On Tuesday, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Chairman Tom McClintock (R-CA) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas demanding information on Jose Antonio Ibarra, the illegal alien who brutally murdered 22-year-old Laken Riley on the University of Georgia campus.
According to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Biden Administration released Ibarra into the United States in 2022 after he entered the U.S. illegally from Venezuela, and his arrest for the murder of Laken Riley was not his first arrest in the United States. On September 14, 2023, New York City Police Department officers arrested Ibarra and charged him with acting in a manner to injure a child less than 17 and a motor vehicle license violation. Information and materials regarding Jose Antonio Ibarra are critical to the Committee’s continued oversight work as Biden’s border crisis continues.
Excerpts of the Letter to Secretary Mayorkas:
“On February 23, 2024, 26-year-old illegal alien Jose Antonio Ibarra was arrested in connection with the kidnapping and murder of 22-year-old Augusta University nursing student Laken Riley on February 22. Riley ‘was found dead on the University of Georgia campus,’ which she previously attended. Riley, who was a ‘dean’s list student and sorority member,’ died from ‘blunt force trauma.’ Ibarra was charged with ‘malice murder, felony murder, aggravated battery, aggravated assault, false imprisonment, kidnapping, hindering a 911 call and concealing the death of another.’ According to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Biden Administration released Ibarra into the United States in 2022 after he ‘entered the U.S. illegally from Venezuela.’ His February 23 criminal arrest was not his first arrest in the United States. On September 14, 2023, New York City Police Department officers arrested Ibarra and charged him ‘with acting in a manner to injure a child less than 17 and a motor vehicle license violation.’
“Criminal aliens exploit vulnerabilities in our nation’s immigration system to the detriment of those in the United States. The Biden Administration’s border and immigration policies only increase the likelihood that criminal aliens will successfully enter and remain in the U.S. Pursuant to the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee on the Judiciary is authorized to conduct oversight of federal immigration policy and procedures. To assist the Committee with its continued oversight of federal immigration policy and procedures, we ask that you please provide the following information and materials regarding Jose Antonio Ibarra.
1. Case history information, including, but not limited to, the alien’s immigration history, immigration benefits applications, the alien file (A-file) or consular file (including all consular notes), and immigration detention status and history.
2. Information regarding the time, date, and place of any and all of the alien’s entries into the United States.
3. Information regarding the alien’s processing by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials, including whether CBP officials were alerted to derogatory information about the alien and what questions were asked of the alien during the screening process.
4. Whether U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement lodged an immigration detainer against the alien.”
Read the full letter subpoena cover letter to Secretary Mayorkas here.
