Mayorkas Grilled by GOP Senator Over Laken Riley’s Death: ‘How Could You Sleep at Night?’ by Samantha Flom – US Politics News

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) took Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to task on April 18 for the death of college student Laken Riley, whose alleged killer was released into the country on parole.
“How did the murderer of Laken Riley get into this country? And what is the statute that allowed you to do it? How could you, and how could you sleep at night, you know, having done that?” Mr. Paul asked the secretary during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing.
“First and foremost, all our hearts break for the family of Miss Riley,” Mr. Mayorkas said. “Secondly, the perpetrator of this heinous criminal act needs to meet justice to the fullest extent of the law. And I will not comment on the particulars of the case because the matter is being prosecuted by authorities now.”…