Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s workplace says it’s “outrageous” that the unlawful migrant convicted of killing Laken Riley could have taken a free Biden administration flight from the Large Apple earlier than he carried out the heinous homicide.
The livid response got here as Jose Ibarra, 26, was sentenced to life with out parole Wednesday for killing the 22-year-old nursing pupil in Athens, Georgia in a case that ignited a nationwide immigration firestorm.
“The recent revelation of how Laken Riley’s alleged killer made it to Georgia is outrageous,” the Republican governor’s spokesman advised the Every day Caller simply earlier than the Tren de Aragua gang member was convicted.
Ibarra’s ex-roommate had testified throughout his trial earlier this week that he had flown from New York to Georgia after requesting a free flight whereas on the Roosevelt Resort migrant consumption heart in Manhattan.
Sources later advised The Publish that Ibarra was placed on the taxpayer-funded flight from JFK to Atlanta, Ga., in September final 12 months — simply six months earlier than he hunted down and killed the Augusta College pupil.
Kemp’s workplace mentioned they’re now demanding solutions from the Biden administration on how Ibarra ended up within the Peach State.
“While the Biden Administration continues to ignore our request for accurate and detailed information on illegal border crossings and relocations efforts, Governor Kemp has positioned Georgia to do what it can to address the crisis at the border,” Kemp’s spokesperson mentioned.
He added the governor had taken “decisive action like deploying our National Guardsmen to the U.S. southern border and signing legislation that strengthened Georgia’s reporting requirements for illegal immigrants arrested for crimes and ban on sanctuary cities.”
The Roosevelt Resort, which is the place Ibarra apparently accepted the flight, was established as a short lived migrant in-take heart by town amid the Large Apple’s worsening asylum seeker disaster.
In a bid to assist ease the disaster, town arrange a so-called “reticketing center” in October 2023 that supplied migrants with federally funded one-way aircraft tickets anyplace on the planet.
“In Manhattan, we requested for a humanitarian flight to come here to Atlanta,” Ibarra’s former roommate, Rosebeli Flores-Bello, testified throughout the trial.
Metropolis Corridor declined remark to The Publish however a supply confirmed Ibarra’s taxpayer-funded flight.
Within the wake of Ibarra’s conviction, Kemp issued an announcement saying justice had been served as he ripped the Biden admin’s open border coverage.
“This criminal should never have been allowed to enter our country, and he certainly should not have been allowed to stay after shamelessly breaking our laws,” he mentioned.
“Open border policies failed Laken Riley, and today’s verdict is a reminder that the safety of our communities must remain our number one priority.”
