What is the Laken Riley Act? A look at the first bill Trump will sign
The Laken Riley Act would require the detention of unauthorized immigrants accused of theft and violent crimes
Laken Riley Act heads to Donald Trump's desk
The Laken Riley Act marks a shift for Democrats on immigration after their bruising defeat in the 2024 elections. A teen fatally shot a female student and wounded another at a Nashville high school. President Trump announced a private sector investment of up to $500 billion to build artificial intelligence infrastructure.
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 immigrants.
Laken Riley Act passes in the Senate
The U.S. Senate voted to pass the Laken Riley Act on Monday, Jan. 20, giving local law enforcement and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement the authority to detain immigrants in
Virginia Dems Vindman, Subramanyam help pass Laken Riley Act
The U.S. House sent President Donald Trump the measure - named for a slain nurse from Georgia - which allows authorities to detain undocumented immigrants accused of violent crimes or
Full List of Democrats Who Voted To Pass Laken Riley Act
Forty-six Democrats crossed party lines in voting to pass a bill requiring undocumented immigrants arrested for violent crimes to be held in jail pending trial.
Laken Riley Act heads to Trump to be signed into law. See how Florida lawmakers voted
Who was Laken Riley? Georgia nursing student who was brutally killed by Jose Antonio Ibarra, who entered the US illegally in September 2022.
Laken Riley Act heads to Trump’s desk for first legislative win
The Laken Riley Act is set to become the first piece of legislation signed into law by President Donald Trump after the bill passed through the House a second time on Wednesday. The bill, named after a 22-year-old nursing student killed by an illegal immigrant,
Laken Riley Act passes final congressional vote, heads to Trump’s desk
Almost one year after Laken Riley’s murder in Athens, the bill bearing her name passed its final Congressional vote Wednesday and now heads to President Donald Trump’s desk.
Laken Riley Act passes Senate with bipartisan support
The Senate passed the Laken Riley Act and it will be the first bill passed by Congress that President Trump can pass into law.
Senate on track to pass bill named for murdered jogger Laken Riley to crack down on illegal migrant crime
Senators will vote on final passage of the bill Monday evening, following President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration ...
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The 12 Democrats Who Voted to Give Trump a Huge Win on Immigration
President Donald Trump plans to pardon people convicted for participation in the January 6 Capitol riot, which may include ...
Senate passes 'Laken Riley' crime bill with support from Sens. Mark Kelly, Ruben Gallego
The measure's bipartisan approval reflects broad support for cracking down on crime perpetrated by illegal immigrants.
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What’s in the Laken Riley Act?
The House gave final approval to the Laken Riley Act on Wednesday ... assaulting a police officer, or “any crime that results in death or serious bodily injury.” The bill would also greatly ...
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Sens. Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly side with GOP on 'Laken Riley' migrant crime bill
The bill, named for Laken Riley, a Georgia woman believed ... you be deportable simply because your ex accused you of a crime?” Riley, a 26-year-old nursing student at Augusta University in ...
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What does the Laken Riley Act have to do with Laken Riley? Almost nothing.
Democrats fear appearing weak on illegal immigration and soft on crime. So some Democratic senators have thrown their support behind the exploitatively titled Laken Riley Act, which takes its ...