Congress has passed the Laken Riley Act, facilitating the detention and deportation of people in the country illegally when they've been charged with crimes. What remains to be seen is how much local ...

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

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

Trump made immigration a centerpiece of his campaign. The passage of the Laken Riley Act is the first step in his plan.

President Trump's decision to pardon January 6th rioters is drawing backlash from federal judges. NBC News’ Ryan Reilly reports the latest. Former Communications Director for the Jeb Bush 2016 ...

The House voted on an amended version of the Laken Riley Act on Wednesday, two weeks after it initially passed the bill.

The House has passed a bill to require the detainment of unauthorized migrants accused of theft and violent crimes. The Laken ...

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

It's not hard to understand why Sen. Ruben Gallego voted for the Republican-written Laken Riley Act. The measure would force the federal detention without bail for undocumented migrants accused of ...

Forty-six Democrats crossed party lines in voting to pass a bill requiring undocumented immigrants arrested for violent ...

The strict measure, named for a 22-year-old Georgia nursing school student who was murdered by an undocumented immigrant, has ...

Washington — The House approved the Laken Riley Act on Wednesday, signing off on the Senate's changes to the legislation ...