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Offline rangerrebew

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House passes immigration bill named for murdered Georgia student
« on: March 08, 2024, 06:05:34 pm »
House passes immigration bill named for murdered Georgia student
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The House on Thursday passed a measure that would require the detention of any migrant who commits theft or burglary. The bill, which passed with the support of all House Republicans in attendance plus 37 Democrats, is named after nursing student Laken Riley, who was found dead last month after going out for a run in Athens, Ga.
 
Police believe Riley, 22, was killed by Jose Ibarra, a man who immigration authorities say crossed the U.S. border unlawfully in 2022. According to police, Riley suffered blunt force trauma to the head. Ibarra, who migrated from Venezuela, was arrested last month on murder and assault charges.

According to Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, Ibarra was released by border officials pending a review of his immigration case after he was detained by Customs and Border Protection in 2022. He was arrested almost a year later, on Aug. 31, 2023, after New York police charged him with acting in a manner to injure a minor and a motor vehicle license violation.

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Re: House passes immigration bill named for murdered Georgia student
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2024, 06:45:47 pm »
The real story here is that 82% of House Democrats voted against detaining someone caught committing a theft or burglary and who also had entered the country illegally.
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