Laken Riley’s killer Jose Ibarra returns to court as illegal immigrant requests new trial in student’s murder

The amerciable migrant convicted of murdering nursing pupil Laken Riley is seeking a caller trial, returning to tribunal successful a lawsuit that helped substance the nationalist migration statement and led to national authorities named for the victim.

Jose Ibarra, who is serving beingness successful situation without the anticipation of parole, is scheduled to look Friday successful Athens-Clarke County Superior Court successful Georgia, wherever a justice volition perceive arguments from his post-conviction attorneys requesting a caller trial.

Judge Patrick Haggard, who presided implicit the archetypal lawsuit and handed down the maximum sentence, volition perceive the motion.

Ibarra was recovered blameworthy connected each 10 counts successful November 2024 for the Feb. 22, 2024, sidesplitting of Riley, 22, who was attacked portion moving connected the University of Georgia campus. Prosecutors said Riley died during a convulsive conflict with Ibarra.

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Laken Riley poses for a photograph posted to Facebook. Riley, a nursing pupil astatine the University of Georgia, was recovered dormant adjacent a water connected field connected Feb. 22, 2024.  (Laken Riley/Facebook)

Riley was a pupil astatine Augusta University’s College of Nursing, which besides maintains a field successful Athens, astir 70 miles eastbound of Atlanta.

Ibarra’s ineligible squad has already obtained a intelligence valuation arsenic portion of the appeals process, claiming helium was not competent to basal trial. Friday’s proceeding focuses connected whether alleged errors during the archetypal proceedings warrant a caller trial.

Jose Ibarra, accused of sidesplitting a Georgia nursing student, listens done an interpreter during his proceedings astatine Athens-Clarke County Superior Court, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, successful Athens, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, Pool)

Media outlets person besides been instructed not to amusement Ibarra entering oregon exiting the courtroom oregon appearing successful shackles oregon handcuffs during Friday’s hearing.

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Allyson Phillips, left, parent of Laken Riley,a Georgia nursing pupil killed earlier this year, reacts arsenic John Phillips, stepfather of Laken Riley, comforts her during Jose Ibarra's proceedings astatine Athens-Clarke County Superior Court, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, successful Athens, Ga. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, Pool)

Federal migration authorities antecedently said Ibarra entered the United States illegally successful 2022 and was allowed to stay successful the state portion his migration lawsuit was pending.

Riley’s execution became a cardinal contented during President Donald Trump’s 2024 statesmanlike campaign, highlighting concerns astir amerciable migration and convulsive crime. Last year, Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law, which requires the detention of unauthorized immigrants accused of convulsive crimes oregon theft.

Ibarra is presently serving a beingness condemnation without parole successful Georgia authorities prison.

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Fox News' Samanatha Daigle contributed to this report. 

Stepheny Price covers crime, including missing persons, homicides and migrant crime. Send communicative tips to [email protected].