President Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law in January 2025, which mandates federal detention of undocumented immigrants who are arrested for burglary or theft On Feb. 22, 2024, Laken ...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The man convicted of killing nursing student Laken Riley on the University of Georgia’s campus in 2024 is requesting a new trial. Lawyers for Jose Ibarra claim some ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A judge has denied a request by Jose Antonio Ibarra for a new trial in the murder of Laken Riley. Ibarra, from Venezuela, was ...

Get full access to The Daily Beast for $1 Riley’s death fueled an already heated national debate on illegal immigration during the presidential race. ELIJAH NOUVELAGE/AFP via Getty Images The illegal ...

ATHENS, Ga. — The man convicted of killing nursing student Laken Riley on the University of Georgia campus is in court Friday, and a judge is hearing Jose Ibarra’s attorneys’ motion for a new trial.

ATHENS, Ga. — A judge considering whether to grant a new trial to the Venezuelan man convicted of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley heard testimony Friday from a DNA expert retained by his ...

Ibarra’s attorneys claim constitutional errors in evidence rulings and seek vacating the guilty verdict. The defendant waived a jury trial; the judge convicted him and imposed life without parole.

(NewsNation) — A Georgia grand jury Tuesday indicted Jose Ibarra, the man whom police suspect killed 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley, on kidnapping, assault and murder charges. Ibarra faces ...

Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff and Republican Rep. Mike Collins traded fiery accusations during Tuesday's Georgia Senate debate ...

WASHINGTON – President Trump will honor the family of Laken Riley and other victims of crimes by illegal immigrants on Monday by declaring an “Angel Family Day,” The Post can exclusively reveal. The ...

ATHENS, Ga. — A judge has denied a request by Jose Antonio Ibarra for a new trial in the murder of Laken Riley. Ibarra, from Venezuela, was convicted at a bench trial in November 2024. He was ...