The House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday in honor of Laken Riley, the Georgia nursing student who was slain last month by an illegal immigrant.
The bill would require federal immigration authorities to detain illegal immigrants charged with local theft or burglary and would also allow states to sue the federal government “if an immigration related action harms the state or its citizens.”
The passage of the Laken Riley Act in a 251-170 vote comes weeks after Jose Antonio Ibarra, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela was charged in the 22-year-old’s murder on the University of Georgia campus.
Ibarra, who illegally entered the country in September 2022 and was released into the U.S. via parole, was arrested in New York City in September 2023 for acting in a manner to injure a child under 17, but he was released by local police before a detainer could be issued. One month later, he was cited in Georgia for misdemeanor shoplifting alongside his brother, Diego Ibarra, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
Republicans have decried the immigration policies that allowed Ibarra to be on the school’s campus that morning to carry out what police called a crime of opportunity as the pair did not appear to know each other.
Thirty-seven Democrats joined every Republican in attendance in voting in favor of the bill.
“The senseless murder of Laken Riley by Jose Ibarra, who had no business being in this country, was another wake-up call as Americans experience an illegal alien crime wave because of Joe Biden’s open border and local sanctuary city policies,” Representative Mike Collins (R., Ga.) told Fox News.
@ISIDEWITH2mos2MO
Would you support a law aimed at stricter control of illegal immigrants if it could prevent crimes, even if it might lead to increased detentions and deportations?
@9KNRCHQ2mos2MO
We are supposedly "the dream", immigrants want to come and live in the US but if you want so badly for the dream you should do it legally. It is not fair that our jobs, properties and opportunities are going to people who did not work to live here in the US they simply went around the system and moved here illegally. You do not get American resources unless you are an american citizen or working to become an american citizen. Imagine how many terrorists we are letting into our country by not protecting our boarders, how many new drugs are being smuggled across by cartel. By opening our boarders, our government is allowing the people to be threatened by illegal immigrants who could possibly want downfall of our government and our great nation.
@CaucusFrogRepublican2mos2MO
That isn't enough.
They need to prosecute the NGO's that have been smuggling them in and audit all financial and physical activity related to it since Biden entered office.
@LibertySteveUnity2mos2MO
Why you can’t arrest an illegal criminal?
This question has no place in the conversation, the illegals should be detained and deported no matter what status they have
@LeftistClaraConstitution2mos2MO
Aren't there laws currently on the books to address this issue? Seems to me there are, they're just not being enforced...much like what will happen with this new one, unfortunately.
@KindSnailPatriot2mos2MO
Yes. The main issue is corrupt police and judges as well as homeland security. They all enable this to happen.
@LeftistClaraConstitution2mos2MO
it’s quite literally all on biden if he just re enacted trumps remain in mexico plan. these illegals pass through multiple asylum countries “seeking asylum”and that executive order by trump sent them back to the first asylum country they entered..being mexico where they should be
@ISIDEWITH2mos2MO
@DearMuesliRepublican2mos2MO
170 House Democrats just voted against the bill.
Only 37 Democrats voted for it.
Every single Republican there voted for it..
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