ATHENS — Laken Riley was a 22-year-old nursing student out on her morning run at the University of Georgia when authorities say a stranger dragged her into a secluded area and killed her, sending shockwaves through campus as police searched for a suspect.
The killing of a Georgia nursing student is now at the center of the US immigration debate
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![Augusta University students, in blue, and University of Georgia students gather at the Tate Plaza on the UGA campus in Athens, Ga., Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, to pay tribute to Laken Riley, a nursing student at Augusta University's Athens campus who was found](https://statesboroherald.cdn-anvilcms.net/media/images/2024/02/27/images/uga.max-752x423.jpg)
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