First appearance on Fox: Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.), who led the Senate's introduction of the Laken Riley Act with Sen. Ted Budd (R-S.C.), criticized Bill for “failing to acknowledge this” in her remarks about the border crisis. He blamed former President Clinton. This is a conscious choice made by the Biden-Harris administration. ”
During a campaign visit to Georgia on behalf of Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Clinton spoke about the death of Augusta University nursing student Laken Riley, who was found dead on the University of Georgia campus in February. was cited.
Jose Ibarra, 26, an illegal immigrant accused of Riley's murder, has pleaded not guilty.
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Sen. Katie Britt (right) criticized former President Bill Clinton for not mentioning the actions of the Biden-Harris administration and its failure to vet illegal immigration at the border. Laken Riley is in the center of the photo. (Reuters/Raken Riley Facebook)
”[Harris is] The only candidate who actually supported legislation that would limit immigration to a certain level and give people a decent place to live didn't separate people from their children. And we did thorough vetting before people could participate. Now, Trump killed the bill,” Clinton said during the campaign stop.
“There was a case in Georgia a while ago, right? They put out an ad about it. A young woman killed by an immigrant. Yeah, well, if they were all properly tested, maybe that would be the case. 'It never happened.' ”
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Former President Bill Clinton's speech in Columbus, Georgia, on Monday focused on border issues. (Getty Images)
“If the Biden-Harris administration had implemented stronger border security and inland immigration policies, Laken Riley would still be alive today,” Britt said in an exclusive statement to FOX News Digital. “Biden and Kamala Harris knowingly, recklessly, and unlawfully gave permission.” Unvetted individuals, including Laken Riley's suspected murderer, have wreaked havoc on American families across the country. ”
“What President Clinton has refused to acknowledge is that this was a conscious choice by the Biden-Harris administration,” she continued. “No one is forcing them to parole hundreds of thousands of poorly vetted people into communities across our country. We can finish it right away.”
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The bill, introduced by Sens. Katie Britt and Ted Budd, serves as a Senate companion bill to HR 7511, which was introduced in the House by Georgia Republican Rep. Mike Collins. (Getty Images, Laken Riley/Facebook)
Britt also accused the administration's sweeping executive actions of “undermining border security and immigration enforcement.”
“They have announced plans to halt deportations, halt construction of the border wall, and grant amnesty to millions of people, making their goal not the safety and security of the American people but mass It was clear from the beginning of his tenure that he was an immigrant.
The Alabama senator accused Senate Democrats of “blocking the commonsense, bipartisan Laken Riley Act and defending it instead.”[ing] The Biden-Harris mass immigration plan, the very plan that made the killings of Laken Riley, Jocelyn Nangaray, Rachel Morin, and countless others senseless possible. ”
“I will continue to fight to pass this important legislation, return President Trump to the White House, and restore the strong border policies that worked under the Trump administration.”
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Former President Trump speaks with Sen. Katie Britt and waves to the crowd at Bryant-Denny Stadium during a football game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and Georgia Bulldogs on September 28, 2024. (Gary Cosby Jr./Imagine Images)
Britt and Budd's bill would require Immigration and Customs Enforcement to arrest undocumented immigrants who commit crimes such as theft, robbery, theft and shoplifting. Additionally, the illegal immigrant must be detained until deportation is arranged.
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The bill would also establish the ability for states to bring civil lawsuits against federal officials who fail to enforce or violate immigration laws.
The bill is co-sponsored by nearly the entire Senate Republican conference and Democratic Rep. Jon Tester (D-Mont.). He joined in the summer after initially opposing an amended version of the bill that was included in multiple bills. package from the beginning of this year.
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