From left, Connolly Huth, roommate of Laken Riley; Lauren Phillips, sister of Laken Riley; and Sofia Magana, roommate of ...

The new U.S. House of Representatives passed its first major, bipartisan legislation this week. The Laken Riley Act requires ...

The Laken Riley Act is expected to become law and increase immigration detentions but will depend in New York on state and ...

The Laken Riley Act would require the detention of unauthorized immigrants accused of theft and violent crimes ...

The Republican-led House on Wednesday passed the Laken Riley Act, a strict immigration detention measure named for a ...

The bill, which received some Democratic support, heads back to the House for another vote, where it’s expected to pass ...

Who runs the U.S. immigration system? If the Senate passes the Laken Riley Act this week, the answer might not be Congress or the president. The bill, already passed in the House, would hand state ...

Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) said Sunday he is “a no” on the Laken Riley Act “as currently written.” “As currently written, I’m a no because it opens the doors for people simply being ...

The Laken Riley Act aims to overturn Supreme Court precedent and give states such as Texas the ability to bring the types of immigration lawsuits against the federal government that have been ...

On Jan. 7, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill named for Laken Riley, a Georgia nursing student killed in February by a man who was in the country illegally. The Laken Riley Act would ...

The Senate voted Thursday by a wide margin to debate the Laken Riley Act, which would require the detention by ICE of illegal aliens charged with burglary or theft. The vote to proceed the bill ...

The Laken Riley Act, which would require ICE to issue detainers and take custody of illegal immigrants charged with theft and related crimes, received House approval Tuesday before the Senate ...