Congress has passed the Laken Riley Act, facilitating the detention and deportation of people in the country illegally when they've been charged with crimes. What remains to be seen is how much local ...

The Laken Riley Act would require the detention of unauthorized immigrants accused of theft and violent crimes ...

State Attorney General Letitia James is calling on U.S. senators to reject S.5, the Laken Riley Act, which seeks to expand ...

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 ...

On Jan. 7, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill named for Laken Riley, a Georgia nursing ... This is a gross miscarriage of justice, and I voted no.” Republicans, meanwhile ...

The Laken Riley Act, which would require ICE to issue ... if they are not charged or found innocent.” “This is not justice – it is an overreach that undermines the foundation of our justice ...

However, District 1 Rep. Chellie Pingree voted against it. “The Laken Riley Act creates a two-tiered justice system that violates constitutional principles of equal protection,” she said in a ...

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 ...