Trump blames Biden’s ‘border invasion’ on illegal migrant ‘killing’ Georgian jogger Laken Riley and promises ‘largest deportation operation in history’ if he wins in 2024

Donald Trump says it’s President Joe Biden’s fault that a nursing student was killed in Georgia by an illegal immigrant.

Laken Riley, 22, went on a day out last week and was reported missing by her housemate when she didn’t return. Her body was found on Thursday and illegal Venezuelan immigrant Jose Antonio Ibarra was charged with her murder on Friday.

Now Trump says Riley’s death is Biden’s fault — and pointed to the president’s lax policies at the southern border regarding the influx of illegal migration.

Both Biden and Trump are visiting Texas on Thursday as the border quickly became one of the biggest issues in the 2024 election.

‘Crooked Joe Biden’s Border INVASION Is Destroying Our Country & Killing Our Citizens!’ Trump complained in a Truth Social post on Monday.

“The horrific murder of 22-year-old Laken Riley at the University of Georgia should NEVER have happened!” he added. “The monster who illegally took his own life entered our country in 2022… and was then released AGAIN by the Radical Democrats in New York after injuring a CHILD!!”

Laken Riley, 22, was jogging Thursday when her roommate reported her missing. Her body was found in a wooded area near Lake Herrick in Athens, Georgia

Trump said in a Truth Social post on Monday that if he were to run for president again, he would “initiate the largest deportation operation of illegal criminals in American history.”

Riley studied nursing at the University of Georgia. Her body was found in a wooded area near Lake Herrick. Her family responded to the killing by asking for prayers and privacy in a statement to Fox News.

Meanwhile, Ibarra is being held in the Athens-Clarke County Jail. The 26-year-old is not a U.S. citizen but lives near Athens, Georgia. A judge denied bond Saturday morning.

Ibarra is charged with murder, aggravated assault, aggravated assault, false imprisonment, kidnapping, obstructing a 911 call and concealing a person’s death.

Jose Antonio Ibarra, 26, was identified and charged in the alleged murder of nursing student Laken Riley, 22. The Venezuelan migrant lives near Athens with illegal status

The latter only supports Republicans’ claims that with such a large flow of migration across the border, it is impossible to know for sure who will be allowed to live in the country for months and years at a time while they await asylum proceedings.

The border has become a No. 1 issue for Americans in recent years, especially Republicans and pro-Trump subsets of the party.

Trump has promised the “largest deportation” of illegal immigrants in American history if he becomes president again in 2024.

Meanwhile, Biden is trying to address the issue before November.

Reports emerged that Biden is considering executive action at the border that would create stricter standards for seeking asylum and allow for an expedited deportation process for illegal crossings.

Democrats and progressives complain that this is too similar to what Trump did at the border during his time in office.

Biden will visit the southern border in Texas on Thursday, which the White House announced after Trump said he would also go to the border state that day.

President Biden will visit the southern border on Thursday – the same day Trump will be in Eagle Pass and also visit a popular crossing along the Texas-Mexico border

“If I am your President, we will immediately close the border, stop the invasion, and on day one we will begin the largest deportation operation of illegal CRIMINALS in American history!” Trump wrote in his post. “May God bless Laken Riley and her family!!! Our prayers are with you!’

Biden’s visit to the southern border state this week will take place in Brownsville, Texas, where the president will meet with U.S. Border Patrol agents, law enforcement officials and local leaders.

Trump’s Thursday visit will take place about 300 miles from Biden to the northwest along the border with Mexico in Eagle Pass, Texas.

Record numbers of migrants have crossed the southern border under Biden.

There were a record number of migrant encounters in December, when Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported a new high of 301,983 crossings in one month. This number does not include escapees – or those who evaded detection by border authorities.