Georgia Republicans Push for Tighter Immigration Laws After Nursing Student’s Murder

Republicans blame President Joe Biden’s border policies for Laken Riley’s death.

U.S. border patrol agents process people entering the United States from Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico, on March 29, 2023. Guillermo Arias/AFP via Getty Images

Republican lawmakers in Georgia are seeking to tighten immigration laws after a university nursing student in Athens was allegedly killed by an illegal immigrant.

Jose Antonio Ibarra—a 26-year-old from Venezuela who entered the country just 18 months ago—is the suspect in the killing of Laken Riley, 22, at Augusta University’s Athens campus.