Laken Riley’s Illegal Alien Killer Was Released Into U.S. Under Mayorkas’ Power of Parole, According to DHS File
The criminal illegal alien accused of killing Laken Riley was released into the U.S. in September of 2022 because the Department of Homeland Security lacked detention space, according to his immigration file.
Jose Ibarra, the Venezuelan national charged with murdering Riley in February, was released under DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ power of parole, which is only supposed to be used “when there is an urgent humanitarian need or a significant benefit to the public,” the Washington Times reported.
Key parts of the file were read into the record Thursday during what started out as a Senate hearing on the Biden regime’s budget but turned into a heated on immigration, with GOP senators taking turns lambasting Mayorkas for allowing thousands of dangerous criminals into the country.
Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) argued that lack of detention space didn’t meet the standards for parole, so Mayorkas broke the law in releasing Ibarra.
“Now we all know that the reason he was paroled into this country is because of lack of detention capacity, which you and I both know is not a valid reason,” the senator said.
During a Senate hearing last week, Mayorkas suggested that Ibarra’s release into the U.S. was justified because the Homeland Security had no reason to detain him.
But the DHS Secretary has worked to gut ICE detention in favor of a “catch and release” policy at the border that allows hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens to be released into the interior. Mayorkas has reportedly asked Congress to cut bed space in every budget he’s submitted.
