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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents make an arrest during an early morning operation in Park Ridge, Ill., Sept. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File)

Democrats’ anti-ICE fervor eclipses Laken Riley’s murder by illegal immigrant, the law named for her

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Jose Ibarra listens through an interpreter during his trial at Athens-Clarke County Superior Court, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, in Athens, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, Pool)

Fate of man accused of killing Georgia student Laken Riley is now in judge’s hands

By Kate Brumback - Associated Press

Jose Ibarra pays attention to a witness during his trial at the Athens-Clarke County Superior Court on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, in Athens, Ga. (Miguel Martinez/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, Pool)

Prosecution is expected to rest in trial over death of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley

By Kate Brumback - Associated Press

Jose Ibarra, accused of killing a Georgia nursing student earlier this year, listens through an interpreter during his trial at Athens-Clarke County Superior Court, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, in Athens, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, Pool)

Testimony resumes in the trial of the man accused of killing Georgia student Laken Riley

By Kate Brumback - Associated Press

Jose Ibarra listens through an interpreter during a hearing of the killing of a Georgia nursing student at Athens-Clarke County Superior Court, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in Athens, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Trial underway for the man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley

By Kate Brumback - Associated Press

Jose Ibarra, accused of killing a Georgia nursing student earlier this year, listens through an interpreter during his trial at Athens-Clarke County Superior Court, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, in Athens, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, Pool)

Trial begins for illegal immigrant accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley

By Kate Brumback - Associated Press

Former President Bill Clinton and U.S. Congressman Sanford Bishop talk at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Albany, Ga. on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Charlotte Kramon)

Bill Clinton blames Laken Riley’s killing on bad border policy

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is sworn-in before the House Committee on Homeland Security during a hearing on "A Review of the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security" on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

‘Do you have any remorse?’: Mayorkas battered by senators in post-impeachment return to Capitol Hill

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Illegal immigrant Jose Ibarra illustration by Greg Groesch / The Washington Times

How to prevent future deaths like Laken Riley’s

By Scott Walker

President Joe Biden holds up a Laken Riley button as he delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol, Thursday March 7, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

White House says Biden didn’t apologize for calling Laken Riley murder suspect an ‘illegal’

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrive at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, in Atlanta, Saturday, March 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Biden says he regrets using term ‘illegal,’ as Trump hosts Laken Riley’s family at rally

By Josh Boak and Michelle Price - Associated Press

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, holds a poster with photos of murder victims Sarah Root and Laken Riley as she speaks on Capitol Hill, Feb. 27, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) **FILE**

House passes Laken Riley bill to rebuke Biden over border ahead of State of Union speech

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

This undated image provided by Augusta University shows Laken Hope Riley, a nursing student whose body was found Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, on the University of Georgia campus in Athens, Ga., after not returning from a run. (Augusta University via AP, File)

Biden bungles name of Laken Riley in State of the Union, says she was ‘killed by an illegal’

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden, right, arrives to deliver the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, Thursday, March 7, 2024, in Washington. (Shawn Thew/Pool via AP)

MTG confronts Biden in House chamber about Laken Riley slaying

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

This undated image provided by Augusta University shows Laken Hope Riley, a nursing student whose body was found Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, on the University of Georgia campus in Athens, Ga., after not returning from a run. (Augusta University via AP, File)

Parents of Laken Riley say no to State of the Union invitation

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

People gather to mourn the loss of Laken Riley during a vigil for the Augusta University College of Nursing student at the Tate Plaza on the University of Georgia campus in Athens, Ga., Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. Riley, a nursing student at Augusta University's Athens campus, was found dead Thursday, Feb. 22, after a roommate reported she didn't return from a morning run in a wooded area of the UGA campus near its intramural fields. Students also gathered to pay tribute to a UGA student who committed suicide last week. (Joshua L. Jones/Athens Banner-Herald via AP)

Laken Riley’s mom has a message every American must hear

By Billy Hallowell

A crowd of people gather to mourn the loss of Laken Riley during a vigil for the Augusta University College of Nursing student at the Tate Plaza on the University of Georgia campus in Athens, Ga., Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. Riley, a nursing student at Augusta University's Athens campus, was found dead Thursday, Feb. 22, after a roommate reported she didn't return from a morning run in a wooded area of the UGA campus near its intramural fields. Students also gathered to pay tribute to a UGA student who committed suicide last week. (Joshua L. Jones/Athens Banner-Herald via AP)

House to vote on get-tough illegal immigration bill named after Laken Riley

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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Letter to the editor: Biden border policies to blame

This undated image provided by Augusta University shows Laken Hope Riley, a nursing student whose body was found Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, on the University of Georgia campus in Athens, Ga., after not returning from a run. (Augusta University via AP, File)

Biden’s immigration crisis comes to Georgia

By Chad Wolf and Doug Collins

This undated image provided by Augusta University shows Laken Hope Riley, a nursing student whose body was found Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, on the University of Georgia campus in Athens, Ga., after not returning from a run. (Augusta University via AP, File)

Mourners to gather for the funeral of a slain Georgia nursing student who loved caring for others

Associated Press