Almost two years after the murder of Laken Riley, the University of Georgia and Athens communities will gather at UGA’s Tate Plaza on Saturday, Feb. 21 to honor her memory ...

The 2024 murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley by a Venezuelan man, who crossed the border illegally, turbocharged debate around immigration in a tense election year ...

Jason Riley stays busy during the week focusing on his employment in alarm systems, but there is always a dark memory that reawakens from time to time. The widely-reported death of his daughter, Laken ...

President Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law in January 2025, which mandates federal detention of undocumented immigrants who are arrested for burglary or theft On Feb. 22, 2024, Laken ...

Laken Riley Honored Through 'Run for Your Life' 5K ...

The Laken Riley Act would require the detention of unauthorized immigrants accused of theft and violent crimes. It is named after Laken Riley, a Georgia college student who was killed on Feb. 22, 2024 ...

The House of Representatives passed a Senate-revised version of the Laken Riley Act Wednesday, sending the first piece of significant legislation to President Trump’s desk for his expected signature.

CLARKE COUNTY, Ga. — The brother of the man convicted of killing UGA student Laken Riley has been sentenced to prison after admitted he had a fraudulent green card, the U.S. Attorney’s Office ...

Dan Raby, the senior digital producer for CBS News Atlanta, has been covering everything happening around Georgia for more than a decade. Lawyers for the Venezuelan man convicted of killing Georgia ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law Wednesday, empowering immigration officers to detain unauthorized immigrants when they're arrested for crimes. It's the first ...