J.D. Vance blames 'mass invasion of migrants' for student Henry Nowak's murder

U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance entered a British controversy surrounding the stabbing death of student Henry Nowak, attributing his demise to a perceived "civilizational decline" and a failure to halt a "mass invasion of migrants."

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Henry Nowak died in the same way a civilization dies: abandoned, handcuffed by authorities who did not believe or care for him, and accused of hate crimes he did not commit.

Nowak, an 18-year-old white student, died from stab wounds while handcuffed, after his attacker, a Sikh man, falsely alleged a racist motive. The attacker was later sentenced to life imprisonment. Video footage appeared to show police ignoring Nowak's pleas as he lay dying, raising questions about why they initially believed the racism claim over Nowak's own account of being stabbed and unable to breathe.

"Henry Nowak died in the same way a civilization dies: abandoned, handcuffed by authorities who did not believe or care for him, and accused of hate crimes he did not commit," Vance wrote on social media platform X. He added, "Every time a life like his is lost, the correct response, the only response, is righteous anger."

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Every time a life like his is lost, the correct response, the only response, is righteous anger.

Vance suggested Nowak would be alive today if "European elites" had resisted "self-hating policies and the mass invasion of migrants, many of whom despise the West and the people who love it" over recent generations. A spokesperson for UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer responded that the Nowak family wishes for his death not to be exploited for further division or hatred. "We should respect their wishes," the spokesperson stated. "Even in the most terrible circumstances, our politics should bring people together. That is who we are as a country."

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We should respect their wishes. Even in the most terrible circumstances, our politics should bring people together. That is who we are as a country.