According to a report from The Daily Wire, the House of Representatives Rules Committee is preparing to vote on the Laken Riley Act; a new piece of legislation that would require the Department of Homeland Security to arrest and detain illegal migrants convicted of theft.
From The Daily Wire:
Jose Antonio Ibarra, a 26-year-old illegal immigrant from Venezuela who has been named as the suspect in Laken Riley’s murder, was arrested in August 2023 by New York police after he was caught driving an unregistered car with a five-year-old inside. He was charged in the Riley case with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated battery, aggravated assault, false imprisonment, and kidnapping after Riley’s body was found on February 22 near the University of Georgia’s Intramural Fields and Lake Herrick.
His brother Diego, who was arrested and charged with possessing a fraudulent green card on February 23, had been arrested in New York in September 2023 for driving under the influence without a license; in October 2023, he was arrested again for shoplifting.
“The Biden administration should not have released Laken Riley’s alleged murderer into the United States,” the bill, H.R. 7511, states. “The Biden administration should have arrested and detained Laken Riley’s alleged murderer after he was charged with crimes in New York, New York, and Athens, Georgia; President Biden should publicly denounce his administration’s immigration policies that resulted in the murder of Laken Riley; and President Biden should prevent another murder like that of Laken Riley by ending the catch-and-release of illegal aliens, increasing immigration enforcement, detaining and removing criminal aliens, reinstating the Remain in Mexico policy, ending his abuse of parole authority, and securing the United States borders.”
The committee hopes to bring the bill to the floor this week.
More over at The Daily Wire:
House Prepares ‘Laken Riley Act’: Would Require Homeland Security To Arrest Illegal Immigrants Charged With Theft https://t.co/X0bhi3MjC3 pic.twitter.com/OXylCMuDXf
— Daily Wire News (@DailyWireNews) March 5, 2024
