An undocumented immigrant serving a lengthy prison sentence for the murder of a Michigan woman is suing President Donald Trump , alleging he faced humiliation when his case was used as a political talking point, and is demanding $75 million, a public apology, and U.S. citizenship.

Brandon Ortiz-Vite, 27, who was previously deported from the United States, is serving a sentence of 39 to 102 years in prison for killing Ruby Garcia in March 2024.

Garcia's body had several gunshot wounds and was found dumped along a road in Grand Rapids. The pair were in a romantic relationship and were engaged in an argument at the time of the slaying.

In a handwritten complaint filed in federal court, Ortiz-Vite named Trump and White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Steven Cheung as defendants.

Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House.

Ortiz-Vite's case garnered national attention and was highlighted when Trump, who made combating illegal immigration a large part of his campaign, visited Grand Rapids in 2024. During his remarks, Trump labeled Ortiz-Vite as  America's problem. 

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He also featured Ortiz-Vite's mugshot in commercials as an example of the  murderers, rapists , and drug traffickers  who resided illegally in the United States, The Midwesterner reported.

He was mocked by prison staff and other inmates, he said.

 I was put into a category. Who I was as a person no longer mattered! What only mattered was my race,  Ortiz-Vite wrote.  My case and immigration status! Once again, it belittled me, shattered my dignity and what I was as a person. 

 The shame it brought to my family name is a reality I have to live with now,  he added.  I took full responsibility for my actions but for them to use my case for political gain on TV was unjust. Humiliating. When I thought it couldn't get worse, it did. I was center stage in front of a nation, public scrutiny at its finest! 

Ortiz-Vite, who acted as his own attorney, said his case came under intense media coverage, re

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