The father of Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student who was allegedly murdered by a Venezuelan illegal immigrant, spoke out for the first time Monday.
The Venezuelan migrant accused of murdering 22-year-old Georgia nursing student Laken Riley last month «might not have been here» had the border been secured, her father said Monday.
Speaking publicly for the first time since his daughter’s death, Jason Riley was asked during an interview with NBC’s «Today» whether he thinks a stronger immigration policy would have made a difference after his daughter’s slaying ignited a debate about the current border crisis plaguing the Biden administration.
«We have no idea if that would have changed anything, but he’s here illegally,» Jason Riley said. «That he might not have been here had we had secure borders.»
Jose Ibarra, a 26-year-old Venezuelan illegal immigrant charged with Riley’s murder, entered the United States through El Paso, Texas, in 2022 and was freed on border parole.
