Jose Antonio Ibarra was convicted on three counts of felony murder and counts of malice murder, kidnapping with bodily injury, aggravated assault with intent to rape and “peeping Tom.”

Riley's death became a flashpoint in the national debate over immigration during this year’s presidential race.

A jury has convicted Jose Ibarra, a 26-year-old Venezuelan migrant in the U.S. illegally, of malice murder and felony murder in the death of Laken Riley.

Nursing student Laken Riley, 22, was murdered in February while she was out for a run near the University of Georgia.

Jose Ibarra, an undocumented immigrant, was accused of killing a University of Georgia nursing student in a trial that Republicans made a flash point on immigration.

The defense has rested its case in the trial of the man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, a case that fueled the national debate over immigration during this year’s presidential

The slaying of the Georgia nursing student has been a focal point in the national discussion about immigration, a major presidential campaign issue.

Prosecutors are expected to wrap up their case in the trial against the man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley

The fate of the man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley was in the hands of a judge after prosecutors and defense attorneys delivered their closing statements Wednesday in the case that fueled the national debate over immigration during this year’s presidential race.