Laken Riley’s killer Jose Ibarra returns to court as illegal immigrant requests new trial in student’s murder

The illegal immigrant convicted of murdering nursing student Laken Riley is seeking a new trial, returning to court in a case that helped fuel the national immigration debate and led to federal legislation named for the victim.

Jose Ibarra, who is serving life in prison without the possibility of parole, is scheduled to appear Friday in Athens-Clarke County Superior Court in Georgia, where a judge will hear arguments from his post-conviction attorneys requesting a new trial.

Judge Patrick Haggard...