The legislation will require immigration officers to detain immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally when they're accused of ...

Mike Collins of Georgia, the Laken Riley Act requires U.S. Immigration ... Joey Garrison and Francesca Chambers Fernando Cervantes Jr. is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY.

The Laken Riley Act, also known as H.R. 29, was introduced to the House on January 6, 2025, the first day of the new Congress ...

President Donald Trump says that the U.S. will use a detention center at Guantanamo Bay to hold tens of thousands of migrants ...

The Laken Riley Act requires immigration officers to detain undocumented immigrants who are suspected, arrested, charged, or ...

President Trump on Wednesday signed the Laken Riley Act into law, marking his first legislative victory since he returned to ...

In his first piece of legislation, President Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law Wednesday. The law requires illegal immigrants accused of theft and violent crimes to be detained and ...

President Donald Trump has signed the Laken Riley Act into law as his first piece of legislation during his second presidential term. The law, named after the nursing student killed on the ...

“Laken did it. America will never ever forget Laken Hope Riley.” The president praised Riley as “a light of warmth and kindness,” thanking her parents and sister who attended the bill signin ...

President Donald Trump has just passed his first immigration bill. The bill, called the Laken Riley Act, passed the House with a 263-156 vote, garnering support from 46 Democrats. This vote marked ...

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) plans to be at the White House on Wednesday to attend President Trump’s signing of the Laken Riley Act, which seeks to detain migrants charged with some nonviolent ...

On another busy day in Washington, D.C., another Cabinet pick of President Donald Trump faced intense scrutiny, and the president made headlines as he signed the first piece of legislation signed ...