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The U.S. House of Representatives gave final passage to a bill named for Laken Riley, a Georgia woman killed in February 2024 ...

The bill would require authorities to detain undocumented immigrants who have been charged with theft-related crimes.

PHOENIX – Several Arizona Democrats have taken action to move the Laken Riley Act, a Republican immigration enforcement bill, closer to becoming law. In fact, Sen. Ruben Gallego cosponsored the ...

The measure's bipartisan approval reflects broad support for cracking down on crime perpetrated by illegal immigrants.

The bill is named after Laken Riley, a nursing student who was killed last year. The legislation would require federal ...

The Laken Riley Act was passed on a 264-159 vote, with 48 House Democrats joining the Republican majority. The bill will now ...

Arizona’s two Democratic senators have been among the most accommodating to Donald Trump’s cabinet picks. Here’s how the ...

Democratic Rep. Yassamin Ansari explained why she opposes the Laken Riley Act, a bill with bipartisan support from other ...

Kelly and Gallego joined eight other Senate Democrats to help the Republican-led immigrant crime bill thwart a filibuster.

We must give law enforcement the means to take action to prevent tragedies like what occurred to Laken Riley.” Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs also referred to the bill as “an important ...

The last time the Laken Riley Act came up for a vote was in March 2024. At that time, all of Arizona's U.S. House members voted in favor of it, except for Grijalva and Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., ...