Laken Riley symbolized Biden-Harris border crisis

A Georgia judge found Jose Ibarra guilty of killing University of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley this week. Ibarra, a member of the violent Tren de Aragua criminal gang, crossed the U.S.-Mexico border illegally in 2022 and was released into the United States under Pres. Biden's catch-and-release policy. His brutal murder of Laken Riley came to represent the Biden-Harris border crisis.

Ibarra was also found guilty of aggravated battery, kidnapping with bodily injury, aggravated assault with intent to rape, obstructing a person making an emergency phone call, tampering with evidence, and a peeping tom offense. He's been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Not only did the case highlight the administration's border policies and the direct threat to public safety and national security, but it also highlighted sanctuary city policies. Athens, Ga., the home of the University of Georgia, is a sanctuary jurisdiction prohibiting local police from cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Pres.-elect Donald Trump has pledged to reverse the careless and dangerous immigration policies of the Biden-Harris Administration and to execute the largest deportation effort in U.S. history. He announced that Tom Homan, who served as Acting Director of ICE during the first Trump Administration, will serve as White House Border Czar. Homan will be responsible for overseeing Trump's deportation effort and has issued a stern warning for sanctuary jurisdictions.

"They don’t have to help us, but they need to get the hell out of the way cuz we're coming, we’re gonna do it. Which means if I gotta send twice as many resources to that sanctuary city, twice as many agents, that's exactly what I'm going to do," Homan told Newsmax earlier this week.

While cities claim that sanctuary policies increase trust between the community and its law enforcement officers, there's no evidence to support the claim. The Center for Immigration Studies has found that crimes committed against immigrants are reported at a higher rate than crimes committed against native-born Americans.

The Immigration Accountability Project will continue to hold sanctuary jurisdictions accountable for their reckless policies. We also will do everything we can to support President Trump’s border security and deportation plans. You can learn more by following our X/Twitter account at https://x.com/I_A_Project.

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