Marjorie Taylor Greene says US should have deported murdered student Laken Riley in embarrassing gaffe
Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has used the murder of Laken Riley as a political talking point for her stance on illegal immigration.
But in a bizarre exchange on Tuesday, she appeared to call for the late nursing student’s deportation.
Ms Greene made the comment during a House Homeland Security Committee budget hearing with Department of Homeland Security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
The Georgia representative has called immigration policies under Joe Biden "corruption at its deepest level" and went so far to say Democrats' policies are "treason."
"It's treason because these people have declared war on our citizens by raping our women, our children, and murdering people," Ms Greene said. "Like Laken Riley, you're familiar with her, right?"
Mr Mayorkas confirmed that he was familiar with Ms Riley’s murder case.
Riley, 22, a student from Georgia, was brutally killed on 22 February 2024. Jose Antonio Ibarra, an undocumented immigrant from Venezuela, has been charged with her murder.
"You should have deported her so that she could be alive today," Ms Greene said. "Her parents would have appreciated that."