The Laken Riley Act, signed into law by President Trump, is named after a Georgia nursing student murdered by an unauthorized immigrant.
President Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law Wednesday, nearly a year after the Georgia nursing student was murdered by an unauthorized immigrant who was arrested in Texas . The law, which garnered bipartisan support, orders the detainment of unauthorized immigrants accused of theft, burglary, assaulting a law enforcement officer or crimes causing death or serious bodily injury.
ALSO READ: USAA Bank's board taps Michael Moran as president of the embattled institution It further allows states to sue the federal government for immigration-related decisions that harm citizens, including the release or failure to detain an unauthorized migrant. Riley, 22-year-old student at the Augusta University College of Nursing, was slain while on a run Feb. 22. Jose Ibarra, a 26-year-old Venezuelan migrant, was convicted of her murder in November and sentenced to life in prison without parole. ALSO READ: Jailer gets fired for buying an inmate Whataburger, says Bexar sheriff's office Ibarra had been arrested near El Paso in September 2022 for illegal entry, but was released and cleared to stay in the country for the duration of his immigration case. Trump and other top Republicans said Riley's death was a result of former President Joe Biden's border policy, making the nursing student an enduring symbol of his campaign promise to crack down on illegal immigration. ALSO READ: Wild West of THC: Texas hemp shops can sell weed and 'no one's gonna stop them,' says Sid Miller 'We love you, Laken, and our hearts will always be with you,' Trump wrote on social media after Ibarra's conviction. 'It is time to secure our Border, and remove these criminals and thugs from our Country, so nothing like this can happen again!' Riley's family attended Trump's signing of the law Wednesday, and Trump comforted Riley's mother as she spoke in support of the legislation. ALSO READ: How Texas' solar energy boom victimized thousands of homeowners 'He said he would secure our borders and that he would never forget about Laken. And he hasn't,' she said tearfully. 'He's a man of his word.' The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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