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Laken Riley’s ‘Heartbroken’ Father Issues Request to Georgia Governor from Senate Floor: ‘Declare an Invasion’

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Laken Riley's father speaking to the Georgia State Senate

Laken Riley's father speaking to the Georgia State Senate

Jason Riley, the father of Laken Riley, spoke to the Georgia State Senate on Wednesday during an event honoring her memory.

The Senate passed a resolution citing the accomplishment of the Augusta University nursing student before her untimely death last month, according to WAGA-TV in Atlanta.

Laken Riley was abducted and murdered on Feb. 22 while jogging at the University of Georgia in Athens.

José Antonio Ibarra, who is allegedly in the country illegally, was arrested and charged with her death.

The murder and Ibarra’s arrest added fuel to the debate not only in the state of Georgia but throughout the nation about illegal immigration,

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