Georgia Passes Bill to Allow Arrest of Suspected Illegal Immigrants After Laken Riley Murder

Augusta University nursing student Laken Riley was murdered on Feb. 22.
Georgia Passes Bill to Allow Arrest of Suspected Illegal Immigrants After Laken Riley Murder
Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Ga., on Aug. 25, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
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The Georgia state House has passed a bill that would allow police officers to arrest anyone suspected of being in the United States illegally, following the murder of university nursing student Laken Riley on Feb. 22.

The state House on Feb. 29 voted 97-74 in favor of the bill, HB 1105, allowing law enforcement officers to arrest people who violate federal immigration laws and have them deported.