The legislation will require immigration officers to detain immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally when they're accused of ...

The act requires immigration authorities to detain undocumented migrants that commit theft-related and other crimes.

"We mourn Laken Riley’s murder and we are relieved that her killer has been arrested, tried, and sentenced. This bill, however, exploits one person’s horrific crime to put millions of our ...

All nine Republicans in the state's congressional delegation also supported the measure. Laken Riley Murder Case:Judge gives ...

The Laken Riley Act, named for the slain nursing school student who was attacked and killed by a Venezuelan citizen who had ...

The Laken Riley Act requires immigration officers to detain undocumented immigrants who are suspected, arrested, charged, or ...

Some fear the Laken Riley Act will create a shoplifting-to-deportation express or cause crowding that results in violent ...

President Trump signed the Laken Riley Act Wednesday to require the detention of illegal immigrants charged with certain ...

Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act on Wednesday as the president approves a series of initiatives meant to tackle his ...

or causing injury or death. It also allows state attorneys general to sue the federal government for harm caused by immigration policy decisions. Laken Riley was killed in February 2024 while ...

New law mandates detention of illegal immigrants accused of serious crimes, regardless of whether they have been convicted.

This bipartisan legislation represents the most substantial reform in immigration enforcement and border security in nearly ...