The former roommate of Jose Ibarra, a Venezuelan immigrant accused of brutally killing University of Georgia student Laken Riley, said in court Monday that the couple ended up in Athens, Georgia, the scene of the murder. He hinted that this was due to “humanitarian escape.” of New York City.
Rosebery Flores Bello said she lived with Laken's killer and two other men in an apartment in Athens, but said through an interpreter that she, Ybarra and many others were in the loose room. He suggested he may have traveled to the Peach State after requesting a flight from the Belt Hotel. It was established in Manhattan as a temporary residence for immigrants arriving in the Big Apple.
New York City will open so-called “re-ticketing centers” in October 2023, offering migrants one-way tickets anywhere in the world, to ease pressure on city services overwhelmed by the arrival of more than 130,000 asylum seekers. Established. . It was not immediately clear whether Ybarra obtained tickets through the program.
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