OAN’s Avril Elfie
4:23 PM – Tuesday, March 19, 2024
FBI Director Christopher Wray said U.S. authorities are doing everything in their power to get “justice for Laken Riley.”
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Ray said Tuesday at the University of Georgia that the FBI is making every effort to ensure “justice” for Riley, a Georgia nursing student killed by a Venezuelan immigrant who entered the country illegally under President Joe Biden’s administration. Stated.
“I would like to express how heartbroken I am, as well as the family, friends, classmates and staff who are grieving Rayken’s death,” Ray said. “But for Augusta University and the entire UGA community, which many of my own family members are also a part of. Many people – students, alumni, community members – consider Athens a major issue in other parts of the country. I see it as a kind of safe haven from what’s going on.”
Ray continued, “We are saddened to see that sense of peace shattered by Mr. Laken’s murder and subsequent arrest of illegally entering Venezuelans in 2022. We are committed to working towards justice for Mr. Laken. I’m doing my best,” he said. ”
Previously, a spontaneous conversation occurred between Biden and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) during the State of the Union address last month, and MTG brought up the issue of Riley’s death on the floor. Ta.
Many Republicans have argued that Biden and administration representatives refrained from mentioning her name to downplay the crime and the suspect. Instead of apologizing to the victim’s family for rudely mispronouncing Laken Riley’s name as “Lincoln,” Biden even apologized for calling Laken Riley’s killer “unlawful.” .
Riley, a nursing student at Augusta University College of Nursing, was reported missing by her roommate last month after she didn’t return home after an uncharacteristic run. Shortly afterward, authorities conducted an extensive search for the missing student and later found Riley in a wooded area near Herrick Lake with “visible injuries” and “not breathing.”
Suspected killer Jose Ibarra is accused of assaulting Riley with an object or weapon, inflicting blunt force trauma and “injuring her skull.”
According to information released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Ibarra was taken into Border Patrol custody in September 2022 after entering the country illegally from Venezuela. But his wife said: new york post They were both put on a bus and taken to New York a short time later. They later confirmed that he had been “released while the incident was investigated.” He was also taken into custody again in August 2023 in New York for driving under the influence without a license and conduct likely to endanger a child under 17, according to ICE.
He was released again by New York authorities before ICE arrested him. Speaking to reporters at the time, Pamela Peinado, a former immigration attorney, explained that Venezuelans in the United States enjoy special protected status.
Ybarra is currently being held without bail on charges of murder and numerous other crimes related to Riley’s death.
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