Illinois Mother Testifies at Senate Hearing on Attorney General Nominee

Jennifer Bos testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 16, 2026, during the confirmation hearing for Todd Blanche, President Trump's nominee for attorney general and current acting attorney general. She recounted the April 2026 death of her 37-year-old daughter, Megan Bos, whose body was found stuffed in a garbage can and soaked in bleach on the property of Luis Mendoza-Gonzalez, an illegal alien from Mexico.

Fox News reported that Mendoza-Gonzalez faces charges of abuse of a corpse, two counts of concealing the death of a person, and obstructing justice.

He has stated that Megan Bos overdosed and that he had no involvement in her death. Due to Illinois sanctuary policies, he was released after an initial hearing before U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement re-arrested him in Indiana in July 2026.

Bos told the committee she had a private conversation with Blanche before the hearing in which he listened to her account. "I immediately felt so pulled towards him," she said. '" She added that she did not speak with any Democrats on the committee before her testimony, though Senator Dick Durbin approached her afterward.

Bos and her husband are raising Megan Bos's five-year-old daughter. She also shared her story with President Trump at an anti-fentanyl bill signing event. During Blanche's time as acting attorney general, the Justice Department advanced a $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund.

Blanche replaced Pam Bondi, who had been ousted from the attorney general position, and previously served as Trump's personal defense lawyer. Bos stated that she views the issue of crimes by illegal aliens as nonpartisan and expressed hope for future collaboration with Durbin on solutions.