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.
Laken Riley Act will be first bill Trump signs
The bill is named after Laken Riley, a nursing student who was killed last year. The legislation would require federal officials to detain any unauthorized immigrant arrested or charged with a violent crime.
Senate approves Laken Riley Act | House considering amendments
Hours after Donald Trump’s inauguration as the nation’s 47th president, the U.S. Senate approved a bill named for the Georgia student whose murder by an undocumented Venezuelan immigrant became a rallying cry for immigration reform in the 2024 presidential election.
Congress Should Reconsider the Laken Riley Act
The Laken Riley Act legislation pending in Congress would unconstitutionally elevate state powers over immigration while substantially curtailing rudimentary post-detention protections for undocumented immigrants.
House passes immigrant detention bill that would be Trump's first law to sign
The House has passed a bill to require the detainment of unauthorized migrants accused of theft and violent crimes.
Laken Riley Act passes its first vote in the U.S. Senate
Bill requires law enforcement to arrest and detain any undocumented immigrants accused of theft, burglary and other related crimes.
Laken Riley Act heads to Donald Trump's desk
The Laken Riley Act marks a shift for Democrats on immigration after their bruising defeat in the 2024 elections. A teen fatally shot a female student and wounded another at a Nashville high school. President Trump announced a private sector investment of up to $500 billion to build artificial intelligence infrastructure.
House passes Laken Riley Act as Trump begins immigration crackdown
The bill would allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to arrest and detain undocumented immigrants accused of theft-related crimes.
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.
Congress passes Laken Riley Act. Bill heads to Donald Trump's desk for expected signature
The bill would require law enforcement to detain immigrants without legal status arrested for crimes including larceny and shoplifting.
House passes Laken Riley Act, sending immigration bill to Trump's desk
The Laken Riley Act, aimed at clamping down on people in the U.S. illegally who commit nonviolent crimes like theft, is expected to be the first bill President Donald Trump signs into law.
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Laken Riley Act: Can migrants be deported after arrest in NY?
The Laken Riley Act is expected to become law and increase immigration detentions but will depend in New York on state and ...
Congress has passed a tough new immigration bill. What does that mean to California?
The Laken Riley Act, named for an Athens, Ga., nursing student murdered last year by an undocumented man, passed in the House ...
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In Georgia, enforcement of Laken Riley Act presents complications
As Congress worked to pass the Laken Riley Act, strengthening immigration enforcement powers in the name of a murdered University of Georgia student, much remained unknown about how the law would work ...