NBC News' Priya Sridhar reports on opening statements and witnesses from the first day of Jose Ibarra's trial. The defendant is facing multiple charges, including three counts of felony murder, in a case that became a centerpiece of the national immigration debate.

The trial against the illegal immigrant accused of murdering Georgia nursing student Laken Riley began Friday and his fate will be decided by a judge — not a jury. Jose Ibarra — a Venezuelan who illegally entered the US through the southern border — stands accused of killing Riley,