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Lacan Riley's father, Jason Riley, spoke to the Georgia State Senate on Wednesday throughout an occasion honoring his reminiscence.
In response to WAGA-TV in Atlanta, the Senate handed a decision citing the Augusta College nursing pupil's accomplishments earlier than her premature loss of life final month.
On February 22, Laken Riley was kidnapped and murdered whereas jogging on the College of Georgia in Athens.
José Antonio Ibarra, reportedly within the nation illegally, was arrested and charged together with her loss of life.
The homicide and Ibarra's arrest fueled debate about unlawful immigration not solely within the state of Georgia however throughout the nation, the outlet stories.
Jason Riley stated his daughter's homicide left him “heartbroken.”
“I stand earlier than you an sad man,” he stated. “Part of my function has been taken away. God gave me a gorgeous daughter as a father, defend her, maintain her and nurture her.
“An evil-hearted man stole her life,” he stated, apparently referring to Ibarra. “He was on this nation and this state illegally. My imaginative and prescient for each senator on this Home is that you just defend residents from this unlawful invasion.
Ibarra was arrested on February 23, the day after Laken Riley's homicide, and having been denied bail, he stays within the Athens-Clarke County Jail.
“Ibarra, who’s initially from Venezuela, entered the nation illegally in 2022 and was dwelling in Athens,” WAGA reported. “He was charged with malice homicide, felony homicide, aggravated battery, aggravated assault, false imprisonment, kidnapping, obstructing a 911 name and concealing the loss of life of one other.
“The post-mortem revealed that Riley died from blunt drive trauma to the pinnacle,” the outlet stated.
You may watch Jason Riley ship his full assertion to the state Senate beneath.
Sen. Colton Moore stands with Laken Riley's father, Jason, who referred to as on Governor Kemp to declare the unlawful immigrant an unlawful immigrant after he was accused of murdering his daughter. pic.twitter.com/O9AIOO58SQ
-WhatMattersInGeorgia (@WhatMattersInGeorgia) 21 March 2024
Jason Riley blamed authorities insurance policies for permitting unlawful immigrants to return into the nation after which permit them to dwell, particularly in Athens, which has designated itself a so-called “sanctuary metropolis”.
“Please acknowledge that over a million unlawful aliens are on this state and tearing households aside,” he stated. “Please acknowledge that Athens-Clarke is a sanctuary metropolis. And it’s due to this coverage and lack of motion that my daughter was murdered.”
Riley stated some Georgia state legislators had been engaged on “an answer to guard us” and thanked them for it, however stated there was extra to be performed.
“Authorities. Kemp, please declare an invasion to detain and deport unlawful criminals so we are able to forestall future households from struggling the identical tragedies,” Riley stated. “A whole lot of girls and youngsters are being trafficked, coerced and trafficked each month in our state. They’re struggling similar to Lacan. I thanks for honoring Laken on this approach, and I humbly ask you to do extra to guard us.
WAGA stated authorities haven’t stated why Laken Riley was killed.
This text initially appeared on The Western Journal.