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Democrat Grilled By Voter Over Support For GOP-Backed Laken Riley Act

Democratic Representative Derek Tran of California was grilled by a voter from his home state over why he voted for the GOP-backed Laken Riley Act on Thursday. The Context The Republican-backed Laken Riley Act, named after a Georgia college student who was killed by an undocumented immigrant, dramatically expanded the scope of federal immigration enforcement. […]

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Why Laken Riley’s killer Jose Ibarra avoided death row

The Venezuelan man convicted of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole—after prosecutors said they would not seek the death penalty. Jose Ibarra, 26, was found guilty of all counts against him, including one count of malice murder and three counts of felony murder, […]

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