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 Feb. 22. An illegal immigrant has been charged with her murder. (Laken Riley/Facebook)
Collins, who represents Georgia’s 10th Congressional District of Athens – where the fatal attack occurred on Feb. 22 – said the murder of Riley is a "wake-up call" for America and the bill seeks to combat the "illegal crime wave" that he attributes to the ongoing border crisis.
The Laken Riley Act would "require Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to issue a detainer for illegal aliens who are charged or cited with local theft or burglary."
The bill will also allow individual states to take action against the federal government "if an immigration related action harms the state or its citizens."
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Riley was a nursing student at Augusta University in Athens, Georgia. (Allyson Phillips/Facebook)
Rep. Marc Molinaro, a Republican from New York, said, "Laken Riley's future was taken away from her and she from her family because an illegal immigrant in the state of New York was arrested and released – my home state.
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"My colleague across the aisle knows this full well because of policies put in place by this administration, embraced by governors like Kathy Hochul in states like New York," he added. "We have surrendered our southern border and made our communities less safe."
Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.
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