Federal officials tell Fox News Digital more information about Laken Riley's convicted killer Jose Ybarra being cleared for a “humanitarian flight” from New York City to Atlanta in September 2023. refused the offer.
On Monday, in a Georgia courtroom during Mr. Ibarra's trial, prosecutors said that Mr. Ibarra, an illegal Venezuelan immigrant who is accused of attacking and killing Mr. Riley, 22, was photographed in a Sept. 28, 2023, New York to Atlanta photo. A photo of a Delta Air Lines flight ticket was displayed. A –year-old nursing student on the University of Georgia campus in Athens in February.
FBI Special Agent Jamie Hipkiss said the boarding pass photo was obtained from a WhatsApp account associated with Ybarra.
Ibarra's former roommate, Rosberi Flores-Bello, said Monday that she and Ibarra, a Venezuelan who met through her mother-in-law and then met in Queens, New York, in 2023, met at Manhattan's Roosevelt Hotel in September 2019. He testified that he went to That year, he requested a “humanitarian flight” to Atlanta. Ibarra's brother Diego promised to find him a job in Athens, Georgia.
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Jose Ibarra's Delta Air Lines ticket from New York City to Atlanta, dated September 28, 2023. (COURT TV Pool Camera/Athens-Clarke County Courthouse)
The Roosevelt, located just a stone's throw from New York's iconic Grand Central Station, will be transformed into an immigration hub, or “reissue center,” in May 2023. The New York City government's official website defines “reissuance” as “a service provided to an individual.” These are people who are newly arrived in the United States and are seeking asylum. ”
New York City Mayor Eric Adams' office told FOX News Digital:[w]What happened to Laken Riley was a heartbreaking tragedy, and we hope that her alleged killer will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law. ”
“Cities should not have to bear the costs and burden of this national humanitarian crisis.”
“Mayor Adams has made abundantly clear that we need to fix our broken immigration system, and cities should not be burdened with the costs and burden of this national humanitarian crisis,” Press Secretary Kayla Mamelak Altus said in a statement. ” he said.
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Asylum seekers line up outside the historic Roosevelt Hotel, which has been converted into a city-run shelter for newly arrived immigrant families in New York City. (Selcuk Achar/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
“Since spring 2022, more than 223,000 immigrants have come through New York City's intake system. New York City's reissue system is the first step in New York City's efforts to help immigrants take their next step out of the shelter system. “It's one of the tools in New York City's very limited toolbox to help the city,” Altas continued. . “We continue to call on Democrats and Republicans to finally come together to pass the first meaningful immigration reform in 40 years.”
According to New York City's website, the Re-Ticket Center will help people “arrange further travel outside of New York City” from locations such as the Roosevelt Hotel.
Immigrants reach for food distributed outside the Roosevelt Hotel on August 2, 2023 in New York City. Dozens of recently arrived immigrants are camping out at the Roosevelt Hotel, trying to find temporary housing. (Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
“If you have just arrived in New York and need ticket reissue services, please first visit the Roosevelt Hotel Arrivals Center at 45 East 45th Street in Manhattan,” the website states. . “At the Arrivals Center, please register in your preferred language and indicate your request for reissue. Our staff will check your eligibility.”
The FBI told Fox News Digital that the agency “has nothing to offer beyond testimony in court.”
“The FBI is involved in this,” a spokesperson for Immigration and Customs Enforcement said, referring to the ticket and referred Fox News Digital to the agency. A spokesperson said, “We have no information.''
The White House did not respond to questions about Ybarra's conviction generally or his humanitarian flight. Delta Air Lines did not provide further information about the flight.
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Jose Ibarra focuses on witnesses during his trial Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, in Athens-Clarke County Superior Court in Athens, Georgia. (Miguel Martinez/Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Jose Ibarra is charged with 10 crimes in connection with Riley's February murder.
A murder suspect has arrived. Via El Paso, Texas, USA He was paroled and released at the border in 2022. He initially lived in New York City, but was arrested for child endangerment before moving to Athens.
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From left to right, Laken Riley's roommate Connolly Hughes, Laken Riley's sister Lauren, as Superior Court Judge H. Patrick Haggard announces the verdict during Jose Ibarra's trial in Athens. Phillips, Laken Riley's roommate Sophia Magana reacts. -Clark County Superior Court, Wednesday, November 20, 2024, Athens, Georgia. (Hyo-Seob Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, Pool)
Ibarra, 26 years old. and his brother, Diego Ibarra, 29. and Argenis Ibarra, 24, lived together. Apartment complex in Athens, Georgialess than half a mile from the scene where Riley was found dead. All three were questioned and taken into custody after Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student, was killed while jogging around the University of Georgia campus on February 22nd.
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Diego Ibarra, who briefly worked in the cafeteria on the UGA campus, was charged with green card fraud for presenting police with a fake ID with two different dates of birth, and Algenis was arrested in immigration detention. He is in custody at the bureau.
Court documents released Wednesday revealed that Diego Ibarra has ties to Torren de Aragua, a violent organized crime organization based in Venezuela.
Federal authorities say the gang, also known as TdA, has become known for violent turf wars as it expands into other countries in Latin America. The gang is based in multiple states, according to the Department of Justice.
