The Laken Riley Act gets some traction from Senate Democrats
This bill would require the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to take an unlawfully present migrant into custody if charged with theft or other crimes
What is the Laken Riley Act? A look at the first bill Trump will sign
President Donald Trump is poised to sign the first bill of his new administration. It's named after a slain Georgia nursing student whose name became a rallying cry during his White House campaign.
Laken Riley Act heads to Trump to be signed into law. See how Florida lawmakers voted
Who was Laken Riley? Georgia nursing student who was brutally killed by Jose Antonio Ibarra, who entered the US illegally in September 2022.
Full List of Democrats Who Voted To Pass Laken Riley Act
Forty-six Democrats crossed party lines in voting to pass a bill requiring undocumented immigrants arrested for violent crimes to be held in jail pending trial.
Congress passes Laken Riley Act in early win for Trump on immigration
The US Congress has passed a bill requiring undocumented immigrants who are arrested for theft or violent crimes to be held in jail pending trial. The bill, named after Laken Riley - a Georgia nursing student murdered last year by a Venezuelan man - passed the House of Representatives a day after it was approved by the Senate.
House passes immigrant detention bill that would be Trump's first law to sign
Passage of the Laken Riley Act, which was named after a Georgia nursing student who was murdered last year by a Venezuelan man, shows just how sharply the political debate over immigration has shifted to the right following Trump's election victory.
How significant is it that Democrats helped pass the Laken Riley Act?
A bill expanding the federal government's mandate to detain immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally is expected to be the first measure President Trump signs into law in his new term. The Republican-led measure cleared the House and Senate with bipartisan support in both chambers.
Congress gives final approval to Laken Riley Act: How Arizona representatives voted
The U.S. House of Representatives gave final passage to a bill named for Laken Riley, a Georgia woman killed in February 2024 by a man who was in the country illegally, clearing the way for President Donald Trump to sign it into law.
Laken Riley Act headed to Trump's desk
House Republicans have voted to approve a bill that would require authorities to detain undocumented immigrants who are accused of theft and violent crimes.
Laken Riley Act Is an Effort to Target Migrants Accused of Crimes
The Laken Riley Act, as the bill is known, directs the authorities to deport immigrants who are accused — not yet convicted — ...
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Laken Riley case: Suspect found guilty by judge in campus killing, sentenced to life
"This horrific individual robbed us all of our hopes and dreams for Laken," she said. Lauren Phillips, Riley's sister, said her big sister was her "biggest role model." "I looked up to her in ...
House approves revised Laken Riley Act, sending first major legislative win to Trump’s desk
The House of Representatives passed a Senate-revised version of the Laken Riley Act Wednesday, sending the first piece of ...
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Congressional Republicans are pushing a misguided immigration bill – and NH Democrats are helping
Congress is poised to pass a bad immigration bill – the Laken Riley Act – and the four members of New Hampshire’s ...
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Democrats slammed after 159 vote against Republican bill allowing ICE to deport illegal migrants who steal
House Democrats are getting skewered after 159 voted against the Laken Riley Act, a bill that would more easily allow illegal migrant criminals to be deported. The legislation, which passed with ...