Laken Riley’s murder one year ago became a galvanizing force behind Donald Trump’s unprecedented return to the Oval Office.

Nearly a year after the murder of nursing student Laken Riley, her family continues to grapple with the pain of her tragic ...

It is the heartbreaking anniversary of the death of Augusta University nursing student Laken Riley, who was killed on ...

The Laken Riley Act is named after a 22-year-old nursing student from Georgia who was murdered in February 2024 by an undocumented immigrant from Venezuela. Her killer, Jose Ibarra, received a ...

Riley, the namesake of the bill, was killed by Jose Ibarra, an immigrant without legal status first arrested in September 2022 on charges of illegal entry, outside Atlanta in February 2024.

President Donald Trump has signed the Laken Riley Act into law. Read about the bill and see social media reactions here.

The legislation is named for Laken Riley, a 22-year-old Georgia nursing student who went out for a run in February 2024 and was killed by Jose Antonio Ibarra, a Venezuelan national in the U.S.

Riley, 22, was studying nursing at Augusta University's campus in Athens when she went for a run the morning of Feb. 22, 2024, at the University of Georgia. Prosecutors said Ibarra, 26 ...