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President Donald Trump is holding an "angel families" remembrance ceremony at the White House on Monday.
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"Angel families" is a term the Trump administration is using to refer to relatives of people killed by someone who was illegally in the U.S.
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a social media post on Sunday night that Trump was signing a proclamation designating "Angel Family Day."
The event is meant to recognize Laken Riley and families like hers. The 22-year-old Georgia nursing student was killed in February 2024 while out jogging. Jose Antonio Ibarra, a Venezuelan man, is now serving a life term for her murder. Ibarra had been arrested for illegally entering the U.S. and released to pursue his case in immigration court.
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Riley's case became a flashpoint in the debate over immigration, and the first bill Trump signed into law in his second term was named for Riley. Trump says today is a "truly solemn occasion."
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Allyson Phillips, the mother of Riley, thanked Trump for the work he's done to honor her daughter and others who have been killed by people in the U.S. illegally. She said public perception of the president is different than the man she has come to know.
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