NORTH CAROLINA, USA (Nettavisen): On Thursday morning, February 22, Laken Riley (22) went jogging at Lake Herrick in Georgia. A few hours later, the young woman, who was studying to become a nurse, was found dead by local police.
It was a friend who alerted the police that Riley had not returned from the jog. She was found with visible injuries and is said to have died from a blow to the head, according to the report Police Chief Jeff Clark.
Undocumented migrant suspect
Friday identified Georgia State Police a man as a suspect in the case. American media write that the man is an undocumented migrant who has come to the United States through the southern border. US Border Control has confirmed that the man entered the United States illegally, according to CBS. He was arrested by the police on Friday.
The death shakes the United States and Georgia. Ap reports that other residents are now afraid to run in the area. A GoFundMe fundraiser has been started for the family. At the time of writing, almost 140,000 US dollars have been collected.
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While the local community is in mourning, the death goes straight to the core of one of the most heated political issues facing the US in the 2024 election year. Namely immigration.
Republicans blame Riley’s death on Biden’s border policies.
“The brutal killer who took Laken’s life was one of the millions of illegal immigrants the Biden administration unleashed on our country,” House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican, wrote in a post on Twitter.
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Georgia’s governor, Brian Kemp, has sent a letter to President Biden in the wake of the death. He is asking for answers and political action from the president.
“Laken Riley’s tragic death has sparked national outrage. Joe Biden’s failed policies have turned every state into a border state,” the governor wrote in a statement X.
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Former President Donald Trump blames Biden’s “invasion at the border” for the murder, and reiterates that he will start the “biggest deportation of migrants” if he becomes president.
On Wednesday, Donald Trump was out again and commented on the fate of 22-year-old Laken Riley:
– Laken Riley was a spectacular young woman whose life was taken from us and her large family, by a savage of a monster that should not have been in our country. We must immediately get rid of this ridiculous open border. My and Melania’s warm thoughts now go to Laken’s family and friends. God bless you all! writes Trump on Truth Social on Wednesday.
– Could be a real loser
– This is a serious problem for Biden, says USA expert and Civita adviser Eirik Løkke to Nettavisen.
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Trump has higher credibility on this topic than Biden, explains the US expert. Riley’s death puts an additional focus on the problems with current immigration policy.
– How do you see the Republicans already blaming Biden?
– Everything else would have been surprising in the current political climate in the USA. It could be a real loser for Biden. It is an illustration. You have both pictures and students who do not feel safe. It helps to undermine Biden’s credibility.
The question now is whether Biden and the Democrats manage to pass the responsibility on to the Republicans. A cross-party proposal on border security and Ukraine aid was voted down in the Senate on 7 February.
– The Democrats were willing to enter into a compromise. They tried to negotiate. Even the Republican senator James Lankford has stated that they achieved much of what they wanted, says Løkke and adds:
– But the Republicans did not want to solve the problem. Trump would not solve it. Trump wants these problems, says Løkke.
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– This will be a bit of a fight about the narrative
The next few months will be a battle to control the narrative. In a recent poll by Gallup 28 percent of respondents believe that immigration is the most important problem facing the United States. It was highest on the list of the economy and inflation.
– This will be a bit of a fight about the narrative. Biden has a long way to go to regain the credibility the Republicans and Trump have in this area.
At the same time, Biden can be inspired by Democrat Tom Suozzi. He won the by-election on 14 February. The experts and party colleagues in the US point to how he was offensive when he spoke about immigration.
– He addressed the challenges. There is something to learn here. Biden must take this to heart, concludes Løkke.
2024-02-28 20:54:15
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