What is the Laken Riley Act? Congress passes immigrant detention bill; what it means
Congress passed the Laken Riley Act with bipartisan support. Here's what the strict measure really means for undocumented ...
House Passes Laken Riley Act as New Congress' First Order of Business
The bill is one of the first signs that Republicans want to quickly act on Donald Trump's immigration policies.
NYC subway burning suspect, Laken Riley’s killer among illegal immigrants accused of preying on Americans
Sebastian Zapeta, who allegedly set a woman on fire in the NYC subway, and Laken Riley's killer, Jose Ibarra, were among violent migrants arrested or convicted in 2024.
What is the Laken Riley Act? A look at the first bill Trump will sign
President Donald Trump is poised to sign the first bill of his new administration. It's named after a slain Georgia nursing ...
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What’s in the Laken Riley Act?
Congress has sent to President Donald Trump a bill designed to cede some federal immigration enforcement power to the states and usher in a harsher new era of immigration detention. Trump is ...
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Did moderate Democrats get religion with embrace of Laken Riley Act?
Congressional Republicans campaigned on border security last year. So it should be of little surprise that their initial legislative action of 2025 focused on illegal immigration and tightening up ...
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What does the Laken Riley Act have to do with Laken Riley? Almost nothing.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (South Dakota), left, with fellow Republican senators James Lankford (Oklahoma) and Ted Budd (North Carolina), meets with journalists about the Laken Riley Act on ...
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House passes Laken Riley Act, which heads to Senate with increasing Democratic support
The Laken Riley Act would require ICE to detain immigrants without legal permission who commit theft-related crimes. The bill, named after a Georgia nursing student killed by an immigrant without ...
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Senate advances Laken Riley Act, letting states sue DHS for illegal immigration effects
The Senate voted overwhelmingly Thursday to limit debate on the Laken Riley Act, which compels border enforcement officials to take custody of illegal immigrants who commit theft and related crimes.
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House passes border bill named after slain nursing student Laken Riley
WASHINGTON (TNND) — The Republican-led House passed its first bill on Tuesday that's aimed at beefing up border enforcement. The Laken Riley Act was named after the 22-year-old Georgia nursing ...
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BIPARTISAN: Laken Riley Act Passes With Many Democrat Votes
Virginia Allen is a senior news producer for The Daily Signal and host of "The Daily Signal Podcast" and "Problematic Women." Send an email to Virginia. The GOP-controlled House of Representatives ...
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Editorial: Yes vote on Laken Riley Act a vote for safety
Border security doesn’t end at the border. Perhaps, if the Biden Administration hadn’t spent the past four years putting out a welcome mat for millions of illegal immigrants, communities ...