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On Feb. 22, 2024, illegal immigrant José Ibarra killed nursing student Laken Riley on a trail on the campus of the University of Georgia. Riley’s murder further solidified the urgency of the border crisis that the Biden administration foisted upon the country.
EvenastheUniversityofGeorgiacommunityandleadersthroughoutthestateralliedaroundRiley’sfamily,themurderalsorevealedthecallousnessofthewokeleadershipofAthens-ClarkeCounty,whosemayoranddistrictattorneydeclaredasanctuarycity.
IbarrawasfoundguiltyinNovember,butbecauseDADeborahGonzalezrefusedtoseekthedeathpenalty,hereceivedlifeinprison.ThatcaseledthevotersofClarkeandOconeeCountiestovoteGonzalezoutofoffice.
InMarch,Rep.MikeCollins(R-Ga.),whosedistrictincludesAthens-ClarkeCounty,introducedtheLakenRileyAct.Intheinterestoffulldisclosure,Collinsisalsomycongressman.ShortlyafterCollinsintroducedthebill,Iwrote:
H.R.7511,theLakenRileyAct,would“requiretheSecretaryofHomelandSecuritytotakeintocustodyalienswhohavebeenchargedintheUnitedStateswiththeft,andforotherpurposes.”Col
