Hailey Gomez
General Assignment Reporter, The Daily Caller
Social media users called out the Associated Press (AP) on Sunday, Feb. 25 after the media outlet avoided stating that an illegal immigrant was charged with murdering nursing student Laken Riley.
Illegal immigrant Jose Antonio Ibarra was arrested and charged Friday, Feb. 25 by University of Georgia (UGA) authorities for the death of Lake Riley, 22, who was found Thursday afternoon. During a press conference Friday night revealing Ibarra’s identity, authorities confirmed he was not a resident of the U.S. Early reports circulated that Ibarra was illegally living in the U.S., with Department of Justice officials confirming Ibarra’s brother, Diego, was arrested over fraudulent immigration papers.
AP News, however, posted an art
