still in a fog, right? You're sometimes not thinking straight. You're not getting everything. Like everything isn't sort of absorbing,”

Joe Abraham · said 2026-08-21 · reported 2026-08-21

Joe Abraham explained the confusion and grief victims' families experience after a tragedy.

“So, I am in a wilderness and I'm wandering. I'm trying to find my new purpose without Katie,”

Joe Abraham · said 2026-08-21 · reported 2026-08-21

Joe Abraham described his struggle to find purpose after his daughter was killed.

“Give me Katie and you'll never hear from me again,”

Joe Abraham · said 2026-08-21 · reported 2026-08-21

Joe Abraham discussed his drive to help other victims in the wake of his daughter's death.

“My life as I know it is not there anymore.”

Joe Abraham · said 2026-08-21 · reported 2026-08-21

Joe Abraham described the loss of the life he once knew following the death of his daughter.

“I wasn't supposed to. I need Katie. I still need Katie, but I'm trying to find a way through this life without her now. I want her to be proud. I want her name to mean something.”

Joe Abraham · said 2026-08-21 · reported 2026-08-21

Joe Abraham expressed his desire to honor his deceased daughter's memory.

“We want people to know that we're out here and some of the services that we can offer. I want this to be someplace where victims feel heard, feel cared for, feel dignity. I mean, they deserve nothing less than that.”

Joe Abraham · said 2026-08-21 · reported 2026-08-21

Joe Abraham described what he hopes the VOICE office will offer to victims and their families.

“I think what we'd like to see the voice, number one is awareness,”

Joe Abraham · said 2026-08-21 · reported 2026-08-21

Joe Abraham outlined his goals for ICE's Victims of Immigrant Crime Engagement office.

“I was living a comfortable, simple life, looking forward to, like, retiring and just watching my kids, and my whole world is upside down,”

Joe Abraham · said 2026-08-21 · reported 2026-08-21

Joe Abraham reflected on how his life was upended after his daughter's death.

“I am excited to accept the Executive Director role at VOICE because this is not simply a government position for me, it is deeply personal and rooted in a mission I have come to understand through unimaginable loss,”

Joe Abraham · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20

Abraham said this announcing his new role leading ICE's VOICE office after his daughter Katie was killed by an illegal immigrant driver.

“I want to use my experience, my voice and what I have learned through Katie’s story to make sure victims and their families are heard, treated with dignity and never become an afterthought in our immigration system,”

Joe Abraham · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20

Abraham continued explaining his goals for the VOICE office in light of his daughter Katie's death.