Laken Riley's accused murderer is released
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Homeland Security released the illegal immigrant accused of killing Laken Riley into the U.S. because it lacked the detention space, according to his confidential immigration file.
Sen. Josh Hawley, Missouri Republican, read key parts of the file into the record at a Senate hearing Thursday.
Jose Ibarra, the man charged with the Feb. 22 slaying, was released under Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas‘ power of parole, which is supposed to be used in limited cases and only when there is an urgent humanitarian need or a significant benefit to the public.
Mr. Hawley said lack of detention space doesn’t meet either of those standards and so Mr. Mayorkas broke the law in releasing the suspected killer.
“Now we all know that the reason he was paroled into this country is because of lack of detention capacity, which you and I both know is not a valid reason,” the senator said.
According to the file Mr. Hawley read into the record, Mr. Ibarra entered the U.S. on Sept. 8, 2022, and was quickly released on parole.
Nearly a year later, in July, he reported to immigration authorities in New York and was fingerprinted. The results showed he had “a criminal history,” Mr. Hawley said.
In September Mr. Ibarra was arrested in New York on charges of injuring a child, but the case wasn’t prosecuted.
In November he applied to Homeland Security for a permit to work legally in the U.S., and it was approved in December — after the department had the records of his criminal entanglements.
“He had a criminal record to start with, he’s in the country on illegal grounds, you have falsely and illegally allowed him in, he commits a crime against a child, it’s expunged,” Mr. Hawley said.
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As far as I'm aware, America imprisons too many minorities, so there must be some reason to consider his release to be virtuous. You just have to squint an appropriate amount. I think most people just don't squint enough, and that's why they're not as virtuous as the rest of us.
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