Trump, Biden Release Statements on Murder of Georgia Student Amid Border Crisis

If elected, Trump is promising to close the border to illegal migrants, while the WH says anyone found guilty of a crime should face the full force of the law.

(Left) Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel And Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., on Feb. 24, 2024. (Right) President Joe Biden delivers remarks during a black-tie dinner at the White House on Feb. 24, 2024. Anna Moneymaker, Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images

Following the recent murder of 22-year-old nursing student Laken Hope Riley, former President Trump is promising to seal the border to illegal immigration on day one if he is re-elected, while President Joe Biden says anyone who is found guilty of a crime in the United States should face the full force of the law.

Jose Antonio Ibarra was arrested by police in connection with the death of Ms. Riley on Feb. 23, the day after her body was found on the University of Georgia campus. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) documents cited by NewsNation indicate Mr. Ibarra crossed unlawfully into El Paso, Texas in 2022, and was released back into the community because there was not enough detention space.