The arrest of an undocumented immigrant for a murder in Georgia fuels the anti-immigrant rhetoric of Republicans. “The monster that took [Laken Riley's] life entered our country illegally in 2022,” Trump said of José Antonio Ibarra, the arrested immigrant.

Other politicians cite the case to demand Biden “close the border.” . By Megan Lebowitz— NBC News Republican politicians are citing the death of a young woman on the University of Georgia campus to push for more border control.