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

The Laken Riley Act, as the bill is known, directs the authorities to deport immigrants who are accused — not yet convicted — ...

The House of Representatives passed a Senate-revised version of the Laken Riley Act Wednesday, sending the first piece of ...

Trump is expected to sign it into law. The House gave final approval to the Laken Riley Act on Wednesday. The bill passed the chamber with support from 217 Republicans and 46 Democrats.

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 ...

President Joe Biden will deliver a eulogy at President Jimmy Carter’s funeral. The U.S. Senate will vote on whether to advance the Laken Riley Act. The House has scheduled a vote on legislation ...

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 ...

Who was Laken Riley? Georgia nursing student who was brutally killed by Jose Antonio Ibarra, who entered the US illegally in September 2022.

The Laken Riley Act was named after the 22-year-old Georgia nursing student who was murdered in 2024 by a Venezuelan man who entered the U.S. illegally. The bill mandates the detention of illegal ...

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The Senate voted 84-9 on Thursday to begin debate on the Laken Riley Act, with only nine Democratic senators voting against it and five not voting at all. The House passed the bill by a vote of ...