“We have laws that should prevent the catch and release of repeat criminals and hold illegal immigrants charged with crime,” Wilson wrote to South Carolina’s sixteen solicitors. Wilson’s letter credited the S.C. General Assembly with passing “serious meaningful bond reform” in 2023 – and challenged solicitors to “ensure that it is implemented properly.” “South Carolina requires lawful immigration status as a consideration for the court when determining (whether) to deny bond,” Wilson wrote, asking solicitors to “remind your prosecutors about the above provisions and call the courts’ attention to (them) when necessary and applicable.” “Before he murdered Riley, Ibarra was arrested and released several times for allegedly shoplifting in Georgia and felony child endangerment in New York,” Wilson wrote. “If Ibarra were held and denied bond in Georgia, Laken Riley would still be alive,” Wilson wrote.