University of Georgia murder suspect Jose Ibarra lived within a five-minute walk of the approximate scene where he allegedly murdered 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley on Feb. 22. (Mark Sims for Fox News Digital/ Laken Riley/ Jose Ibarra)
The senators are demanding a copy of Ibarra's case file no later than March 8. Specifically, they want to see "what urgent humanitarian reason or significant public benefit justified the decision to grant him parole."
"We have previously expressed significant doubts as to how the Department has been able to make hundreds of thousands of case-by-case determinations for parole every year, but you have assured Congress in your sworn prior testimony that the Department makes an individual determination for each individual alien granted parole," the letter to Mayorkas states. "Regarding the use of parole, you testified on November 8, 2023, 'We make our decision on case-by-case basis. That must also apply to Ibarra’s grant of parole."
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Department of Homeland Security.
Riley was allegedly murdered while running along dirt trails near Lake Herrick in Athens. She died from blunt force trauma to the head. Authorities have called the killing a "crime of opportunity."
Laken Riley smiles for a photo while running. Riley, a nursing student at the University of Georgia, was found dead near a lake on campus Feb. 22. (Laken Riley/Instagram)
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Fox News reported this week that Ibarra was fired from his dishwasher job at the University of Georgia after it was discovered he presented a fake green card to work in the dining hall. He failed to submit further documentation and was fired without being paid.
Fox News Digital's Audrey Conklin and Adam Shaw contributed to this report.
Louis Casiano is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to louis.casiano@fox.com.
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