Lindsey Graham says DHS told him Laken Riley's alleged murderer was paroled into US illegally

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., posted to societal media that nan Department of Homeland Security confirmed to him that Laken Riley’s alleged murderer was paroled into nan U.S. illegally because nan Central Processing Center successful El Paso, Texas, was capped.

Jose Ibarra, a Venezuelan forbidden immigrant, has been charged successful relationship pinch nan execution of Riley. The 22-year-old Augusta University nursing schoolhouse student was killed Feb. 22, while jogging astatine nan University of Georgia successful Athens.

U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirmed pinch Fox News Digital antecedently that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) encountered Ibarra connected Sept. 8, 2022, and he was "paroled and released for further processing."

Now, Graham has recovered retired much astir Ibarra’s release.

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"DHS conscionable confirmed to maine that nan man charged pinch Laken Riley’s execution was paroled into nan U.S. illegally, ‘due to detention capacity astatine nan Central Processing Center successful El Paso, Texas,’" Graham posted to X connected Tuesday. "He wasn’t granted parole because he provided a important use to nan state aliases that he had a humanitarian need, arsenic nan rule requires."

Graham besides accused nan Biden management of breaking nan rule astatine nan disbursal of guiltless Americans.

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Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks pinch members of nan media astatine nan U.S. Capitol successful Washington, D.C. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

The Department of Homeland Security did not instantly respond to inquiries from Fox News Digital seeking further accusation astir nan claim.

ICE antecedently stated that Ibarra had been arrested by the New York Police Department a twelvemonth aft being paroled, connected Sept. 14, 2023, and "charged pinch acting successful a mode to injure a kid little than 17 and a centrifugal conveyance licence violation." The agency later corrected nan grounds saying he was arrested connected Aug 31, 2023.

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University of Georgia execution fishy Jose Ibarra lived wrong a five-minute locomotion of nan approximate segment wherever he allegedly murdered 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley connected Feb. 22. (Mark Sims for Fox News Digital/ Laken Riley / Jose Ibarra)

Riley was recovered dormant successful February aft antecedently attending UGA earlier entering a nursing programme astatine Augusta's Athens campus, wherever she made nan dean's list.

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Police person charged Ibarra pinch malice murder, felony murder, aggravated battery, aggravated assault, mendacious imprisonment, kidnapping, hindering a 911 telephone and concealing nan decease of different person.

Fox News Digital's Adam Shaw and Stepheny Price contributed to this report.