Laken Riley poses for a photo posted to Facebook. Riley, a nursing student, was found dead near a lake on the University of Georgia campus on Thursday, February 22, 2024. (Allyson Phillips/Facebook)
"I want to offer our condolences to the family of Laken, I mean this is a horrific, horrific loss for any family, and obviously, whoever is found guilty, we need to make sure that that happens, and obviously, we don't want to see anything like that happen again," Jean-Pierre said, before pivoting to the broader question of the border crisis.
"But here's the thing, we have done the work, to make sure we're dealing with a broken immigration system. The Republicans have gotten in the way. They have gotten in the way. And that's what we continue to see over and over and over again," Jean-Pierre said.
She continued: "And so look, this is a serious matter, that‘s why the president is going to the border. The president was at the border a year ago in El Paso, visiting the border back in January 2023. He put a comprehensive, a comprehensive immigration policy on day one."
An influx of migrants on the Gateway International Bridge in Brownsville, Texas. A Biden administration plan would force many migrants to remain in Texas as their asylum cases play out, according to reports. (Texas DPS)
Biden slammed Republicans for a bipartisan border deal that collapsed earlier this month. Meanwhile, Trump continued to dial up his attacks on illegal immigrants, deriding them as "terrorists" and criminals.
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Trump was in Eagle Pass Thursday, roughly 325 miles northwest of where Biden visited in Brownsville.
Fox News Digital's Hanna Panreck contributed to this report.
Bradford Betz is a Fox News Digital breaking reporter covering crime, political issues, and much more.
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