Overview
- Republican Councilman Joe Borelli blames NYC's immigration laws for the murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, arguing that recent legislation limited NYPD's cooperation with ICE.
- Georgia Republicans propose new laws to require police and sheriff departments to detain undocumented immigrants for deportation, following Riley's murder.
- Police records reveal evidence against Jose and Diego Ibarra, undocumented brothers from Venezuela, in connection to Riley's murder.
- University of Georgia announces $7.3 million security upgrade in response to the murder, while House Republicans demand information from the Department of Homeland Security on the case.
- New York State Senate Republicans rename legislation to allow local law enforcement to cooperate with ICE as 'Laken's Law' in memory of Riley.