Illegal Immigrant Accused of Killing Laken Riley Was Paroled Illegally, DHS Records Show

Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.) disclosed the information at a Judiciary Committee hearing.

Laken Riley's parents Jason Riley (C) and Allyson Phillips attend Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump's campaign rally at the Forum River Center in Rome, Ga., on March 9, 2024. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Jose Antonio Ibarra was illegally out on parole when he allegedly killed Georgia student Laken Riley, according to U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) records.

The records were obtained by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who in disclosing them at a Judiciary Committee hearing on April 17 slammed DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for telling the committee the day before that he didn’t know why Mr. Ibarra had been paroled from the federally run immigration detention center in El Paso, Texas.