The Laken Riley Act is expected to become law and increase immigration detentions but will depend in New York on state and local policing policies.

President Donald Trump is poised to sign the first bill of his new administration. It's named after a slain Georgia nursing ...

The House voted on an amended version of the Laken Riley Act on Wednesday, two weeks after it initially passed the bill.

Mississippi State Rep. Justin Keen used Laken Riley case to defend his bill aimed at bounty hunting illegal immigrants in the state.

The Republican-led House on Wednesday passed the Laken Riley Act, a strict immigration detention measure named for a ...

The 264-159 vote to pass the Laken Riley Act puts pressure on Senate Democrats to support the legislation when Republicans, who now control the upper chamber, bring it to the floor for an initial ...

On Jan. 7, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill named for Laken Riley, a Georgia nursing student killed in February by a man who was in the country illegally. The Laken Riley Act would ...

The Laken Riley Act passed the House on Tuesday with support from 216 Republicans and 48 Democrats. The Senate is considering the legislation, which has drawn an unusual amount of support from ...

Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) said Sunday he is “a no” on the Laken Riley Act “as currently written.” “As currently written, I’m a no because it opens the doors for people simply being ...

The Senate voted Thursday by a wide margin to debate the Laken Riley Act, which would require the detention by ICE of illegal aliens charged with burglary or theft. The vote to proceed the bill ...

The Laken Riley Act, which would require ICE to issue detainers and take custody of illegal immigrants charged with theft and related crimes, received House approval Tuesday before the Senate ...

But some lawmakers are taking action to stem the tide of mayhem through the Laken Riley Act, passed by the House on Tuesday and up for advancement in the Senate. Riley was the 22-year-old Georgia ...