Karine Jean Pierre claims Biden has 'done the work' to deal with illegal immigration, blames GOP

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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre argued on Thursday that the Biden administration had "done the work" to secure the southern border in response to a question about the murder of Laken Riley, who was allegedly killed by an illegal immigrant in Georgia.

CNN host John Berman said some Americans were concerned about "crimes that are allegedly being committed by migrants who are in the country illegally."

Berman asked Jean-Pierre to respond to Republican accusations against Biden and his border policies, specifically Sen. Josh Hawley, R-MO., who said, "these deaths are on him."

After offering condolences to Riley's family she said we needed to make sure that it didn't happen again after "whoever is found guilty." She then turned it back to Republicans and said, "We have done the work to make sure we're dealing with a broken immigration system. The Republicans have gotten in the way. They have gotten in the way."

7.2M ILLEGALS ENTERED US UNDER BIDEN ADMIN, AN AMOUNT GREATER THAN POPULATION OF 36 STATES

"And so look, this is a serious matter, that‘s why the president is going to the border. The president was at the border a year ago in El Paso, visiting the border back in January 2023. He put a comprehensive, a comprehensive immigration policy on day one," she continued during her