The new Laken Riley Act requires federal authorities to detain undocumented immigrants charged, but not convicted, with assaulting law enforcement. But it goes dangerously farther by including lesser ...

Laken Riley murder: Jose Ibarra found guilty, sentenced to life in prison without parole Laken Riley murder case: Jose Ibarra waives right to jury trial, asks for bench trial Judge denies motion ...

Laken Riley’s murder became a rallying cry for Republicans during the 2024 presidential campaign, and President-elect Donald Trump brought up the case repeatedly as he called for better border ...

The Laken Riley Act, which moved closer to passing the Senate on Friday, is no exception. Drafted in response to the death of Laken Riley, a Georgia nursing student murdered last year by an ...

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the Laken Riley Act, modifying immigration policies ahead of the new White House administration taking office. Georgia Rep. Mike Collins ...

Prior to Riley’s murder, Ibarra had been cited on shoplifting charges by local authorities in Georgia but had not been arrested or detained by ICE. “Last year, Laken Riley was stolen from this ...

Nothing about the Laken Riley Act, the anti-immigration law that passed the House last week and is now being taken up in the Senate, would have prevented the murder of the young Georgia nursing ...

The first of these is the Laken Riley Act, being reintroduced by Sen ... was found guilty of 10 total counts, including felony murder. He initially pleaded not guilty. He was sentenced to life ...

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

One can argue about whether Congressional Republicans appropriated the murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley for political gain. The 22-year-old Riley went for a run last February and ...