Laken Riley's mother joins #SayHerName campaign, many ask why is Joe Biden silent?
Georgia University student Laken Riley's murder has sparked social media campaign #SayHerName
#SayHerName - Laken Riley's mother and many others have joined an online campaign to seek justice for young Georgia University student, who was brutally murdered by an illegal immigrant. The nursing student's murder has sparked a political storm in United States with Donald Trump and many other Republicans questioning US President Joe Biden's silence on the issue.
It was only a month after her murder on 26 January, White House issued a statement on Laken's murder stating, "We would like to extend our deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of Laken Hope Riley," a White House spokesperson told Fox News Digital. "People should be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law if they are found to be guilty. Given this is an active case, we would have to refer you to state law enforcement and ICE."
However, President Joe Biden has been silent over Riley's murder and even failed to reach out to her family after her sad demise. This alleged ignorance has fueled Republican narrative against the President and question his bias, considering Laken Riley was a ‘white victim’ unlike George Floyd.
Even as Biden has maintained silence on the issue Trump claimed to have a phone conversation with Riley’s parents, who were “devastated” by the loss of their daughter. He blamed Biden for the “invasion” of illegal immigrants and called him “crooked Joe” and “the most incompetent president we’ve ever had.
Many on social media have joined in the chorus #SayHerName, seeking justice and tighter laws against illegal immigration in United States.
Who is Jose Antonio Ibarra, illegal immigrant who killed Laken Riley
Jose Antonio Ibarra, the suspect recently apprehended in connection with the murder of 22-year-old nursing student Laken Hope Riley in Georgia, is a 26-year-old illegal immigrant. The University of Georgia Police Chief, Jeff Clark, described the incident as an isolated one, noting that the university hadn't experienced a homicide in nearly 30 years. Ibarra was identified through campus security footage, community input, and physical evidence. Riley's body was discovered near a lake on the university's campus after she failed to return from a run. Ibarra was arrested on February 23 and faces charges including malice and felony murder, aggravated battery, kidnapping, and concealing the death of another.
Jose Antonio Ibarra's immigration history reveals that he crossed the border in Texas on September 8, 2023. Initially sent to a processing facility, he was later released and traveled to New York City. Ibarra, along with his wife Layling Franco and her 5-year-old son, entered El Paso and was subsequently sent to New York City on September 15. In August, Ibarra faced charges of endangering the welfare of a child when he was arrested for riding a gas-powered moped in Queens with Franco's son on the back without proper protection. At the time, Ibarra was employed by DoorDash, Uber Eats, and a local restaurant. Despite the arrest, the case was later sealed.