The father of Laken Riley, the nursing student killed while jogging last month, called on the Georgia governor to declare an “invasion to detain and deport criminal illegals” to protect Americans.

Jason Riley made his desperate plea to Gov. Brian Kemp in a speech before the Georgia State Senate on Wednesday, after Venezuelan migrant Jose Antonio was charged with murdering his 22-year-old daughter near the University of Georgia in Athens.

“I stand before you, a heartbroken man,” Jason Riley said. “Part of my purpose has been taken. God gave me a beautiful daughter to father, protect, provide for and nurture. A man with an evil heart stole her life. He was in this country and in this state illegally.”